Madgik Toes

Our Toe-Up Baby Sock Samples

I will forever associate knitting toe-up socks with my new BFF, Madge!
Yesterday was one big adventure. I drove over to Madgik's house in the northern regions of Glendale and she introduced me to the world of Ravelry. I was skeptical at first about this new online community, but now I can see the advantages. Check it out and get on the waiting list....it is addicting, amazing and surprisingly helpful if you're a yarn-a-holic like I am.
Madge and I started our journey at Fish King on Glendale Ave. I have an upcoming event and I always order my party fish at Fish King. This is a great fish market, gourmet shop and lunch place. We had to have a small bowl of their clam chowder...excellent and chock full o' clams.
We motored over to Burbank for the next leg of our adventure. We dropped our knit bags at Unwind on Hollywood Way where we were scheduled to take Cookie A's Toe-Up Sock Knitting class. We walked up the block to the most gorgeous bakery in Burbank, the new and improved branch of Porto's. We met up with Barbara for a Cuban sandwich and libation before our sock class. I've written about Porto's before. The place is gorgeous, well-run and has fantastic food and pastries. We each had a sandwich, then shared a slice of strawberry shortcake. Double yum.

Our toe-down sock class at Unwind with Cookie A. was excellent. Our goal was to finish a small baby socklet.

Sock Guru, Cookie A.

I learned new casting on and casting off techniques. I found out about the joys of knitting toe-up socks to avoid the kitchener stitch. There were at least 10 women in the class. Everyone was attentive and eager to learn this method.

Knitting Tiny Socks Can Drive You Insane

I've never been that crazed about knitting socks like the rest of the knitting community. I came to understand what all the fuss was about. OK, the sock yarn available today is gorgeous and alluring, socks are small and easy to transport while knitting, they make great gifts. I've made 1-1/2 pairs of socks. It's difficult for me to stay focused after knitting one sock, but I was willing to learn about this different method to hopefully inspire me to sock-knit again. I'm not quite hooked yet, but I will definitely practice Cookie's method and make another pair of baby socks to see if I can perfect my technique.

If Lillian's Dog Can Knit Socks, Than I Can Too!

After our exhausting class, it was uplifting to see Madgik's husband, Tom walk in. There's
nothing more attractive than a handsome man surrounded by yarn!