I've decided that this is the year of the sock for me. I have knit lots of socks, but always stockinette stitch on computer dyed yarn. I love knitting socks so much that I wanted to learn some different techniques and use some different patterns. Through my surfing, I discovered the Rockin Sock Club through Blue Moon Fiber Arts I will receive a pattern and yarn every two months for a different sock! What fun. I received my first shipment and as I worked on it, it kept reminding me of SOMETHING. At first I thought it was a Hammerhead Shark. No, wrong color, wrong texture. Then if finally occured to me it was a crocodile. Well, to expand on this story, the Blue Moon Fiber Arts company decided to let it's members name a color range of yarns. You could send in ONE suggestion that had something to do with the "Tides". They had already named one "Tidepool". After all the suggestions were in, they would choose ten for the 2000 members to vote on. Well, a bit of discussion broke out on the Blog, because the owners picked all light hearted names like "Socktopus" and "Show me your Mussells". Several members wanted some choices of serious names. I submitted a serious name, and NO mine wasn't chosen, but I felt it wasn't world peace. The prize was yarn and it's not like I have any shortage of THAT in my house. Well, I decided I just wanted to show that I DO have a lighter side to my personality, so I decided to rename my sock for February! Instead of Inside Out Sock in color Monsoon, mine is NOW Crocodile Rockin Sock! Just my attempt to bring a little lightheartedness to the matter. Keep rockin in your socks to the Crocodile Rock!
PS. My sock didn't really grow eyes, I couldn't resist!
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So many projects, so little time. As I worked on my Crocodile Rockin' Sock, it brought to mind another little reptile I had stashed away in my project stash. This is an on going project for me that I started because of my love of Kureyon yarn by Noro. The feel of this yarn isn't my favorite texture, but the choice of colorways is amazing! While surfing the knitting websites I found a project called Lizard Ridge that uses 24, yes 24 different Kureyon colors! Wow, right up my alley. The design is from Laura Aylor and it is shown on the Knitty website. I will use all the bright colors as shown in Laura's photo, but at this point I only have seven blocks done. It could be beautiful in the Earthtone colors too. It will be a project that I pull out once in awhile when I need a color burst to my eyes, or maybe it will be for that day where I just can't keep from buying at least ONE ball of yarn. When I need that yarn fix I will head to my LYS, and buy another ball of Kureyon! I wonder if my tendency toward reptile things is going to be a trend this year?
