The sock is always plain stockinette. That keeps things easy and I don’t have to think about it. The sock is always of the recipe that I’ve honed over the years, again, to keep things easy and I don’t have to think about it. (Recipe available here if you’re interested, though you’ll have to learn Cat Bordhi’s Sweet Tomato heel wedge if you don’t know that already. I think Cat Bordhi is a knitting fucking genius. A truly amazing inventor. Her mind works in ways that I can’t even imagine. Anyhoo, the recipe: http:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/projects\/idyllicchick\/london-mud<\/a> And yes, you’ve got my little notes-to-self in there too. Enjoy.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n As I’ve developed my recipe of choice (Again, all of those notes on Ravelry for each and every sock I knit even though they are all so very similar.) and gotten more comfortable working without a pattern, I’ve wondered why I stopped knitting two socks at the same time on the one set of circular needles. It’s such a perfect idea! I’d only have to count rows once! Both socks would automagically be the same length and height! What a perfect world! So I did it. And it was an utter failure. <\/p>\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Because if I make a mistake, it’s made on *both* socks. Then I have to rip back *both* socks. And I’ve lost twice as much time as I would have if I had simply made the mistake on one sock and then knit the second sock to match. And even though I’ve perfected my recipe, each different sock yarn I use is of a slightly different gauge. And even if I use my favorite sock needles which need to be replaced because I have worn them out, that difference in gauge will show up to surprise me every single time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Lesson learned, newly single sock. Lesson learned.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I always have a sock on the needles. It’s usually hanging about in my backpack or daily handbag, standing by in case of a board meeting or an unexpected long wait time at the car repair shop or when hand … Continue reading ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/test.idyllicchick.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/wpid-wp-image-381965643jpg-768x1024.jpg\" "\\"\\"\/")
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