Trying to get my knitting mojo back

I’ve been in California, my new home, for a week now but I haven’t done much knitting. It’s weird.
Everything looks and feels different. For one thing it’s a lot warmer and the lighting is different – it’s sunny all the time! I will probably never make another hat again. However, it’s great weather for socks.

Lately, I’ve been working on the Ribbed Ribbons sock pattern (ravelry link), another pattern from Wendy’s book, Socks from the Toe-up. I got really far on the sock, past the heel flap, but when I tried it on, it looked and felt a little short, about a half inch too short. So I ripped it back. That’s the story of my life these days. Two steps forward and one step back.

Venturing way outside my comfort zone, I also checked out a local knitting group at the yarn shop Stash, on Solano Avenue in North Berkeley. There are some truly expert sock knitters in the group. It turns out that three of us were using Malabrigo and two were knitting Hedera (prob three by next week – count me in!).

Nicole who is one of the proprietors of the shop and an extremely friendly and welcoming person, is holding a miniature sock knit by Leslie, known in these parts as the “Sock Empress.” I think Leslie told me she used size0000 needles for this sock  and let me tell you, this tiny sock is truly a work of art. Most impressive.

Perhaps Leslie will have the sock finished by next Wednesday. I think my mojo is returning…albeit slowly…but returning nonetheless.