March 6, 2007

Tippey Toes

My sock is progressing! The above pic was in mid afternoon and this is when I put it to bed last night. The white yarn one each side is the waste yarn for the peasant or afterthought heel.

There is a vague patterning emerging from the yarn, but the ribbing on the front disguises it pretty well. The patterning isn't real apparent and I'd probably not notice it if I wasn't looking for it.

F came over yesterday to help out with my "Honey Do" list. We were supposed to get a dryer through Freecycle, but as our transport for Saturday fell through, whoever picked up the bunk beds from our kind benefactor decided to take our dryer, too. So, there is no dryer and consequently, we didn't need to replace the belt. However, F showed me how to take the new to us Oreck vacuum apart and clean it and replace the belt. Then we knitted! Oh, and we got my three sock books rebound!

These are all paperbacks that were bound the "normal" way. I read in one of the knitting groups the suggestion to get Sensational Knitted Socks spiral bound. Well, I thought, "Why not all of them?" So I did! Cost less than $15 for all three, so it's worth that small investment to have a book that can be folded back on itself and says open!

And here's your "cute" fix of the day. Allie fell asleep in Oma's chair!