Ok, so I've become a little distracted while aiming to complete the Luna Blanket by the time I finish at Double Helix, as I started a 2nd pair of Monkey socks for Lewis, a while back, and have recently picked them up again. The reason I gave up on them for a bit is because this is the first pair of socks I'm making using invisible nylon thread alongside the yarn at the heels and toes. This is because every pair of socks I've made (this is pair #5) has developed holes in those places and I basically have no motivation left to mend things I've knitted. The only problem is, as it comes off a tiny spool it helps twist up the yarn at super speed making knitting in the round somewhat laborious, forever having to hold up your sock and let it unwind. This is particularly inconvenient for me as I knit on the train, and it looks like your holding up your work to present to people.
So, this post is in honour of the fastest I've ever completed a single sock - 1 week! At full speed it was normally taking me 2 weeks to finish a sock, but as this is the 2nd pair of the same pattern, it all went pretty fast, even with having to use the stupid nylon thread.
Now the socks are finished (bar Kitchener stitching the toe together) I will resume work at full speed on the Luna Blanket. With less than 3 weeks left at Double Helix, it looks like my target will not be reached, but I'm halfway through so that's pretty good in my books:)
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