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June 25, 2006
Jim's Christmas Socks
Regia plus Cotton - buy it immediately! It's the best sock yarn I've ever used. Machine washable, non-felting, high moisture absorption. And the color is really beautiful. You can't see it in the photo but that's actually two shades of rich navy blue. I used #1 Addis and Cat Bordhi's Simple Sock pattern from Socks Soar on Two Circular Needles. I was knitting them on the sly until Jim looked up at me one evening and asked, "Are you keeping anything from me?" He caught me so off guard I confessed on the spot, "Yes! Here they are! I've been keeping them from you. Surprise! A pair of Christmas socks! Now you know."
I don't know what's scarier, that he knows me so well or that I cave in so easily.
This is Jim's third pair. The first were "too thick", the second were "too loose". I'm happy to report that these are just right. Which is a good thing too because they would have been his last.
Here's to my sweetie.
P.S. Cat has a great technique for eliminating the first row jog AND those two holes on either side of the first gusset row. You know which ones I'm talking about.