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04/10/2006

Watermelon Tourmaline Swirl Socks

Want to know a almost-guaranteed way to make/provide your neighbors with proof you are the crazy knitting lady with a few cats*? Follow my six easy steps and you too could also be known as the crazy knitting lady with a few cats in your neighborhood!
Step one: Finish second Watermelon Tourmaline Sock late Sunday afternoon. Put both socks on, fold up pant legs to show off wonders of said socks.
Step two: Drag tripod outside with digital camera. Attempt to take pictures of self in socks while in full view of the
neighbors and passerby's on the street.
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Step three: Cats come over to figure out what they're crazy knitting momma is doing now.
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Step four: Attempt to take detail shot of heel, while leaning up against tree, fall down on arse while taking a picture. (Click for picture.) Brush leaves off bum and take picture of toe. Love the toe.
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Step five: decide to move bench to get a shot of heels and said socks. Hate the heel.
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Step six: batteries die on camera. Notice gray truck that has gone by 3(?) times, decide its time to go in the house before the neighbors think I have a online BF that likes feet (ew) Go back in house enjoy socks.
Enjoy new status as Crazy knitting lady with a few cats. Leave bench in yard, cause its heavy and you are lazy.
*Can't go for the crazy knitting cat lady, as the woman down the street has won the crazy cat lady title. *pout* Yeah, go ahead ask me how she earned that title. I double dog dare you! ; )

Pattern: Lichen Ribbed socks from Knitting Vintage socks by Nancy Bush

Yarn: Socks that Rock medium weight Watermelon Tourmaline

Needles: size 2 Inox

Time: one week

My thoughts: I chose this pattern because I wanted to try the welsh heel and the star toe of three points. I love the toe, my tootsies have plenty of room to move around! The heel? Well, the heel I don't like so much. See its poofy, doesn't fit my heel

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The yarn became softer, like you can belive that, after the socks ceremonial trip though the washer and dyer!

See this?Image hosting by Photobucket  Cynthia over at two wooden sticks and a ball of wool 5 year old niece, Grace, is battling leukemia. Cynthia is collecting squares to make Grace a blanket and as many blankets as she can from the squares that she receives. Go here to read about all the details, you know the size of the square, materials to use, how to sign up, all that good stuff! Let's embrace Grace and give that beautiful girl one more thing to smile about! : )

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AWESOME SOCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! who cares what the neighbors think - they just wouldn't understand ;) (I know this because I have been known to venture outside with the digital camera! lol)

Posted by: Cathy | 04/10/2006

Nice socks! Spring colors. :) So why is the title crazy cat lady taken...? ;)

Posted by: Julie | 04/11/2006

Lovely colours! The gray truck was driving around a few times probably just to have another look of your beautiful socks. :)

Posted by: Yuli | 04/11/2006

OHhhhh I'm still laughing at the *action" shot of you falling. Socks look awsome!

Posted by: MandyJ | 04/11/2006

Loving those socks. Don't feel bad, us crazy knitters have a great support group.

Thanks for the link for the blanket.

Knit on!

Posted by: Latoya | 04/11/2006

The socks look lovely! The "possible neighborhood gossip fodder" was not in vain - showing them off outside was well worth it! :)

Posted by: Amy | 04/11/2006

watermelontourmalinewatermelontourmalinewatermelontourmaline... I can't stop. It just rolls off the tounge... watermelontourmaline. Beautiful!

Posted by: Petra | 04/11/2006

Ooh,ooh,ooh! LOVE THOSE SOCKS! How cool is that spiraling action?! VE-vey NiiiCE!!

Posted by: Julia | 04/12/2006

Oh, and about the neighbors: I keep thinking that the hundreds of people with a good view of my ground level living room in this very well-populated part of the city are really wondering what I'm doing holding a semi-finished sock or a ball of yarn out of the window taking photos...
Ah, it's nice being the token freak on the block;-)
knit-blogging on the edge, YEAH! LOL

Posted by: Julia | 04/12/2006

too funny! yep - draggin our knitting out front so all the neighbors think we're freaks - what's the problem with that?

I LOVE LOVE those socks!!! Between the pattern and the yarn, they are just BEAUTIFUL socks. I might have to find me some of that STR colorway!

Posted by: lynda | 04/13/2006

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