Habits - Easy Come, Easy Go

It surprises me how easily a habit can be lost, even one I've practiced for a year or more. Something comes up that requires me to step outside my usual routines for a while and when I've finished some things I've worked hard on - daily workouts, watching what I eat, posting to the blog - now slip my mind like they never made up part of my life.

My sister came to visit Friday through Monday. I didn't expect to post those days. The other six days just passed by before I knew where they went.

I have gotten things done the last week. My car's in for repair of something that came up while we were in California in late June. Last night I went to an adult ballet class for the first time in three years. I got more storage boxes for yarn.

And I've plugged away on my current socks; the first I've knit in more than a year. I'm ready to start the toe-up gusset on the third sock of the pair. With the help of my swift, Sock One has been ripped, tied well at both ends, washed and hung to dry with a bit of weight to take out the kinks.

I like this yarn - Regia 6-ply tweed. The tweedy flecks of varied blues and ambers contrast nicely against the gray. Because the twist is not tight, I do split it a bit, but it holds up well to correction. The unknit skein doesn't look much different than the never-knit yarn. 

I also feel pleased with the stitch I used on the cuff - Barbara Walker's seed-stitch rib from the Second Treasury of Knitting Stitches. I used a picot bind-off and the whole thing stretches nicely.

These will look great with jeans and one of my many gray sweaters.

Comments

[RobinH]

Ooh, those look nice and comfy. And those subtle heathery colors are so much fun to knit- way more interesting than a plain solid.

[Karen B.]

Funny how life gets in the way, isn't it? In the meantime, enjoy your comfy socks!