In the lead-up to the Southern Summer of Socks, Rose Red has suggested we set ourselves a list of goals we would like to achieve over the course of the Knitalong. I think it’s a brilliant idea, so here’s my list:
1. I am shooting for a dozen pairs of socks this summer. The KAL lasts six months, so this is a reasonable target, at roughly a sock a week. If the Harlot could manage a sock a day, I think I can do this.
2. I have Christmas socks to knit, but I would also like to set myself up with a full week’s worth of hand knit socks. At present I have three pairs, two I knit for myself, and the pair of Bayerisch that my fabulous Sockpal Becky made me for Sockapalooza. The rest of the time I’m wearing store-bought socks! It’s just not right!
3. I want to try knitting two socks at once, either Magic Loop or two circs.
4. I want to learn how to knit Continental, to facilitate Goal #5.
5. I want to try Fair Isle, specifically these.
6. I have joined the Sock Knitters Anonymous group on Ravelry, and I’m going to be working my way through the Sockdown: Ravelry! schedule while I do this. It’s twelve months of challenges designed to broaden one’s sock-knitting horizons, including (every odd-numbered month) the Magical Mystery Sock Tour.
Also at Rose Red’s suggestion (and assuming I square away a respectable amount of the above), I will be rewarding myself for success. I think an on-going reward is the way to go, so I will either be subscribing to Interweave Knits, or joining a sock club. I’ll make up my mind at the end of the summer.
