Halfway there
Halfway there! For those who suffer from S3, this might be a horrible thing. But, for those like myself who have never had a battle with S3, this is a spectacular thing. I have finished the first sock of my garter-stitch rib set in the glorious copper colourway from Koigu. I am in love. I adore it!
The yarn is working up wonderfully, and the subtle variations in shading just make it a perfect fall sock. As you can see, I prefer my socks a bit on the short side. When I make them longer, I wind up folding them over – unless I make them knee length…but, that’s a whole other beast all together.
These started off as a “save my sanity” knit for when I was going to meet Wayne’s family…and have turned into a project that I am absolutely smitten with. For such a simple pattern, it sure is giving me a wonderful result. I know, it’s not a difficult pattern at all. The only thing simpler is a plain rib…actually, this is simpler than a plain rib because every other row is just a pure knit. So I guess the only thing simpler would be a pure SS sock…but, given the colour play in the yarn, I think this was a perfect mix.
My next sock is going to be “Hourglass” from Knitty. Wayne saw the pattern and just loved it. He said I should make something with it. Depending on how easy the pattern is to memorize, I very well may make a sweater using that pattern. Or maybe a stole. We’ll see. I do love the pattern, though.
S3 is also known as SSS or Second Sock Syndrome. This is the malady that strikes many a knitter upon completion of the first sock. The symptoms include apathy, loss of intrigue, loss of yarn, loss of needle, loss of pattern and many other such nuisance issues occur and strike the knitter incapable of tackling the final stages of the project which results in one, lone sock languishing for completion. Many knitters struck by this malady may be recognized by their constantly mismatched socks and the explanation that they are trying to set a new fashion trend.
