The battle may be lost, but the war is not over
Posted by limedragon | Filed under knitting
I tried to knit myself some socks. I really tried. All I can offer as evidence is this slightly blurry photo of stockinette.
The problem? I hated the short-row heels I used. They were too small. I could have simply ripped back the heels and tried something else, but I wasn’t feeling much love for these socks. Finishing them seemed too much of a chore. So they were delegated to the bottom of my knitting basket.
Last week, it occurred to me that it had been quite a while since my last BMFA fix. More than a year, actually!
I took a peek at the current colorways, not sure there was anything I wanted, when my eyes spied a very familiar name from the Spirits series. It was fated!
This pale yellow colorway is named Harriet. It should be no surprise that I absolutely had to have this.
And while I was there, I couldn’t resist adding another colorway to my cart. Potomac accompanied Harriet on the long journey here from Oregon.
The socks above that I started? They’re frogged! I feel better and energized, ready for another sock battle!
Tags: blue, bmfa, brown, cursed, socks, str, yarn stash, yellow
January 20th, 2009 at 8:25 am
Hmm… I think I need some BMFA…
January 20th, 2009 at 9:05 am
Darn. Just when I thought it was safe to go back on the internets…..
January 20th, 2009 at 12:26 pm
Eh, glad to know I’m not the only one who gets mad at socks and throws them into the dungeon. ;-)
Yum at the Potomac!
January 20th, 2009 at 11:52 pm
Oh no, just when I said I wasn’t going to buy any more sock yarn.
Sometimes throwing a project to the bottom of the basket is the best thing you can do.
January 21st, 2009 at 10:14 am
I was drooling over some BMFA just a bit ago. But I have to be good and not order any. It is taking all my will power though! I really want to knit myself some Spread Spectrum to keep…
January 23rd, 2009 at 12:55 pm
Oh that is very pretty yarn!
January 24th, 2009 at 2:25 am
beautiful STR colorways! i can see why you couldn’t resist!
January 24th, 2009 at 7:15 am
I don’t like short-row heels either.
Love that Potomac.
January 24th, 2009 at 12:13 pm
Only BMFA could make the colors of a muddy river beautiful. Nice haul :-)
January 26th, 2009 at 11:23 am
I met a pair of socks-(not)to-be just like those last week. Mine are still in time out because I think I can salvage them but I don’t feel like looking at them right now.