February 12, 2007

Another Sock....

I know you are all getting sick and tired of me talking about socks. I almost am....but they are so much fun! I cast on with the orange/yellow KA dyed yarn and got the heel turned and am in the midst of the gusset now. (OMG, I talk like I know what I'm talking about!!!! Wait I do know what I'm talking about!) It is so much fun to learn and master a new skill.

So the knitting thing... I was wallowing in the wonderful rhythm of just knitting in the round yesterday, and was again amazed at how much knitting affects my mind, body, and spirit. Relaxation.... And the magic of it all. Seriously, this is especially true about socks, I think. Take a look at a knitted sock. It has ribbing in the round, the plain knitting. Not so spectacular. Then look at the heel. There are stitches going in all directions, straight, angles, just seeming to appear out of nowhere disappear again, and some continue on to make the rest of the sock. And the toes seem to just grow smaller... And it's all one piece of yarn. "Things come and go so quickly here," said Dorothy of Oz. And so it is with a sock....