Progress on hose

[Distaff]

After a third start, finally got going for real on the hose. Have 130 rows of the leg knitted (plus 30-something in the cuff). Have about 1 1/2 inches more to knit before starting the heel. A six stitch rope cable flanks each side of a central diamond. Ribbing around the rest of the leg. Simple, but effective. Easy to keep track of on graph paper, and also to "read" in the knitting. Fit around leg is good.

Am running low on yarn on this cone (was SURE I had more than enough). Hoping the yarn store in Alaska that sold it to me is still in business, post Covid - "Cordova" was their exclusive color. Will switch to another color cone if necessary. These socks are for hiking. The wildlife won't care, and all I really care about is that the construction is correct.

Ordered BT's book on kiltmaking. Will be here next week.

Cheers.