I realized hopelessly, that the two balls of pumpkin colored wool I purchased a month or so ago were not enough for the socks. In my defense, I figured I would maybe make a hat out of this yarn, not socks. Because I want both socks to look more similar than dissimilar, I stopped knitting when I was mostly out of yarn, moved the sock to another set of needles, and cast on the second sock sometime on Saturday. Tonight, I started the heel! The second sock is going much more quickly than the first. Neither sock is perfect, but I had hoped to make different mistakes with each sock. So far I have managed to make much the same mistake on both, the learning curve comes in more on the second sock. I can spot the mistakes much quicker and sometimes unknit to fix them. Some of the mistakes are staying in so the socks match each other and with that said, back to the yarn shortage. I read somewhere that if you are almost out of yarn and are unable to get the same dye lot, leave enough of the old yarn to knit 2-3 rows. Then, with the new yarn in hand, begin knitting every other row old and new yarn, then leave off the old and knit just the new. So I stopped the first one with enough to knit about 4 rows, knowing that I will be able to purchase more yarn on Wednesday.
I have been listening to knitting podcasts while knitting or driving or any extra time I find. And before you ask, no, most podcasts don’t attempt to teach knitting through the spoken word. Most podcasters share book or magazine reviews, new yarn, projects they are working on, new patterns discovered, new contests, and random other knitting information. While listening to one today, I learned about the Master Knitter Certification. I promptly surfed to find more information as well as find bloggers who are currently working on or have completed at least one level toward Master Knitter. I am unsure about it, how can I be after only a few hours of contemplation. It sounds like the equivalent of National Boards for teachers, only different. An advantage, my knitting skill set will vastly improve over the duration of the program because I will learn not to silly mistakes and care enough when I do to fix it. A disadvantage, every blog I read indicated that it was extremely intensive and many had a tendency to put it off for a long time because each project must be perfect. Knowing that I sometimes procrastinate projects that I cannot completely analyze and finish easily.
I am trying to more organized from the start, rather than cleaning up later, much later. To further this cause, here is a link to some fun pictures I found on my camera.
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