Did you see me riding full blast down the Champs Elysee with the wind behind me and La Asphalt Chanteuse flapping in the slipstream just before midnight?
It was a hard fought battle at the end, but with grit and determination I made it!
I am left wondering now if I have done enough to earn my King of the Mountain jersey as it has certainly been an uphill struggle at times.
I have learnt a lot of new techniques throughout the course of the Tour...
1) The Double Start Cast-On
2) Using contrasting colours for the cuff, heel and toe of a sock
3) A new heel technique (apologies that I do not know the official name for it)
4) The rosebud toe (which was later abandoned in favour of kitchener stitch)
5) Shaping through the calf to give a better fit
6) Lovely twisty cable stitches done without a cable needle
All in all I am pretty pleased! There are a couple of things that I will do differently next time, for example, I am not that keen on the way the heel sits when it is on the foot and I started the contrasting wool a couple of lines too early but, hey, this is only my fourth pair of socks.
I can't wait to see all my fellow Moutons Volantes cyclists crossing the line with their garments in hand, it has been exciting to see what everyone has been knitting and the gusto with which they and all the other riders have approached this project.
Right I do believe it is time for a well deserved glass of something very cold and slightly fizzy...Salut mes amies!
2 comments:
They are great. I was looking at that pattern this morning whilst eating my breakfast and thought it should be at the top of my queue!
You have definitely earned that polka dot jersey!! Congratulations!!
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