1st socks, 1st cables

25 April 2008

I’d been working these Treads (for a review I’m writing of the latest Stitch ‘n Bitch book) on Crystal Palace bamboo DPNs for a little while, but it was wearing me out. My first socks, my first cables… in black? What the hell was I thinking?! (Actually, it’s a dark dark navy, but impossible to tell.)

Besides me losing my eyesight from squinting, no color changes to keep things interesting. If it weren’t for the cables I’d fall asleep knitting. Ho hum. I much prefer variegated yarns. So I taught myself Magic Loop (another skill learned via Kelley Petkun’s podcast…) and it’s so much more fun.

The needles are KnitPicks Options, size 0. I love them. Love. As much as I enjoy using my DPNs, these are like butter. They are so quick and smooth. Much like my interchangeable Options, which have become the enablers of my knitting obsession. And thanks to Ravelry, I figured out how to tighten them so they don’t slip. (That little paperclip thing did have a purpose!)