The Frogs - They are a' Croakin!

Have you ever felt SO stupid about something?

I am there, right now!

For the life of me, I have yet to get a toe up sock to work.

First attempt: Nanners Sock



The pattern was gorgeous and was working - but the YARN was a PAIN!! It split, it un-twisted, it was NASTY! I know some folks love this yarn (and I LURVE the worsted version of this yarn) but I won't ever buy the sock yarn again.

Second attempt: Plain Vanilla Sock



Looks good, huh?
You didn't see the heel.
Yes, I have a high instep. My feet felt like a size 20 body that had been stuffed in a size 10 girdle. UGH! I tried to rip it out to just the mid-point, but ended up ripping it all the way back.

So, here I sit.

I THINK I know what I did wrong and how to fix it, but I'm catatonic right now. I may work up the courage to try again. Tomorrow...

Playing in the Dyepot...

Even though my rotator cuff is torn (from the fall - long story), I'm trying to do enough creative things that I don't go crazy.
One thing that I can still manage quite nicely is knitting. Lately, I've been obsessed with SOCKS!
For months, I have been drooling over Wollmeise yarn. Unfortunately, it is an elusive as a unicorn. So, I've given up. NO, no - not knitting socks, just finding Wollmeise.
So, what's a gal to do?
Why, dye her own!
With the help of Sheila over at Wool2Dye4, I got some soft, yummy yarn bases. I got out my acid dyes and proceeded to create.

First attempt - Caribbean!



Loved it! Sorry about the picture - I don't know why it's so dark.

Next, my knock off of Baristo:




I can't wait to knit this up!

Lastly, what I call a Study in Scarlet:



This yarn gave me fits! It's supposed to have pumpkin orange in it, but the fire red kept bleeding and bleeding and covered up most of the orange. I still love it - the reds go from bright, to rich, to deep. I have 2 of these skeins so they will be destined to become a shawl.

Not bad for an old broad!

I'm going to have to try this again. Stay tuned...