I Really Do Still Knit
This weekend I participated in the Chicago branch of the World Wide Knit In Public Day. Bonne Marie, Julie and I all headed down town to Millenium Park to show off our colors. While I like to knit in public, I find that I can't take on much that's very complicated. Thus, socks are almost always my knit in public travelling companions.
I'm still working hard to achieve my goal of socks for everyone in my immediate family this year. After getting kind of stalled out on my Mom's Tiger socks for a while, I got back to them in earnest last week and over the weekend. Yesterday I got that heel flap taken care of and today I finished the gusset decreases. One nice thing about mom: she doesn't have very long feet, so by getting this far I am definitely over halfway done with the second sock. I think that means I have a good chance of gifting mom with the socks this weekend when I see her.
These socks are definitely fraternal. Maybe there's a repeat in this sock yarn, but because of the changing diameter of the calf of the sock and the general feeling of randomness, I decided that these socks would be best off as fraternal. After all, no two tigers are exactly alike, so I figure it can work for socks, too.
These socks have also been a good source of stress relief for me this weekend. Or at least another place to focus my brain instead of worrying about something that I have almost no control over. Working on them helps me refocus on my mom, a wise woman who has reminded me many times in my life that no matter how difficult somethings may become, that the sun will always rise again tomorrow.
I have been concidering this yarn for my younger daughter, who plays football in a team called (translated) girltigers (or galtigers). And it's true with them too, there are not two football kicking tigers exactly alike.
I like that the socks are not exactly alike, the yarn is sooo random. Good luck with finishing them, you are almost there!
I love that yarn! I think I am one of the few who try for fraternal. I love fraternal socks. It goes back to my childhood, when I never wore matching socks.
I've thought about making socks for the rest of my family. But I am also the shortest member of the family, and at 5'9 that's pretty amazing. I also have the smallest feet (size 11.5 womens). Yea. They can make their own socks.
I love that Tiger yarn! I bought enough for two pairs. My husband's high school team was the Chaffey Tigers, so I had to get it in honor of him. Hehe
The Tiger socks look great! I am so jealous that you were able to find a ball of the Opal Tiger sock yarn.
Well, then. Best of luck working out whatever needs to be.
How was the Knit in Public Day? What was the turn out like?