The sock report

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Finished By's blue celtic socks Monday. Finally. It'll be a while before he gets another pair of socks with that complex a pattern, in that fine a gauge (9 sts/inch). He's got big feet. Need to find another pattern to work those from, too. I don't like the way the toe shaping worked when I scaled it up to 96 sts around the foot. Looks okay on, but they look very strange just laying on the bed.

Started a pair of fine-gauge socks for myself yesterday. Blaumberg Special sock wool, red and white, as accents on a dark grey alpaca By's mom gave me for Xmas. Took FOREVER to get the gauge settled down on those. Something about the aplaca, I think. It looks thin, but it's kinda hairy, like a mohair, so it knits up larger than I thought it would. I ended up ripping out and starting over 5 times before I got the gauge I was looking for. By's amused by the fact that, on my Turkish socks, I'm using size 2 needles (2.75mm) and getting 9 sts/inch, and on this, I'm using size 0 needles (2.00mm, they're long smooth toothpicks), and getting 8 sts/inch.

Brought the new set of Turkish socks with me to work. Will try to do a little during breakfast and lunch.

And, since I ended up using size 0 for my fine-gauge socks, I still have a set of #2's open for another project. Probably be a set of Turkish socks, probably for Robyn. Got them designed while I was letting my hands rest Monday. Ought to do a pair for By, but I'd like to do a nice surprise for Robyn, and she's got small feet; they won't take too long.

Weather's decent today, I may actually have to work. Got a pile of small trees (seedlings we planted two years ago, none over 4' tall) that will need moved before they start on the new parking garage.

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Don't forget to send me your measurements too. That way I'll have them both on file, as it were. That new pair of Turkish socks is going ffairly quick, what with working on it during my breakfast and lunch breaks.