For the lack of other interesting things to talk about, you get to learn about my knitting again.



Following sock pattern “7 stitches to the inch” from Getting Started Knitting Socks by Ann Budd, and doing the Thuja stitch pattern from Knitty.

CO 64 sts.
8 rows 1k1p rib
thuja pattern 35? rows for leg (8.5cm long).
foot thuja pattern for instep _ rows.

I started two days ago. Today's progress: A few more rows to finish the heel on the first sock. (1) Again, omitted the “knit _, turn, and p _ on one needle” instructions in Getting Started Knitting Socks. I didn’t see them in the first two socks, and this time because I don’t work with stitch markers and it’s easier to just keep track of rounds with the original cast-on yarn tail. (2) Definitely glad I picked Thuja pattern for this yarn and recipient–it’s turning out to be a gentlemanly sock.

I am itching to purchase items again--though I should probably lay off more yarn buying and the next sock book purchase until I finish my stash and the nice free patterns. (The other thing I want to buy is a larger Le Creuset, but seriously when am I going to make food for that many people and I barely cook real food anymore.)


Oh yeah, I'm looking up lots of journal articles for analysis of tocilizumab for the treatment of multicentric Castleman's disease, and also for our proposal to study abdominal radiation long term effects--but this is also under the list of not interesting things to talk about.

I suppose one of the good side effects from knitting is that it prevents me from playing ffxi very much.