Now I have to try another pair. See if I’ve figured it out. I shared the tutorial but you can buy the pattern here
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For the umpteenth time I’m ripping out the heel of this sock. This is a frustrating part of learning something new. I’ve not enjoyed needle knitted wrap and turns. ADD claims me and I lose my place. A LOT.
That was why I found the Fleegle Heel so helpful. It’s kind of funny, I enjoyed wrap and turns on the loom. But it was easy to see where I left off, most of the time.
This new method is a variation of the wrap and turn. It’s a Shadow Wrap. It does look nicer, almost disappearing into the fabric.
I’m looking forward to trying Fishlip socks. But I have to finish my No See Sneaker Socks first.
There’s a reason this is where my stream took me , for the umpteenth time. I’ll get it yet!๐คช๐๐คฃ
I’ve made very little progress on the afghan. But I finally got ONE no show Sneaker socks finished. TaDa!!!
Starting with cast on. I over did the Turkish cast-on. The toe ended squarish.
The arch needed a few more rows of ribbing.
The heel part has been tinked so many times I was worried the yarn was splitting. Right now I’m retinking the second sock. Here’s why:
The pattern confused me. The YouTube wasn’t clear enough. And it was confusing.
I finally got the shadow wrap. But the next part made me separate the socks. No more Two At A Time. But I only have one long ChiaoGoo Red-lace Circular Needle in size 1. So I put one sock on DPNs. I could fold them up and keep the sock from fraying or straying.
That left one sock on the ChiaoGoos. That made the rest a little easier to understand. I’m still not sure I understand the shaping of the upper heel but it fits nicely.
The ribbing at the top of the sock was short and easy. But the cast offs the YouTube suggests makes no sense so I used my favorite one.
Here are the YouTube tutorials.
The worst part is our Internet isn’t working properly. So watching anything streaming, even on my phone is painful. I had to miss my friends on Zoom today because of it. Ugh! They say it’ll be fixed by Sunday. I’m not holding my breath! Out here in the Oregon Outback it is a desert of everything.
Oh, well, back to tinking.
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
There are many reviews of this book. It seems you either love it or hate it. I think I am near to the love it stage. After reading some really serious books recently, this book was fun. I’m 73. I lived through all of this that seems not to have disappeared at all. In fact, the feministic things that seemed to have happened in this book haven’t happened; any more than a dog with an excellent vocabulary hasn’t occurred. However, I do believe the dog part more than the female advancement that fictionally occurred here.
Outside of the near murder of a rapist by pencil near the beginning, most of this book is aimed at the hope that things can change, even though the 50s and 60s didn’t advance most of us.
The best part of this book was the voice of Miranda Raisom, the narrator. She kept the book lively and showed the humor within it.
The interview with the author, Bonnie Garmus, and Pandora Sykes at the book’s end was also interesting.
Rather than taking it to heart, I suggest this as a beach or summer read.
I am so grateful for the library system that helps us all read more, even when funds are less. I listened to the Libby audiobook.
My friend, Yve, supplied this One-Liner.
โEvery day, once a day, give yourself a present โ โ Dale Cooper
Remember all the projects I proudly displayed yesterday? I made progress in only one. I didn’t work on the hat. But the Afghan panel and socks required frogging and tinking.
The Afghan had a decreasing problem since I switched out the hook. The new one was smaller and crocheted tighter. Frog.
The sock? Well I followed the pattern as best I could as I didn’t want to stop our ER binge to watch a YouTube tutorial. Big mistake. The heel I made would have been too tight. Tinking back to before the heel. Now I’ll watch the tutorial carefully. Though frogging can be fun. Ripping (ribbit) out the stitches. Tinking is more work as you undo each stitch while maintaining the rest of the project. Sometimes it’s like following a maze. Ugh! And I’m not done so I better get back to it.
Because we all need the smile
Not one to compete against others, I find it hard to believe others care so little about each other to want to win. I have played board games with a group of people who cared more for teaching the game and strategies over pride of who came in first.
Once everyone felt confident in the game we laughed and encouraged each other. Often the newbie to the game won. What pleasure the whole procedure was. Even when others won.
On the other hand, I am always in competition with myself. I love learning something new and growing in confidence and control. When I feel I’ve mastered a stitch or game, I know I’ve won
I don’t think I did the arch 1 by 1 ribbing long enough. But I’ve learned my Continental knitting makes that stitch a lot easier than English (right-handed) ribbing. After much practice I can switch off so neither hand gets too tired.
My next pair of socks will be a stab at Fishlip socks. I bought the pattern. It seems complicated but folks seem to swear by it.
Darswords 
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