My knitting this week is a bit tricky to photograph. It is a pair of socks, worked two-at-a-time, to fulfill the 2nd semester assignment of Loopy Academy. The assignment is to make a pair of socks:
A pair of socks, toe-up or cuff-down, whichever you are least familiar with. If you are equally familiar with both methods, choose which you’d prefer to do.
I feel confident in making them both ways, so I went with the Sideswipe socks, and they have been highly enjoyable to knit. They are making me think a bit, as they feel a bit frankenstiney – you start at the toe, turn the heel, work the gusset, then the leg and cuff – all flat! I have a few more rows on the cuff then I can start on the middle stripe section.
I am really enjoying The Year of No Sugar by Eve O. Schaub. As a person with a huge sweet tooth, a respect for real food, and a suspicion of high-fructose corn syrup, I thought this would be an interesting read. There are many similarities to my own life that the author discusses in her habits and lifestyle that totally catch my attention, and I can relate. These sort of real-life experiments are fascinating and it has given me a lot to think about in regards to my own eating habits. It’s Easter weekend almost, and I’m so looking forward to indulging in the chocolate treats and jelly beans, but I’m sure the lessons and ideas of this book will stick with me long after the sugar high wears off.
Fun socks!!
The book sounds interesting. I am on day 6 of the Low Sugar Diet, which my friend Tsela designed. Last fall, I lost 8 pounds just by cutting out sweets, but then I regained every last pound over the winter!