Hoorah for weekending. I was elbow deep in dyed fiber, took the first mall trip in I can’t even remember when, and spent 48 hours saving Hyrule. With help from the cats.
2 points to the Hubs for learning to operate the camera.
I also finished the new monkey socks:
Same specs as prior, Claudia’s Handpainted in the Purple Earth colorway.
These are the best fitting socks on me I have knit to date. I call them the spooky socks for the colors, and because I knit these while watching season 1 of the X-Files, grafting the final toe during The Erlenmeyer Flask. Through reliving this series after so many years, I’ve realized some things.1. In 1993, cell phones were amfek HUGE.
2. Scully is a really one dimensional character.
3. Mulder is more crazy than I originally gave him credit for.
4. He is no Seeley Booth.
5. I continue to heart the series despite its shortcomings. But it could have been so. much. better.
During this review of important episodes, I ripped back what I had started on a potato sock. Or whatever you wanna call it.
It took three times to get through the first repeat and in all honesty, I just wasn’t feeling it. Maybe I’ll come back someday. In the meantime, I found some falling leaves to distract. And once I get my size 2’s back, I think I’ll make with another pair of Monkey.
Where are my size 2’s, you ask? Why, knitting a sock, of course.

January 11, 2007 at 5:42 am
Zomg. I must call you tomorrow or catch you online tomorrow. I need an update on Bones and one (1) Seeley Booth.
And mayhap you can disclose this exciting sock technique. I AM INTRIGUED, I MUST KNOW MORE.
February 27, 2007 at 5:23 pm
I gotta ask: what size feet do you have and what gauge did you get on these socks? They are gorgeous.
I have some Purple Earth Claudia’s, and I reallyreallyreally want to try the Monkey pattern, but I have size 10 feet, and with the yardage on the Claudia’s, I was worried I would run out.
Your socks are beautiful. Please tell me it’ll work out…
May 8, 2007 at 6:26 pm
I followed some links over here from January One – and I love your monkey socks, but more importantly YAY! X-Files and Bones! I watched XF years ago and am a confessed Bones fan, even though I know it’s such a lite version of things past. Lovely blog!