Lanam Facio

My Providence socks are coming along well. I put the ball of yarn in a yarn bra, so it's staying together better. I've turned the heel and am getting close to starting the ribbing:



I tried Wendy's method of avoiding the heel hole, and it didn't work for me. She knits at a tighter gauge than I do, which may be part of it. I'll try some other tricks on the second sock as well; it seems to be an elegant solution, and I'd very much like for it to work.


Amazingly, it snowed yesterday in Providence. Still, today was a glorious Easter.

First of all, if you're anywhere near Providence, go and see the BUGS production of Iolanthe. Tolloller and Mountararat are magnificent. Phyllis has a sense of comic timing rarely found in a soprano. The director was really responsive to the script; he got a lot of the small details highlighted and used the cast very well. The whole thing is a really good show.

Caleb and I saw it last night. While I was watching, as usual, I worked on my sock:



It's almost to the heel turn, which is perfect timing; Wendy posted her method of fighting heel hole on Monday. I'll try it; I do like that method of making a heel.

I was really wanting to finish up the School's Out socks not just because they were getting stale, but also because, on Friday, I went to see a show. I like having simple knitting to work on, and I knew that the ribbing on the School's Outs wouldn't work well. So, on Friday, I started these:


This is after getting them started, working on them while waiting for them, and then through a musical. They have my standard 16 start going up to 64 (I accidentally went up to 72 during the first act, but dropped one set and decreased the other set of extra increases.)

Here's hoping they go a little more quickly.