March 22, 2006

• Turning the Heel

  You have no idea how tricky it is to deal with turning a heel on public transport, when the woman sat next to you is so angled that she's taken over half your seat, meaning that, in order not to elbow her in her ample ribs, you must attempt to squish your left elbow somewhere between your right arm and the side of the bus.  Attempting a purl-three-together-through-back-of-loop under these conditions is asking for trouble.  However, I am brave, I will attempt anything.  And, I appear to have succeeded.  The heel of the first Sockapaloooza sock is almost turned, and, in approximately six rows time, will be completely turned.  At which point I shall be able to contemplate the seven inches of leg to be knitted before I get to the ribbing at the top.  The sock is enormous; my sock pal's feet are a full two inches longer than mine.  This  makes modelling them extraordinarily difficulty.  There will be photos, but not now.  And not of the full sock-foot on my foot.  I tried that last night, mid turn, and it looks extraordinarily stupid.  Things flap, y'know?  The lace pattern looks quite sweet, though, it makes nice wavy lines in the stripes of the sock.  Yum.

  
  

  Last night, I met Sara.  And, she's lovely, and we could quite happily have gabbed until midnight, were it not for the shop shutting round us and the fact that she had to meet her chap down in Piccadilly.  Definitely the highlight of the week so far.  I say the week so far, as today I am supposed to have the big Queen's Guide Award Presentation by Royalty; and that's a pretty impressive occurrence for any week.  I am not enthused by this idea, I hate presentations.  They really aren't terribly me.  Still, it's nice to get dressed up occasionally, even if it did take me about half an hour to iron my shirt and I still didn't get it ironed to my exacting standards.  Note to self.  Iron Guide Shirt when damp.  It may let go of the creases more easily that way.  Note to designer: pure cotton may look and feel nice, but it's a b*gg*r to take care of, and please use polycotton in future, since that rarely requires ironing.

  
  

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