My new favorite way to wind balls!

I can not believe it has taken me this many years to discover that I can read a digital book while I wind yarn balls!  It works absolutely great!  I spent the entire evening last night winding yarn for the upcoming MKAL (As You Wish) and reading a book about the history of Bucks County, PA and working on my marshamoses blog site!  I am back at it the morning while I drink my coffee.  YEA!  I think I am going to be very ready by Tuesday when the first clue drops!

 

Knitting a sock for the sock workshop

In preparation for the up coming sock workshop this month I had a crazy idea to try.  Sally and I are thinking about making a sweater that is meant to use up one's stash.  It calls for about 16 different colors and is knit with a stitch that looks a bit woven.  So I was thinking perhaps I might try a sock in the stitch to use as a swatch for my sweater.  But we are knitting in cotton and cotton is less than perfect for socks.  Then I remembered that when i used to knit socks and the Ewe and Eye was was the place to go for yarn, Mrs Newman introduced me to elastic to add to cuffs and whatever.  So I googled ....and here is one thing that I found with my google search:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9R_Ki4SeW4

It is a video about a cast on to use for a top down sock that makes for a very stretchy  top of the sock.

E-how says this about adding elastic: