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First Brown Bag Opened
Personal Sock Club 2009
The moment has arrived to select one of the Brown Bag Socks that I packaged back in November for my 2009 Personal Sock Club. With great anticipation I selected one of the brown bags, contents unknown to me other than knowing that it was a pattern on my ‘to-knit-someday’ list and it was yarn that I loved enough to purchase at one point in my knitting history.
I brought the brown bag up to my family room and wondered what was inside. I told myself that, no matter what it contained, I would meet the contents with enthusiasm and determination. I quite honestly had forgotten which socks had been packaged so I was actually excited and felt like I had just received a package from a secret pal.
What was inside? Thelonius, a sock designed by Cookie A. Cookie’s patterns are challenging and well-written and this one appears to be like all the rest. The yarn I had selected in November for this pattern is Brown Sheep Wildfoote in the geranium colorway.
After perusing the pattern I learned that it contains a chart within a chart. That means that I won’t be able to knit this sock and watch television at the same time, at least I won’t be able to initially. I color coded the charts for easier reading and after I get them taped to a magnetic board I will be all set.
I think I will enjoy my 2009 Personal Sock Club. I know I will like all the patterns and there will be no monthly deadlines to meet. I’ll just knit socks when I feel like it instead of feeling compelled to knit them just to meet a deadline. And, I will be able to cross off several patterns I’ve wanted to knit for ages rather than having someone dictate to me a particular designer. Hot diggity dog! This will be fun and it is all part of the bigger plan to reduce my stash by 100 balls!
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What a fun idea and a fab pattern to start with. Can’t wait to see it grow!
oh, what a fabulous idea. good luck, cannot wait to see the results!
It really is a fun idea to have your personal sock club. Thelonious is a gorgeous pattern – can’t wait to see yours.
That is a great idea. Have fun!
I still think this is quite possibly the most genius sock club idea ever! If only Blue Moon weren’t still sending me yarn every other month … 😉
I think this is a brilliant idea. If I wasn’t doing the 12 sweaters thingy, this was on my list for this year. I was actually thinking it would also be fun to include a few sock yarns without patterns – since they make nice gloves or scarves or such – and then it’d be a free-for-all month. But maybe next year….
I think it can only help when the element of surprise is included. I can’t wait to see your socks as they grow!
How exciting! Color coding works very well to keep track of a pattern.
What Fun!
I have the Thelonius pattern too – a beautiful design, but haven’t gotten to it…yet…
I’m working on my first month’s sock – it was a lot of fun to pick the bag, and it did feel like I had received it as part of a club. Your first pick is gorgeous – love the yarn, and the pattern looks very challenging! Can’t wait to see how it comes along…
Such fun!! I love the new look of your blog, too. It is so clean and fresh…
Oh cool that’s the pattern I sent to you way back when. I hope you enjoy it.