Craving

I know you're thinking
CHOCOLATE!

Wrong!
Today I want to knit
tube socks.
Nothing else will satisfy
my craving.

I've been poring over
the Knitting Central sock
pattern page.

Think menu selection
after a 40 day fast.

Well, not quite.
I do exaggerate upon
occasion.

But let's face it,
It's not the
propitious time
to order yarn.

I mean.
I am going to the
Sheep and Wool Festival
tomorrow.

Need to save a little cash
for tomorrow's splurge...
not blow the yarn allowance
at this juncture.
Right?

But I am fidgety.

And I read this wonderful
tip:

Knit with a needle
one size smaller
than the one recommended
on the wrapper.

It will produce a tighter sock.

I'm eager to give it a try.
Aren't you?

And in truth
I'm not the one for tips.
I walk right on past
that broad who tells
you how to get a stain
out of the sink or the
scum off the shower.

But tell me to use
a circular needle with
a different size point
on each end to make
my purl tension match
my knit tension and...

I'm hooked.
Have to try it
post haste.

Best I shut down the computer
before my fingers do the walking
and the yarn order
slips past the censor.