Stress Reaction

It's the first blooms of the fall sock garden (and the completion of the mismatched sock pair, and the much needed and motivating finishing fix, all in one glorious step)!

The blue/black/green is Lorna's Laces in Blackwatch.
The red/yellow/brown is the Opal Hand Painted #19.

Valuable lesson number one: Lorna's Laces Shepherd Sock is very luxurious, but Opal Hand Painted Sock Yarn, though just a tad more course, feels as if it is hugging your feet. If you are like me, and would gladly pay a large sum of money to keep a skilled foot masseuse on staff, then this is indeed a good thing to know.

Valuable lesson number two: Keep in mind that it is a good thing to knit both socks either from the inside or the outside of the ball!

Left sock knit from the inside (I think I like this one better).
Right sock knit from the outside.

I have to say that I am now a HUGE fan of knitting socks on two circular needles. Despite the fact that knitting socks on double points is very traditional, and despite the fact that I consider myself a very traditional person, I am rapidly becoming convinced that a new tradition is being born. I cannot imagine a more gratifying sock knitting experience than finishing a complete pair of socks at the same time. Orphan socks, I firmly believe, are destined to become a thing of the past. Like Small Pox. And, unlike Small Pox, it is hard to imagine a terrorist plot to inflict upon the world a plague of unmatched socks.