As you know, on Saturday, Mom and I had a bit of a drive to deliver our quilts. Three-hours round trip, to be exact. Since Mom was driving, I decided to make good use of the time and get some work done on Dave’s Christmas socks. I’d been focusing on Rowan’s cardigan, so they hadn’t seen much love.
The drive was very productive and I got through to leg, heel and gusset decreases.
I took the above picture and figured that would be that for a while, as I had to get back to the second sleeve on Rowan’s cardi.
As you know, I spent a chunk of Sunday sewing the flannel quilt, and the bam – the power went off. Because it was so stormy, it was pretty dark outside, despite only being 2:30 in the afternoon.
There was still enough light to knit by, though
The picture makes it look brighter than it really was. Because the light was dim, I figured working on the sock would be easier than the cardigan, which involved counting rows, and switching colours.
We figured the power would be back on in an hour or so, but the hours passed, night fell, candles were lit, and I just kept knitting…
I had lots of blankets and furry companions to keep me warm, since there was no heat. As the hours ticked by, we realized the power was unlikely to come back on before bedtime. So I just kept knitting…
And, when I got up in the morning….
All that was left to do is to close the toe! So that’s one sock done… one more to go!
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I love when that happens! lol This sock turned out so well-what fun to make your stripes that way!
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That’s putting down time to good use!
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That’s great! And I love those stripes!!!
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Love the image of candlelight knitting. The sock looks great!
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I’m thinking that you and I were hit by the same wind storm, but we didn’t lose power THIS time.
Glad you were productive during the outage; hope you didn’t lose anything that was in the refrigerator.
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That is a beautiful sock! I love those stripes, the colors and the way you shaped the heel. It’s going to be a great gift. You made good use of not having any power.
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Great use of no power. Isn’t it nice to have that time and not feel like you should be doing something else. I made Alex socks from that yarn and Mandy was jealous so I made her some too. I also have a pair. They wear great!
Blessings,
Betsy
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Excellent use of knitting time!
I heartily recommend a headlamp for use during power outages. While I’m sure there are other uses for them, they might as well have been invented just for knitting!
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Nice socks! I like that yarn. It feels good to get a project done, doesn’t it? And there’s nothing like a sock with self striping yarn.The best!
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Now that’s turning lemons into lemonade,Great work
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