Vera's Crafty Dog!?!

Look @ My Socks!

I just have to show this photo from the Bloggers' Party.  I love my Jaywalkers. Photo courtesy of Bellascribe.

What's funny is that since I joined the Charleston Bloggers' group, I've become more aware of what non knitting/crocheting bloggers blog about (national security, Iraq, immigration, etc.). 

Of course, I've always known that, but on a recent blog roundup, as I looked at all the other things other blogs were talking about, all I had was progress on my P-Socks and opera tickets.

It just seemed so trivial, socks mixed in with civic discourse, and all.

I know it's not, though.

In the two years that I've been blogging, I made a conscious effort to keep VCB pretty strictly a crafting blog, and while other elements of my life creep in, I think I've held to that for the most part. 

Knitting and crocheting are two of my passions in life, and while there are more important things in the world, creating things with yarn and thread, sticks and hooks is my oasis. I love the word of yarn, pattens, hooks, LYS, DPNS, KALs, and CALs., and while I'm opening up to other communities in the blogoshere. I'll stick to my passions here; that's what blogging is all about.

I loved showing off my sock and others wanted to take photos.  It's just the ham in me.

Well, She Is Cute...

The other night, I was scrolling though my Bloglines feeds and came upon this.  It kind of threw me for a loop. Dan's first thought was Vera's Crafty Dog.

I find this hilarious since I have many issues with my name--most sort of resolved, though.

BTW, while I do have the LL Sock yarn in the Vera colorway (which I cannot bring myself to use, go figure) I never made the Vera Tank although the 1824 Cotton is back.

Throwing in the Second Sock

Since I haven't worked on my P-Sock in a while, I found Eunny's post about how she's dealing with Second Sock Syndrome interesting. I'm not ready for that just yet.  In fact, I brought more sock yarn, but I really need to "shake the disease".

Here's some Opal from eBay. My first Opals. I plan to make a basic sock with the skein on the left, and something lacey-- perhaps Falling Leaves? with the skein on the right.

And some more Socks That Rock in Fire on the Mountain.  This color is so stunning, I must make a special sock with it.

and the Jaeger Merino (yes, just one skein) for the Basalt Tank.

Misc.

I've actually watched some basketball.  The playoffs have been exciting.

I'll miss seeing Doug Flutie on the sidelines. We are the same age, so I wanted him to play forever.

Dishcloths are the new "killer ap." I'm my the fourth for this week. Check out the Mason Dixon KAL, and this funny article from Ann that I found on Manda's Blog.

Who knew dishcloths have a soul? 

BTW, if you are a child of the '70's and '80's  Indie Rock like I am, you must have these 19 versions of Joy Divison's Love Will Tear Us Apart.  It was the background music to my moody, Sylvia Plath ridden high school and college years.

Comments

[Manda]

Whenever I hear "Vera" I think of Pink Floyd's The Wall and Vera Lynn. That makes it a pretty cool name in my book.

As a long-time blogger who is relative new to knitting and knitblogging, I have to laugh at the idea that non-crafty blogs all talk about serious issues. As if! :-) My 'blog blog' (such as it is, it's been wasting away from neglect recently) is a haphazard mix of cool links, discussions of Britcom DVDs, and rants about life in general. It's scarcely readable. LOL.

[Bron]

Pretty in pink! That's you. :)

I think the name "Vera" seriously rocks. Retro is cool, don't you know. ;)

[Beth]

You really *were* color coordinated that day! And I love those new Opals.

I freely admit that I have SSS - but I do love knitting socks. It's just that when I've finished one, I can't wait to dive into something new.

[Duke]

The Joy Division? Haven't heard them in a while. However, I was recently listening to The Call. Remember them?

[julie]

Oh my goodness look at that Fire on the Mountain colorway. That is amazing, knit something with that fast so I can see it! ;o)

[Stacie]

You have great taste in colors!!

[Daniel]

Joy Division and Doug Flutie. Yep. We're definitely the same age.

[Lucy]

Okay...I really respect your knitting knowledge...so here's a question. I'm getting hooked on this sock knitting...but I really don't know where to get yarn online that is not crazy expensive...and I can't seem to master fingering yarns yet...so I'm wanting to just work with sport weight or DK. and I love lots of color. Does it always have to have wool in it. Any help you could give a new sock knitter would be wonderful.

[maryse]

ha! i totally feel the same about doug flutie's retirement. i was excited to see him back playing for the pats. i wish he'd only come back a year earlier so he'd at least have had a super bowl ring.

oh well.

[bonnie]

hey vera, when i get done with the first sock, i hurry up and don't even think about it and cast on for the second. if i do this, then it is ready to pick up and slowly i do a little bit at a time, then once i turn the heel, it's too exciting that i'll have an actual pair for me to stop now!

[Dorothy]

Love the socks, but really love the new Opal, especially the pastel! I know there are more "important" blogs out there, but knitting is such a refuge from all the "important" stuff! Have you checked out the Sockbugs blog? She has lots of free patterns and there is a lacey one that would be great with the pastel Opal.

[peg]

I just listened to The Cure's version of Love Will Tear Us Apart via your link here; thanks!

[Dana Enck]

That STR yarn is incredible! I might have to nab a hank of that myself. Everytime I hear "Love... Apart" it brings me back to high school - and all the black I used to wear. Of course, I still wear lots of black, but it's not in an effort to be moody :-)

[Pam]

Vera - you are officially a crazed, obsessed, sock-knitting person. I must say that I like that.

[del]

There are non-knitting blogs out there??? WHY??

LOL. I don't like when people trivialize knitting because it falls in with all other artsy hobbies. It's creating something & goodness knows, we need more beautiful things in the world.

[ladylinoleum]

I'm with you on keepin' it crafty. I try to do the same with my blog. Oh yes, lots of other interests, but for my contribution to the blogsphere...it's all about yarn. Glad you're here doing the same thing because you're inspirational to me!

Love sock yarn...love variegated sock yarn...my fave.

[Cindy]

Hi Vera,
Love your Jaywalkers! Great color. Thank you for the music link - love it!!!

Cindy