PIPPI NO STOCKINGS

Geesh......I have been under the weather for a few days...normal for me. I have good stretches and bad... Life in the food chain !

I HATE SOCKS!!!!!!!! Well at least I hate wearing them.. I am an old hippie ( according to my youngest kid ) and love the feel of my bare tootsies ! Au naturele..all the way. The first thing I do after walking in the door at home is to kick off my shoes. I even take them off at work, as I do not share an office with anyone. My feet and ankles swell as the day wears on any way, so I delay putting shoes on until I have to leave for the day.
I sometimes take them off on my commuter bus and when I am driving. One of my ideas of maximum comfort !

I LOVE MAKING SOCKS !!!!!! Any pattern, size, shape you name it . They are "almost" the perfect thing to take on my commuter bus. As I mentioned before, in a previous post, it is a long three hour round trip ride. However, as we do not always get the same bus, I say "almost" because, as Guido says in his song " if the bus stays steady", it can be a somewhat dangerous proposition whenever we have to come to an abrupt stop on the NYS Thruway. Your needles poke into such things as the fabric of the chair in front of you or, saints preserve us, living flesh !

Yes, I use double points as I really like them. I know how to knit all the various ways, top down, bottom up. Two socks on two circs etc... but I just like double points. Maybe it puts me touch with the ancestors somehow ;-)
I like to refer to socks as a functional way to swatch. Very quick and easy. Oh by-the-by, I do make two before setting off to work on something else, correcting a bad, long term habit.


ON TO PODCASTS- glad to see (or hear) fibercast is back again. The host is located in New England and talks about our area a lot, so it is nice to have someone close to home.
With the long commute I have, it is a perfect time to listen to podcasts. I have a Motorola cell phone that has an I-Pod installed in the phone. Even though it only has 512MB of memory, it is sufficient to download enough podcasts to keep me entertained for the long ride.
Some of my favorites are:

Cast On - I am not always interested in some of the information Brenda Dayne shares with her audience and I'm not wild about music included on some podcasts, but I do enjoy her approach to the subject of knitting and spinning

Its a Purl Man- I have to admit Guido brings out a maternal something in me when I listen to his podcast. OK.... momentary pause for all of you to gag.... He just seems to be the "genuine article" and not put on and I enjoy the people he interviews, more grass roots if you will.
Besides how can you not love someone who is attempting to knit his own huppah !?!

Britknit Cast and Lixie knits - They are british....and as I am 1/2 a brit what more do I need to say. The accents alone make me feel at home ...but thats a story for another time.

Sticks and Strings - love the idea of podcasts from other countries. Sharing a world wide interest is great. I just wish more people would join in from other areas. I know, the language barrier....

The Kniting Cook - Fun concept and some good recipes. Besides, she is now living in Germany and does go into her travels as part of the cast.

Weavecast - Good interviews and good info. I think this is the only weaving podcast, which suprises me. Correct me if I am wrong.

I do enjoy other casts that have good knitting, spinning and other craft content. I don't enjoy others that are too focused on the hosts rather than the fiber content. Enough said.....

Tug on the left ear ;-}