It All Started With a Big Bang

The whole time I've been knitting I've sworn I wouldn't make socks until they could both be finished at the same time and toe up so I wouldn't run out of yarn on the toes and be in an awful predicament.  When I spotted the book "Toe-Up 2-at-a-Time Socks by Melissa Morgan-Oakes I figured it was now or never.

So began....

 I started working on these socks about the same time I was introduced to the Big Bang Theory and did the majority of the work on them while watching the show. The yarn is Knit Picks Stroll, Hand Painted and the colorway is called Cartoons. Also appropriate for these Big Bang Socks, as the characters in the show have a particular appreciation for cartoons and comics.

The irony in this big knitting achievement is that I finished these socks on a record high temperature day for April in Fresno. 92 degrees. I'm meeeeeelting! Whether hand knit socks are actually worth it or not will have to wait to be determined until it cools off a bit.

One In Every Color-Socks

Some of you may have remembered my last sock post. Well...we were walking through Costco and I couldn't resist these beauties. They came all together. In a pack! There's just something enticing about a product that comes in every color! It calls to me!

Sock it to Me

Before I get started let me tell you to be sure to check out the sister post here!

I like socks. Yep, just when you thought I couldn't get any weirder, I did. I have a particular appreciation for Old Navy's Sport Socks.They're thick and cushy on the bottom (very absorbent) and they're thin on the top which for some reason lets my feet be cooler faster. AND they have colors on the toe heel and ankle which makes pairing easy! They come out with new colors every so often and my collection is growing! I was cleaning my room before Luke got here which meant organizing my sock box. I was so mesmerised that I couldn't resist snapping a few pictures!

Kind of a cool color wheel I think!

All neat and tidy in my sock box!

For the record, I was thrilled about the title but a little wary I might be throwing something super offensive out there to be attatched to my name, and my blog! So I did a little research for myself and those other people who wonder what exactly "sock it to me" means. I still have no idea, but heres what I found: Missy Elliott & Da Brat have a song titled Sock it 2 Me (liking the 2) and theres a "hit" by Mitch Ryder titled "Sock it to Me, Baby!", it's the name of a cake, and according to this guy it was made famous by Judy Carne, and me...I know it from an all girls choral version of R-E-S-P-E-C-T.

She's Hot on My Trail!

Lets face it. I'll never be a mastermind criminal...I leave a trail as big as a highway. Poor Cindy, whether she wants to or not, she keeps discovering it...all over! A while ago I house-sat for them which was convenient because my grandparents were staying in my room. Somewhere in that time frame I lost my debit card. I have the bad habit of sticking cards in my back pocket so I really didn't know where I had lost it. I called the gas station, I scanned her guest bedroom. (Which surpasses the guest bedroom standards set by Anne Shirley) and didn't find it. I called in for a new card, and sure enough, when she was thoroughly tidying and moving furniture in an effective manner that Cindy has mastered and she found my card. Ugh. I felt so silly. Well...several weeks after staying at her house I realise the silver band I took from my mom's childhood jewelry stash was no longer on my finger. Something you'd think I'd notice right? Wrong. Apparently it had been missing since I stayed at Cindy's house. I'm notorious for taking rings off in my sleep and sure enough Cindy recently found my ring. In the same room. Along with a pair of socks I also apparently took off in my sleep. Cindy very kindly returned them to me at dinner last night.

Think I'm done? Oh no, it doesn't stop there. Guess what else? This morning I got a call reporting that she had found my iPod cover that I enjoy very much. Apparently other people preferred the cover too because I got quite a few comments on the sock I was using as a substitute. Thanks Cindy, for being such a great detective! Ill try to stop misplacing so much of my stuff!