The Tortoise Advances
… slowly. Very slowly. Like the Marathi saying, ????? ????? ??? ???? (literally, drop by drop the pond fills up). Here are a couple of progress pictures. I gave my husband quite a turn yesterday as he spied me trying to photograph my foot in the air with needles sticking out all around my ankle. 
I like the way the lace looks. I am not entirely sure about how tight the all-over lace pattern will be on the ankle and cuff, but am knitting it right now, so will find out soon. But I can so totally see a second sock syndrome coming on. Need to fight it.
Also, the Shaped Triangle Shawl is growing! I had a devil of a time trying to photograph it, though. Here’s one that is halfway decent. I have a long way to go, but this project is wonderful. You can see its shape forming, like a butterfly opening its wings, almost.
Wow!
My comp isn’t configured to read Marathi, but I get you.
I have a First sock syndrome. Even before I start the first one, I know I won’t start the second, so I don’t start the first
Instead of continuing up the leg of this first one, just stop now, put it down and go start working on the second sock. Get it up to the heel itself, and then go back to this one. That way it seems like an extension of one project instead of beginning another one. My usual sock knitting goes in stages to fight SSS. I knit cuff of one, cuff of the other, leg of one, leg of the other, heel/gusset of one, etc. I love the color of the lace though.
Thanks, Bev! That is a great suggestion. I need to go buy a spare set of 0 dpns.
Misfit, you really should try socks: start with a simple cuff-down plain pattern with worsted or sport weight yarn.
I’ll chime in to agree with that… they’re very addictive, at least as you start something new.
Of course, I say this having taken more than six months to knit my last pair of socks.
This one’s lovely, though, as is the growing shawl!
The shawl is going to be lovely! I really like the sock. I have worked on two socks with two sets of dpns before. It does work, although I usually don’t have too much problem with SSS. Take care!