First Invasion

I am done with the first Space Invader sock! That's hubby's foot there modeling the sock (my foot would be much, much smaller, and not hairy, trust me). He said it was quite comfy and it fit just right. Aija Goto's design is so much fun to knit. It will be fun to see the second sock, because it has a different pattern than the first sock. Socks knit up so quickly, talk about instant gratification.



I bought the new Vogue Knitting magazine. The 25th anniversary issue is a great read, discussions with the expert designers in the field, the old guard and the new. I love that Debbie Stoller (of Stitch 'N Bitch fame) was one of the participants. One particular thing she said about knitting really rang true for me:

"...I always find that knitting and techie code things put my brain in exactly the same space. Knitting is a lot like ones and zeros: knits and purls, follow the lines and end up with something that becomes something."

The two designs in the photos on top are what I am contemplating knitting next. You can't make it out, but the James Coviello design (middle photo) has a really cool cable motif in the back. I love cabling, it's so much fun. I'm having trouble locating the yarn though, it's not the number it specified, so we'll see.

Doh!

So, I'm reading Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (book 3), when I look over to the page on the right and it just doesn't match up. Harry is trying to mount a hippogriff for the first time...suddenly Binky dies??? Then I look down at the page numbers (see picture above), left page says 116, right page says 149. I'm missing 33 pages! I said some nasty curse words that would not be appropriate for the target audience of these Potter adventures to overhear. So, now I have to buy a new book...sigh.