time to party!!
one day until the sock summit begins and the 'queen of procrastination' has completed her task and is prepared for class! it truly is a miracle! as you can see, i have six little socklettes ready and waiting for their saturday class - "sock heels". i had set a goal for myself to complete these little numbers during the month of july but, as usual, july came and went and alas, no socklettes so sunday, august 2, i put the pedal to the metal and got crankin'. my procrastination actually turned out to be a good thing, believe it or not! since i had to knit all six in such a short amount of time, i was able to use six different types of needles and compare them while the 'feel' of the needling from the previous set was fresh in my mind!
did i learn anything? well, yes, i guess i can come to some conclusions.
first and foremost, i really do prefer double point needles to the other methods for knitting socks. i knew this before but it was really reinforced through these socklettes - it really is the fastest method for me!
secondly, i have been a wooden needle snob in the past! i found myself somewhat surprised by the metal needles i tried - they weren't as slippery as i had thought they would be and the thinnest ones didn't break when i was knitting (i can't tell you how many times i've had wooden size zero or one needles break when knitting lace socks!) gosh, i may have to reset my priorities!
and thirdly, i really like knitting with little needles - both short ones and thin ones!! big needles and thick yarn might get you a product faster but nothin' beats the feel of little needles and thin yarn!
and, what else will i be up to at sock summit?
well, tomorrow morning, bright and early, i'll be learning to spin with a drop spindle. it should be interesting - will i be able to use both hands at the same time doing two different things! ugh, sort of like rubbing your head and rubbing your stomach at the same time! only time will tell! i'll keep you posted!
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