socks that rock

Apparently so many women sign up for the Socks that Rock Club that the bank thought they were doing something illegal and shut them down, and Yes I am one of those thousands of women who tried to sign up for the Socks that Rock club.

http://www.freakonomics.com/blog/2007/01/19/bank-cracks-down-on-wily-yarn-merchant/

The first installment of the Socks that Rock club arrived yesterday. And WOW! It came with some great yarn, a cute keychain with a itty bitty skein of yarn, a folder, a pattern, a button, a folder , and interesting foot facts.

I was a little wary signing up for this club. I have so many skeins of sock yarn all ready in my stash. PLus there are so many other items I want to knit besides socks. BUt I am so excited with this first shipment from the club. The pattern is great. It is the first sock pattern that I've been excited about in a long time. The yarn isn't a colorway that I would have choosen for myself if I were looking at colorways on a monitor. Too dark and too muddy. But the yarn is luscious, and I think I could grow to love the color. I woke up this morning thinking about the yarn and the pattern.

So I promptly finished the Cherry Tree Hill Birchs socks. I wanted to free up the needles. They are top down with short row heels and toes. I ended them about 2 inches too short for myself. Luckily they fit Augy perfectly (right now - who knows when his next foot growth spurt will be). PLus they are masculine enough of a colorway that he likes them. So win-win: Augy got socks in a color that he likes, I got to free up some needles to start my socks that rock.

PIc is very fuzzy, but at least you get to see the colorway.

But here is is 10:30 pm and I have still yet to cast on for my socks that rock. Why haven't I cast on yet on a day that I don't have any rehearsals, concerts or students? Becuase I was trying to finish a tank for the shop sample. ONly it turned into a great big Uh-Oh. Total disaster. The biggest crocheting, knitting disaster I've had in a long long time.

More on this with pics later .

pattern from One Skein - Miss priss yarn
Pattern from Yarn Play - Cash Iroha and Silk Garden
Pattern - my own - yarn - unknown
pattern - my own - yarn - Steadfast Fibers Mostly Mohair and Wonderfully Wooly in Columbine.

I've been busy. IN the five weeks since my last blog I've finished two adult sweaters, a toddler sweater, a pair of gloves, one sock (started it months ago), and half of a tank. I also worked the Super Bowl Sunday sale at Colonial Yarn shop. I wore my poppy sweater there and at least 5 ladies bought the yarn and book to make the same sweater.

At Colonial Yarn Shop I taught Japanese Short Row socks, Reversible Rib Scarf, Beginning KNitting, and started the first class for the Tote'Em Modular tote class. Also I taught two classes at Stitch Your Art Out - Japanese Short Row socks, and Reversible Rib cables. Whew!

Time flys when I'm knitting or talking about knitting.

Harrisburg Symphony just emailed the repertoire list for 2007-2008!
HSO Masterworks Series - 2007-08 Season

October 6-7
Wagner Tannhauser Overture
Dvorak Violin Concerto
Tchaikovsky Symphony #2

November 17-18
Rossini La Gazza Ladra Overture
Hindemith Mathis der Maler
Brahms Piano Concerto #1

January 12-13
Sibelius The Swan of Tuonela
Chopin Piano Concerto No. 1
Bartok Concerto for Orchestra

February 16-17
Diamond Rounds for String Orchestra
Mozart Violin Concerto No. 5
Mendelssohn Symphony #3 "Scottish"

March 8-9
Rimsky-Korsakov Capriccio Espagnol
HigdonPercussion Concerto
Walton Partita for Orchestra
Ravel La Valse

April 5-6
Vaughan Williams Dona Nobis Pacem
Beethoven Symphony #9

May 10-11
Copland Appalachian Spring
Strauss Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks
Stravinsky The Rite of Spring

YUCK! There is nothing on this list I'm interested in performing. Maybe it is time to hang up the viola. ONly problem - how will I pay for my yarn addiction?