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Leg bad, yarn good

The swelling has gone down considerably in my bad leg however it's still hard to tell if I have a knee bone. My patella creaks in a very unsettling way if I prod it. Ick ick ick.


As my leg has been quite sore this week I've been taking my mind of it with sock knitting. Here's some yarn porn to counteract the icky leg. The yarn, for those of you who share my fetish, is Misti Alpaca handpainted sock orgasm, the same stuff I made my MILs Christmas socks with. I'm hoping to have enough left over to finish a pair for me.



I had to stop knitting to show you this lovely magenta and green combo which fell upon my needles.
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mostcurious said…
My goodness that is kind of scary!
6 March 2009 at 21:24
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