Revisions

Thanks to everyone for your input! I think Ruth is correct that the original pattern is some freakish hybrid of stranding and intarsia, and frankly, that's more than I want to deal with. So I've modified the pattern again, this time with a solid sense of what I can actually achieve, and this new design is the result. The colors I bought are slightly different than the original, so that's brick red, rose pink, and purple with a blue border. I've finished two rows of the stranded part since last night, and it's going slowly but steadily. Untangling the mess of skeins is maddening enough that I need to take frequent breaks. Fortunately, my lovely students gave me chocolates yesterday as a going-away present, so I can knit a row, have a chocolate, knit another row... you get the idea.

During yesterday's lecture, I managed to turn the heel of the second Koigu sock while simultaneously contemplating information theory and data compression algorithms. The sock seems none the worse for it and the heel gusset is growing slowly.

Moving update: the movers are coming on Wednesday. 51 boxes packed, an unknown number left to pack. Wish me luck.