tsk tsk from 11/29
This has been lingering in my drafts folder waiting for photos. Let’s be honest, it could be waiting forever. So here we go anyway.
A short story on why you need never doubt your crazy friend, Diane. But first, I finished this lovely thing last night (which my mom sticky fingered away from me). Go grab the free pattern, it’s pretty easy (just looks complicated), I promise.
So once upon a time, a wild hair struck before the long holiday weekend. I decided I would knit socks and watch movie marathons. My best weekends are the ones where I shower only to put on clean pajamas again.
A few weeks ago, I ordered this book. It has lots of big photos and really clear instructions, essential for a beginning sock knitter. I suppose this was a little premeditated now that I think of it. Then last Wednesday I headed to my local yarn shop just before they closed for inspiration and some pretty yarn to hold me over until after the holiday rush. Because that’s what thinkaheaders do. They stock up on necessities like toilet paper, wine, and yarn. They also double-check their Netflix queue before leaving work, because the work computer is faster.
A very nice woman helped me pick out yarn and needles. Then a knitting instructor nosed in, “What are you making?”
“I’m going to try knitting socks. Toe up. Magic loop. Maybe two at a time. Not sure.”
She rolls her eyes and disapprovingly says to the rest of the store, “HA. She thinks she’s doing toe up magic loop two at a time, I don’t even do that!”
Well, crankypants, I do. And it’s going swimmingly. Flips finger*.
*In my head I did. I didn’t actually. But I REALLY WANTED TO. I still might.
