Dear sockee pal,

(sockee, not sock-or),

I really have enjoyed knitting your socks...even though the teeny weenie beanie needles have endlessly poked me in the most sensitive part underneath my fingernails at times.  I didn't even mind the 3 attempts at turning the heel on the 2nd sock, I promise.  I have not sworn ONCE when the stitches flew off of the end of the needle time after time, which left me no other choice than to rip back to a point where I could successfully pick up the pattern.  Really!

Why have I been in such a good mood about it all?  It's because I honestly enjoy the idea of sockpalooza and I've enjoyed it time after time!  It's such an awesome experience watching everyone's progress and then when the exchange is finally underway.  I really do hope you enjoy them as much as I have enjoyed making them.

Here are some progress pictures...

short row heels!

And a closer look at the short row heel...

yay for rounded heels

I have a little secret...I cannot knit those heel flap thingies.  Well wait.  I can, I just prefer not to (and I hope you don't mind this).  Oddly for me I find it takes a lot more work b/c either the flap is too wide or too tall and I want them to fit.  Then there's all that picking-up-of-stitches thing...sigh.  The few times I've tried to knit them, I just haven't enjoyed it.  There is something so satisfying about knitting and then incorporating the short rows...kind of like a pac man gobbling up energy pellets or something.  You also get immediate satisfaction b/c when you've finished, the heel is turned and you can just move on.  The other way you've got to knit the flap, pick up the stitches, incorporate everything by ssk'ing and k2tog'ing and then you can finally move on. 

Yay for socks! 

Love,
Your sockpal

Comments

[jenn]

GORGEOUS! that yarn looks so shiny and pretty! what is it?

[Sparkles]

pretty, pretty! I, too, am a short row heel fanatic, HATE regular heels will ALWAYS make it a short row heel no matter the pattern. And they *do* fit me better that way.

But you know what? MY sockpal loathes short row heels. Says they don't fit her. Waaah...so now I will have to make regular heels. And pick up stitches...icky...

LOL

[Z]

I love that color, had to order it. I'll let you know when the order gets here.