One down, one to go... and a little bitta spinning.

Saith the Knitting Goddess: "It's pink!"

Cast on for the second Diagonal Rib Sock... Oh, how I wish that "cast on" were a verb in that sentence, and not a noun. Four times I have done a tubular cast-on over double needles -- the instructions say to cast on over double needles, and I am a huge fan of tubular cast-on edges in the final product -- and four times, when I try to divide over three needles and join for working in the round, I have dropped, twisted, or generally lost/mangled the stitches. At this point, I'm getting a clearer picture of what my personal Hell will be like:

* Upon arrival, the demons give me a brand-new iPod, stick the earbuds in my ears and press play. The control wheel and screen fold up and vanish, leaving only a one-line display. The playlist is called, "All Bob Marley, All The Time."
* My first activity is an endless viewing of "You've Got Mail."
* I will be forced to knit tirelessly, no matter how much my wrists ache -- USING ONLY ACRYLIC YARN.
* The majority of projects will be knit in the round on dpns, beginning with a tubular cast-on over double needles.
* Remaining projects will be king-sized bedspreads using fingering-weight yarn on US2 or smaller needles... and all begin with a tubular cast-on over double needles.
* Occasionally, a demon will change the film reel to substitute another mindless, fully-predictable, schmaltz-laden chick flick.

Okay, that's enough contemplation of eternal horrors for one day. I'm considering doing a basic continental cast-on..

In happier news, here's the completed Sock 1:


and here's one last shot of my pink yarn in progress: