Sock Knitting Should Be An Olympic Sport

Well, today I'm spending the day knitting in front of the TV and watching the Olympics. Which will be my life for the next two weeks. With intermittent German homework and Thesis writing....

Knitting socks is like running a marathon. I should know. Once in a while, I run 3 miles on the elliptical. Kind of the same thing.

I read in the Yarn Harlot's book, Knitting Rules, that each sock is roughly 17,000 stitches. SEVENTEEN THOUSAND. I mean, I don't actually know how that compares to other projects, but that's a big number for something so tiny.

This is the first pair of socks I've ever made, and I'm not sure how I feel about it yet. So for, it has been mostly mindless knitting. I love knitting stockinette in the round--who wouldn't? Right now, I feel like a speed skater in the middle of the race. I've put a lot of work behind me, but I just have to keep my head down and chug along. I can't let myself look up or process how I feel until it's over. Hopefully that will avoid the dreaded Second Sock Syndrome. I have a feeling that will change when the yarn for my next project arrives...Hint: It's for the cutest little girl I know.

This is how my sock started:

Baby Sock

I cast on using size 2 needles so that the ribbed section was more stretchy. I probably should have made the ribbed section a little longer, but I got bored. Ribbing is a pain in the butt!

Finally, my sock reached 7 inches while I was watching Team Figure skating this morning. (I've decided my future children will be figure skaters..what a beautiful sport!!). I would have had the socks a little shorter, but I decided that since I'm not a huge fan of how the colors are turning out, the will be given to my mother. 

Finally 7"!!!

And here's my sock now! I finished the heel flap!!

heel flap

Almost looking like a sock. 

On a side note: Those USA knit Olympic sweaters...dear Lord are they ostentatious. I mean...it's cool that they're knit and everything. That was a nice contrast to the other countries' jackets (I LOVED Germany's!!), but I will never be knitting one of those.


Go Team USA!!!!

Ruthie