Two weeks ago, I was all set. I would enter the Ravelympics. I would do the Sock Put. I would knit. I would win! I would sit there and bask in the glory (and warm feet) of gold-medal-worthy socks.

But yet it seemed like a copout. A mere pair of socks in 17 days? Sock Wars veterans scoff. Clearly I needed a high start value to make an impression on the judges. Thus, I would knit a pair of socks of my own design, a design that’s been swirling in my head for a while and requires charting a non-repeating cable pattern.

And then the move happened. In my packing haste (which made me miss my college days when it took two hours to pack and clean a dorm room), I forgot to set aside the sock yarn I intended to use. Right now it’s sitting in storage with the rest of the stash, to be retrieved at some unknown date. My knitter’s graph paper is in a box, maybe in storage, maybe in one of the as-yet-unpacked boxes in the apartment.

Time for Plan B. I’d wanted to knit the Bayerische Socks for a while, and this seemed like a good time. Teeny tiny cables should be worth a high start value. I made a trip to Yarns 2 Ewe for some suitable yarn and cast on during the opening ceremonies.

Of course, I cast on during the NBC tape-delayed opening ceremonies, which meant that I missed out on 13 hours of valuable knitting time.

Which isn’t going to matter in the end, because I forgot to sign up for the Ravelympics in the first place.

Which is just as well, because it’s one week into the competition and I’m still working the heel flap, even after shaving a few inches off the legs to make ankle socks (per my usual sock preference). It’s taken me two days to work maybe six rows of the heel flap.

In retrospect, it was a bad idea to pick a project that requires so much attention, as lovely as the socks are. It’s hard to work tiny twisty cables while Jason Lezak is running down Alain Bernard, y’know?

Mows your lawn (on six legs), but alas, no fleece.

Thank you, thank you all for giving my yarn a new home. There are still a few items left from the original posting, and I decided to add a couple more things for sale. As before, prices are in USD and include shipping to the contiguous 48 US states. Paypal is preferred, but will accept other forms of payment. Take a look!

New Items

Joseph Galler Prime Alpaca
100% superfine alpaca
Sport weight
$12

This is leftover from the Haruha Scarf. Over half the ball is left over (4.5oz out of 8oz), so definitely enough to make another lacy scarf.

Lily Sugar ‘n Cream
100% cotton
Worsted weight
SOLD

Three brand new balls in red, cream, and light blue. I tried to become a dishcloth knitter, but it’s just not in me.

Leftover Sock Yarn
Fingering weight
SOLD

Each pair of the little balls shown here totals around 50g, so you should have enough to make a pair of children’s socks or small women’s socks/anklets out of the yarn. Here’s what we’ve got:

Front left:
Knitpicks Essential, Burgundy
47g left over from Denmark

Back left:
Lang Jawoll Superwash Solid, #88
45g left over from Hedera
Includes full spool of matching reinforcing thread

Front right:
Fortissima Socka, #1035
59g left over from Cable Twist Socks

Middle right:
Fortissima Socka, #1004
53g left over from Embossed Leaves Socks

Back right:
Fortissima Socka, #1005
47g left over from Straight-Laced Socks

Remaining items from previous sale post after the jump.

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