Magic 28 Socks & Half a Sweater...

Holy Fuck. o.0 I just typed up a wonderfully insightful post with lots of links and pictures and it was damn long.

Then I hit submit.

The page that appeared said server wouldn't load... and the post was GONE forever in a little poof.

DAMNIT. That pisses me off so much. PLUS I normally save draft as I go along. BUT NO. I didn't do that. Grrrrr.

Someone left the post out in the rain and I don't think that I can take it, cause it took so long to make it and I'll never have that much functioning brain again OHHHHHHHH NOOOOOOO!!

My head hurts now. That is just shitty. Thank you Typepad. Blah. *POUTY LIP OUT*

Fine. So now I'll try this again. Or whine and just post the stuff. Bleh. That just takes the wind out of my sails. I need a drink. Or Coffee. Hmmm I wonder what MonkeySocks is up to. *L*

So anyway as I previously and with more grace said before, I completed my first pair of Magic 28 socks. (I had written out all kinds of facts n' shit before, with links even!)

Without any grace and a great deal of whining here are the socks.

They were knit with some seriously overpriced and not the softest yarn of the basic worsted weight wools, Lion Brand Wool. I used half the skein. I'll use the rest to make a matching kid sized hat. After that I will never waste my money on this yarn again. Why bother when Paton's and Cascade are better for the price and quality.

This is going into the Dulaan Box. 8 items so far on my way to 10!

Next up is some sweater progress.

I wrote a bunch of stuff about the sweater and what I did Saturday and Sunday. But now I'm too irritated to write it all out again.

So anyway that's what I've been up to. *falls over*

Comments

[Cookie]

Oh, honey, I'm sorry. Can you e-mail Support and yell at them?

Down here, Patons is cheaper and a larger skein than the Lion Wool. Frankly, I'd rather dye my own worsted weight at this point.

Those sockies are so cute! Well done you.

Love that sweater!

♥

[Beezie]

I'm with you on the Lion Brand yardage suckitude. The colors are nice, but 2.5 oz. for five bucks? I barely got a kid's pair of socks from one skein. Ever since Paton's Classic came out with their varigated colorways, I haven't looked back.

[Barbp]

Sucks - I'll bet an oatmeal cookie (the drink) would make you feel better. The socks look great (even if you didn't like the yarn) and the sweater is terrific.

[Stacey]

Just in case the bad mojo hits the comments too:

Sucks
Cute
Too bad it's not a vest or you'd have 9 items :)

/runs

[Dave Daniels]

Awww, MacArthur Park. Donna Summer, where are you now?
Oh, sorry...
Yes, losing cool posts sucks. Did you ever notice it doesn't eat the crappy ones? NEVER????
And, did Cookie say she'd rather dye her own? OUR Cookie said that? WTF?
Your weater is really showing progress.

[Devorah]

I just had that happen on an email. Phooey! The sweater is looking great, sweetie. Hang in there!

***Squidly Hugs***

[adrienne]

Both projects look awesome. What pattern are you using for the sweater?

[Ann]

Wow...you make me want to pick up the needles and knit a pair of those socks..I have mittens to finish first..then the socks...I do need some on the plane knitting for my trip to dallas next week...those might do the trick

[Monkey Socks]

I know I should leave some sort of encouraging comment about your sweater but I am still feeling a little bitter about you being so far ahead of me in the class. I still maintain it's because you are making a sweater for a munchkin and I am well ... not a munchkin. Seriously, congrats on the sweater! I am thinking over this long weekend we consume copious amounts of coffee and I'll try to get somewhere on my sweater. I hope you are having a good week and I'll see you soon. I am hoping to consume copious amounts of alcohol too ... since that goes along with some of your resolutions I doubt you will have a problem joining me in my endeavors. Is it Friday yet?!?!?! I am ready for work to be over ... speaking of which, I have to get back to work.
Ciao,
Monkey Socks