I haven’t been knitting all that long really, but I think I’m pretty descent at it.  I feel like I’m particularly pretty good with socks; they’re kind of “my thing”.  Yet for some reason, the pattern for Sock Wars III is kicking my arse.

Over the weekend, I cast on and ripped back at least three times.  I think I’ve lost count now, actually.  I’m still on the first sock, about 4 pattern-repeats into it, and it still doesn’t look right to me.  It may just be the busy pattern of the yarn (TOFUtsies) — I’m hoping that’s the case — but I don’t see the rippling pattern taking shape as it should.  ARGH!

I got an e-mail from my “assassin” Sunday and she informed me that my socks are done and in the mail as of Monday morning.  So I’m as good as dead, probably tomorrow.

I’m not that sad though.  To tell the truth, I’m excited to get the socks my assassin knitted for me in the mail!  I spend so much time knitting for other people, it’s fun to get some socks knitted for me by someone else.  I’m so anxious to see them and try them on!

Somehow, I’d completely forgotten about it until I received a reminder e-mail in the mail yesterday.  (Whew!)  Today begins Sock Wars III!

I just received the pattern and the dossier for my “target”.  Muhahaha.

The sock pattern we’re knitting is called “The Detonator” (hehe) and is pictured to the left.  I think it looks like a very fun pattern and it’s sure to look good in TOFUtsies yarn.  (Which I need to stop by my LYS and get some more of!)

If you’d like to knit along with sock wars participants, the organizers of the event have made the pattern publically available here too!

Ok, I need to get all in to my 007 spy/assassin mode and get knitting.  ;)  Hee.