The Yarnivorous socks are done!

I finished them yesterday, on a trip out to the country to join in a Melbourne Cup Day bbq. However, I forgot to take along my notions bag, so I couldn’t sew in the ends until I got home last night.

There’s plenty of leftovers:

I could easily make another pair of socks. Maybe two. Maybe knee-high socks. Except I don’t wear knee-high socks. so that would be silly. (The silliness may be due to giddiness due to lack of sleep due to being up all night with the dire consequencs of food poisoning due to something I ate at the Cup Day bbq. But it was worth it. It was fun, and my horse won!)

These socks were the right socks at the right time. Easy knitting – for the brain and hands – with entertaining yarn. And a perfect fit.

On the way home yesterday I knit the toe and a bit of the foot of the pair to the White Chocolate sock. I’m going to use this one for taking instructional photos to go with the pattern. Must not get carried away and finish it before I get around to taking photos…

Last night I knit and knit and knit on the band of the Zhivago top and didn’t appear to make much progress. It’s returned to being a knitting black hole, as I feared. Mind you, if I hold it up and consider the bulk of it, I suspect there’s more yarn in it than both the front and back together. No wonder it’s taking so long.

If I ever again consider knitting a top with a wide, off-the-shoulder collar/band that folds over itself, could someone please whisper “Zhivago top” in my ear? I’m sure it’ll be all I need to come to my senses.