vampires

Its no secret that I have a thing for vampires. It started back in high school when I read Interview with a Vampire by Anne Rice & watched Joss Whedon's Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

I read Twilight when it came out & it was alright. But I didn't love it. Then came True Blood by Charlaine Harris. It was what I had always longed for. Great writing and great characters that you just fall in love with. And now it's a TV show. The show is good and it offers things that the book can't. Like, I can put a face to all the characters. And I get to drool over Alexander Skarsgard, the guy that plays Eric Northman, shirtless and sometimes bottomless from week to week.

I found a knitting pattern that combines my love of vampires and my love of knitting socks. It's called My Vampire Boyfriend and I found it on Knitty.com. Then came the impossible quest of finding the perfect sock yarn. It has to be red but not too red, black but not too black. I was talking to a lady at my lys and she pointed out Wildfoote color in Geranium. Now to finish my grape koolaid socks so I can cast on for these!

My Vampire Boyfriend may be the hardest socks I have ever attempted. The pattern consists of interlocking heart cables, a smaller cable on the sides with "bite mark" eyelets. I may be biting off more than I can chew because I have only knitted 4 pairs of socks in my whole knitting career.