where we discovered that WV is a very well kept secret. They have just about every sport you could want to do, so long as it doesn't involve an ocean or steady wind!
Our first day we went hiking at Blackwater Falls State Park. We found these falls first and thought they were the falls the park was named for:
but we found out from fellow hikers that these, in fact, were the renowned falls:
Just a tad bit bigger.
The next day, we went to Seneca caverns, where we met this little guy: 
aren't bats the best little rodents? Much better than squirrels...they just don't have as good a PR agent, obviously!
aren't bats the best little rodents? Much better than squirrels...they just don't have as good a PR agent, obviously! After the caverns, we went and hiked to the top of Seneca Rocks. It looks like this from below: 
an d this is what it looks like from the top: 
We came back Monday, thus avoiding all weekend traffic and I got about 2/3rds of the brother's second sock done. You think I'd be thrilled, thinking I'm almost done, but no. As you my recall from Tuesday 10/30's post , I had initially done a red and green 2x2 ribbing on his sock cuff...but when I tried to put that puppy on over my foot, there was just NO way...so I ripped the cuff and put in a simple red 2x2 cuff...but that meant binding off at the top of the cuff...something I'd never done before. I knew I needed elasticity, so I opened all my books and found one that said to use the typical bind-off, just looser. Lying sack of s*&t that it is...I can pull the sock on over my heel now, but all circulation to the foot will be lost within a few minutes of wearing the damn thing...so, I have to rip it back again and try this method of casting off that I just found at an old y2knit site
an d this is what it looks like from the top: We came back Monday, thus avoiding all weekend traffic and I got about 2/3rds of the brother's second sock done. You think I'd be thrilled, thinking I'm almost done, but no. As you my recall from Tuesday 10/30's post , I had initially done a red and green 2x2 ribbing on his sock cuff...but when I tried to put that puppy on over my foot, there was just NO way...so I ripped the cuff and put in a simple red 2x2 cuff...but that meant binding off at the top of the cuff...something I'd never done before. I knew I needed elasticity, so I opened all my books and found one that said to use the typical bind-off, just looser. Lying sack of s*&t that it is...I can pull the sock on over my heel now, but all circulation to the foot will be lost within a few minutes of wearing the damn thing...so, I have to rip it back again and try this method of casting off that I just found at an old y2knit siteThis is an easy and fairly elastic bind off that is useful where you need extra elasticity. It is easy to do and remember, but it will cause the edge to flare a bit so shouldn’t be used where a very smooth edge is needed.
Right Side
This example is done in 1x1 rib with a knit stitch beginning the row. It can be done in any pattern.
K1, *bring yarn forward, return stitch to left ndl; p2tog [new stitch and next stitch on left ndl which is a purl st]; put yarn to back, return stitch to left ndl; k2tog; rep from * across row.
K1, *bring yarn forward, return stitch to left ndl; p2tog [new stitch and next stitch on left ndl which is a purl st]; put yarn to back, return stitch to left ndl; k2tog; rep from * across row.
Wrong Side
The looseness of the stitches here will determine the elasticity and the look of the finished edge. You may prefer the wrong side, in which case bind off on a wrong-side row.
So, that's tonight's task. Maybe by week's end, I'll have both socks done and posted and can start on my Sister-in-law's socks...which means I can't post pics for a while since she's one of my two readers!
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