Starting the Summer of Socks

Yarn: Regia Bamboo

Needles: Inox Circular US 0, 16" 2 pr

8 stitches to the inch, toe up socks. 70 stitches for the body of the sock. K3, P2 pattern.

Picture to follow (as soon as I find the USB cord!)

I may be behind the times with the Summer of Socks 2007, but it is the Saturday of Labor Day weekend, so I think I'm starting right on time. For my first pair I've chosen to use Regia Bamboo, a yarn I haven't used before. To begin with the needles seemed too slippery for the yarn but now I'm doing much better. I started with a crochet provisional CO and did 14 st, expanding out to 70. I began this morning, took the sock with me for a pedicure to distract myself during ticklish moments and then knit while watching movies at home. I'm over 1/2 way done with the foot, so not bad...

We watched Part 2 of Elizabeth I from HBO. Helen Mirren is incredible. Part 1 was viewed Thursday night and that caught me up in the story of Elizabeth and Leicester. And what must it have been like to play both Queen Elizabeths. What contrasts! The first Elizabeth lived life on such a large scale and the present day one seems to live such a reserved life, although it's a life style I can't imagine. I spent so much time admiring the clothes and the wigs, the hats, even the undergarments. I loved the fineness of the shifts she was wearing, the details of the pearl necklaces being tied on with ribbon instead of fastened. I loved all the ladies in waiting being in quiet clothing---even the older ones being in black! All the more glory to Glorianna!