I have issues with socks. More specifically, I have issues with sock yarn. I keep finding it in my cart, unrealistically planning to knit socks for everyone I know. I feel like The Heir needs worsted weight wool socks for skiing and lace weight silk to keep the wool from itching his tender skin. And when the perfect yarn is found, suddenly I need the same for myself. It's as if I've forgotten I'm not a kept Empress, free to knit away my days without a care for keeping the peace and order in the Universe.
So far, I have resisted the urge to buy yarn for projects I don't have time to complete this year, but its hard to remove those yarns from my cart after they've landed there, even if they are virtual carts. I'm beginning to understand why a lot of knitters don't count sock yarn when speaking of their stash....
I did order some Lothlorien Opulence sock yarn from knitcircus to knit socks for the lucky individual who's name I drew for the Imperial Family Christmas Gift Exchange.
Doesn't it look lovely? I also bought this individual a gift from her list, as per the rules of the gift exchange. No sooner did I place my orders (I love shopping on the internet; it's a beautiful thing!), than the individual changed her mind about her list, sending out an entirely new one where each item falls in the established spending range, causing me to have to return the original store bought gift and leaving this yarn all to me!
In other sock news, I have wound yarn for the Empress Mum's birthday socks (only 3 weeks after Christmas - why can we not push back the celebration by at least a month or six?).
She requested angora (I have no idea why she is so enamored of that fiber), and Knit Picks obliged by introducing a Special Reserve yarn called Bare Hare. It is 80% wool and 20% angora, so I feel it will meet the material of construction specification while being able to survive more than a day of wear as a sock.
My plan is to attempt to knit these socks toe up in order to eliminate any leftover yarn at the end of the project (what does a knitter without a Fairy Godchild do with all those leftover tiny balls of yarn?). Once completed, I plan to dye them blue. Why not dye the yarn before knitting? Well, its already wound, and if my plan to knit toe up fails, I'd rather have undyed leftover yarn than yarn a shade of blue I'll never be able to duplicate.
Until next time,
Jessica, Empress of the Universe
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