SockTart Episode Five: Blame it on The Man
SockTart Episode Five: Blame it on The Man
In which we talk about seeing Spamalot and baseball (the Yuma Scorpions at Calgary Vipers), knit night, and a variety of other things. We also find out that the Monkeymen are being….difficult…to cast off.
We also blatantly and unabashedly promote our Yarn Crack Dealer of Choice, Make1 Yarn Studios in Bridgeland, Calgary. If you want a great place to knit, hang out, be subtly coerced into buying yarn that you were convinced you didn’t need? Go see the Stashionistas at M1. Get lost in the Comfy Couches of Doom. Don’t say I didn’t warn ya (did I mention they now offer online ordering and are gearing up for the 2009 Year of Lace? Go. Now.).
Off the needles:
- Plain old socks in Opal Petticoat Cotton #1
On the Needles:
- Sweet Pea Socks in Cherry Tree Hill, “Lottery” colourway
- Nanners #2
- Monkeymen. This time toe-up, damnit! 
(you do realize this means that we may actually have a pattern that allows you a choice for your knitting pleasure. Just sayin’.)
Lesser Known Sock:
- some folks have posted their intended sock patterns on Ravelry, but no actual photos yet. Me want! 
New Socks on the Block
We find & comment on a small handful of recently released/published sock patterns on Ravelry. Yum!!
Farfalle by Orinda5
Olympian Socks by Sheryl Giles
Love story socks by Sirkku Siiskonen
Fascine Braid Socks by Tiennie.
On the To Do List:
- Maire will be joining in on all the Sockknitter’s Anonymous (and hopefully Socktopia) madness for 2008/09. Committing to knitting at least one pair of socks per month for the next year.
- Yuletide knitting! Start work NOW if you haven’t already!
- Ordering Yarn. Because one just doesn’t have enough Orange Yarn (actually, aside from the yarn currently being used for the possibly abortive Monkeymen, I have no orange. This is a surprisingly orange-free zone. This can, and should, be rectified. Possibly with a perky tangerine.)
Credits:
- Intro clip from “8 BIT Junkie” by George Wood
- Outro music:”And to Think” by Hop on Pop (download their album at Spade Kitty Records
