It's no fun to be woken up by a chainsaw two days in a row. At least this morning it was an hour and a half later than it was yesterday, and a few more feet away from the bedroom, too. Also no fun is forgetting how to do something you've done dozens of times before. I had to redo a heel several times but am finally back on track. One time I sat down to knit and couldn't remember how to cast on, which just made my jaw drop. I can't remember if I needed to look it up or if I remembered on my own.

This is Blue Moon Fiber Arts STR lightweight in Scottish Highlands. It is a very nice yarn. I see why so many people are devotees of the STR. It rarely splits or catches on the needles and is springy, soft, and buttery. It held up pretty well to me having to unknit and reknit the heel mumble times. I have a cable running down each side even though you can't really see it. I didn't want to do a plain sock but the yarn was too busy for much else.

I never posted a picture of the finished Fleece Artist socks, so here they are:I tried one of the Yarn Harlot's tricks on one of these socks. It's supposed to eliminate ladders but I didn't find it effective so I modified it to something that worked better for me. Once I put it on my foot, however, it gapped anyway.So I think the best option for me is to use more needles, which I was already doing.