Back to basics

Thanks for the advice and encouragement on the socks. I wrote about my sock knitting frustration in the heat of the moment. It gave me energy to burn, that's for sure. Bristling with the aggravation of an afternoon's knitting, I went out and ran a mile and a half around my new neighborhood before needing to head inside to avoid the rain.

I have not attempted to pick up stitches today, and I can safely say that it won't happen until tomorrow at the earliest. I've been biding my time doing other things: a late afternoon nap, a haircut, finally getting some food to put in the refrigerator, trying to write movie reviews. I've been slowly tapping out my reviews for tomorrow's show, so the knitting has had to go on the back burner.

I have taken one break to knit, and I started--what else--a dishcloth. I decided that I might as well see if I remembered how to do the long-tail cast on. It went smoother than my first successful attempt, but I need to be careful at doing it too tightly. Getting the needle through to knit was something of a challenge. Silly question: is there an equivalent bind off?

I finished a dishcloth last night--well, save for weaving in the ends--but amid my other activities, I failed to take pictures today. It's probably best to save that for tomorrow's entry in the event that my sock knitting puts me in a surly mood again.