Fun with Socks...and Stephanie

I think Stephanie may have been a bit tired by the time she got to the end of the signing line.

Then, again, it's quite possible this is a perfectly normal reaction when she encounters a sock for a foot notably larger than hers.

I wear a 9 1/2 (39 or 40) shoe. Stephanie does not.

Stephanie Pearl-McPhee has a short book tour with minimal notice this time around. Her latest book contains essays and her essay books come from a different publisher. Fortunately for us, Third Place Books just north of Seattle always makes the tour list these days.

She told us some amusing Stephanie-isms about the process of producing this book and getting ready for this tour, she read from the book (imagine - reading the book at a reading), and during Q and A gave us lots of tips on ways that don't work to get a skunk out from under your porch. I don't remember what that last had to do with the question. I think not much.

Obviously, I need to follow her lead on writting blog posts early-ish in the day on days when you're also writing other things. This post comes two days after the fact because I've been writing articles for my Knitters Guild newsletter and was so done with writing at my normal late-night blog-time.

The sock Stephanie held/mugged with had already been designated a prototype. It was a bit large, though only a half-inch too long, and I had to play with the seed-stitch ribbing to figure out how to fit in full repeats. I'll also start the ribbing a bit sooner on the second sock.

But, I have to boast. I started the second sock from the toe up durng Stephanie's talk. I'd just done the loops for the Magic Cast-on when Stephanie came on. By the time she was done talking, I was done toe-shaping - without losing track. Now I'm through the gusset and ready to turn the heel though I did NO knitting today - just writing. That's another thing I need to work on.

Comments

[ashpags]

Haha, that's awesome! She is so tiny in person. And hilarious! Glad you got to go see her. =)

[Birdsong]

Delightful! You certainly have become a fab sock knitter... I am sure your feet are warm and toasty.