Positively Volcanic

Let's get the gross stuff out of the way first. Gross neck funk? Gone as of this morning. This essentially sums up what happened although a caped mouse was not involved. I did, however, shake my sarong 'cause I ain't no lady.

And since it's Tuesday, it's time for yarn talk. You non-knitters go watch the Mighty Mouse cartoon again.

This is the sock I'm currently knitting for Darling Molllie.



It's a 10-stitch mosaic pattern - this one is the simulated basket weave. Isn't it cute? Admit it. It's hot. It's smokin'. That's one hot, smokin' sock! Here's a closeup of the stitch pattern on the leg:



It's my first try at knitting with two different strands of yarn that aren't being held together. While it may look complex, it's actually rather simple. You only knit with one color or the other on each round - no knitting two stitches of one color and three stitches of another - which is another sort of knitting. I feel that now that I've gotten this technique down I may branch into stranded patterns.

No chance of this not getting finished or the second sock remaining unknit. This is for Darling Mollie. If I don't deliver, she'll send out sock thugs to lean on me. You don't dangle a smokin' hot sock like that in front of her and not come through with the goods.