With a long drive this past weekend, I brought a bunch of sock yarn with me to knit on. Working on a simple toe-up, 2x2 rib sock is the perfect project to keep me busy while my husband complains that the car ahead of us does not belong in the left lane.Toe-up socks allow me to get all the work out of the way at once and then cruise right up the leg, letting the yarn do the work.
So after finishing up a pair just north of Madison, I cast on with the new Zauberball Crazy. It's a little different than the plain Zauberball in that 2 colors of yarn are plied together and change fairly frequently.
After turning the heel on the first, I decided to begin the second so I could ration my yarn once I get to the leg. I like playing "chicken" with the yarn, seeing how far I can knit and bind off with as little left as possible. (No, I don't keep any for darning. I would rather knit a new pair than keep a small clump of yarn laying around waiting for a hole to start.) So...I cast on for the second pair with the other end of the ball and what do I find??? ...a completely new color mixture! How fun, huh? Warning: for those of you who must have precisely matching socks...STAY AWAY!
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