Cabled goodness

So, up until this point I have resisted the urge to turn Nano Jokes into a knitting blog, but that ends today. It's dying, there's no debate: The last blog post was over a week ago. That is simply not acceptable. And so, I turn to subject matter that nourishes internet writers all over the world: needlecraft.

And to specify within that category, knitting. No crochet for me. And cross stitch? psht. Child's play.

Knitting is awesome. That fact is undeniable. The only question left to answer about knitting is why more people don't do it. It's not expensive- at least, not when you're starting out. It's not difficult- again, in the basics. And you get to be productive while having fun: go play video games for three hours. What do you have to show for yourself? I have a sock heel. They should call you Mario, cause you just got 1-up'd.

And if you're not one of the enlightened wooly masses, and the title has lost you: cables are the logarithms of the knitting world. They look terrifying, seem incredibly difficult, and are extremely impressive when someone else sees them. The secret? They're dead simple. Like, dead simple. As in, I was afraid to try them until I looked up how they are done and laughed my face off.

Which is why the next socks I knit will be cabled. Along with the infamous sweatervest, I've got no shortage of projects in the near future.

Sasha's at her cottage right now, so I doubt she'll be able to see this, but I know that our dedicated readers (be honest, reader) will be glad to finally have some sustenance of the nano-variety.