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01May, 2006
Monday
12:41PM ET

the socks are done! today i go to get a little extra something special to put in the package before i ship it off to my pal. a little chocolate perhaps? and a postcard too.

socks are done!
socks are done!

so once i was done with these socks i realized that i had only one project on the needles: socks for KP. i really needed to start something for myself so i cast-on for my slinky garter stitch wrap. 80 stitches on US19 needles. it's like knitting with baseball bats, but fun and mindless none the less.

slinky garter stitch wrap
slinky garter stitch wrap
loopy
loopy

i can't really carry this around with me because the needles are too big, so i'll be knitting on KP's socks all week at the play. speaking of which, the play is going really well. PLEASE come out and see it this week. it's the LAST week! the actors are doing a fantastic job and i'd really like to see this week sell out. don't make me beg!

and i got called for jury duty again. i postponed the first time back in january and i can't postpone again (or at least, i can postpone but i have to do it in person so why not just go and get it over with.) i wish that i could postpone because things are really crazy at work right now. my boss quit a couple of weeks back and now another of my coworkers is leaving which means stressful times ahead. i'd rather not sit in a courtroom all day and then have to work all night to get caught up.

anyway, i'm going to cast-on for green gable this coming weekend and use my denise needles so that i can bring it to the courthouse. sigh. it never rains but it pours, huh?

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#1

 posted by lisa

01May, 2006
Monday
01:20PM ET

That wrap is going to be so much fun to wear! And your sock pal is going to be pleased as punch to get those incredible socks!

#2

 posted by carrie m

01May, 2006
Monday
01:25PM ET

that stinks about jury duty. mine only lasted one day, but you just never know.

the play really *was* great! we had such a good time.

#3

 posted by Amanda

01May, 2006
Monday
01:57PM ET

Your pal will love those socks... yummy Brooklyn Handspun! I will do my best to get to the play this week. Hope it's going well. I finally got my NY driver's license earlier this year and registered to vote at the same time. I'm expecting my jury duty summons any day now :) Green Gables will be perfect JD knitting.

#4

 posted by Stacey

01May, 2006
Monday
02:16PM ET

Perty cables! The lacy wrap is looking very pretty - I sympathize for the #15's!

#5

 posted by Katie

01May, 2006
Monday
03:06PM ET

Lovely slinky! And I lovelove knitting with big needles! Try to enjoy it. I'm hoping to get to the play this week ~ with family coming to town and such, the scheudle is complicated, but heck! it's practically right out my front door, after all! Nice socks.

#6

 posted by gleek

01May, 2006
Monday
03:22PM ET

yep, i figure that miles of stockinette will help me get through JD if need be! and i am totally enjoying knitting with the big needles! you see lots of progress very quickly.

p.s. re: the garter wrap.. lisa saw it yesterday and said it was "slinky" because the yarn is rayon and quite cool to the touch and drapey. a perfect name, i think.

#7

 posted by Iraida

01May, 2006
Monday
05:03PM ET

The wrap looks great. Good luck with the play

#8

 posted by Starr

01May, 2006
Monday
06:26PM ET

I love the socks! I really enjoy your site. I wish I could come to the play. I love live theater and we have none around here. Well that's not quite true. We have Baylor Univ. and they have a very good theater dept. A few traveling shows come through and I get free tickets where I work so all is not lost.

#9

 posted by colleen

01May, 2006
Monday
09:44PM ET

Just wear some distracting garment to the courthouse and you'll never get picked.

#10

 posted by Sandra

01May, 2006
Monday
10:21PM ET

wow, i love how that wrap is coming along. gosh, that yarn is purty.

#11

 posted by Rebekkah

02May, 2006
Tuesday
11:58AM ET

The socks are gorgeous! I love the colors. I hope they're mine. Keeping my fingers crossed, as my sock pal just commented on my blog asking about chocolate. ;-)

#12

 posted by gleek

02May, 2006
Tuesday
12:29PM ET

:) i'm not giving anything away as to who my sockpal partner is. but she's getting a couple of bars of really yummy chocolate!

the wrap is growing! knitting on large needles is lots of fun. you get twice as much progression for your work.

i'm really hoping to be passed up on the jury duty. this is possibly the WORST time for me to be out of work because there is SO much to do with people quitting or being done.. i would have to go to jury duty and then work in the evenings because i couldn't just push off the deadlines. i've got my fingers crossed.

#13

 posted by Jen

04May, 2006
Thursday
09:23PM ET

I'm the lucky Sockapaloooza pal, and I'm here to say that I absolutely, unequivocally love my socks! The fit is perfect and I love the colors. This girl can knit! Thank you, gleek!