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Vaxxed socks

Last Thursday we decided to get vaccinated. Because of a complete balls-up with the booking system, it's almost impossible to get an appointment within the next three weeks, but the mass vaccination centres are doing walk-ups. So I knew there would be a longish wait, with a tram ride on either side of the vaccination. On Wednesday night I finished the shawl, so I had nothing suitable on the needles. I grabbed some sock yarn and off we went. It took just under three hours from joining the queue to leaving the vaccine centre, so very worth it to get  vaccinated.


I cast on for the Palestra socks by Sarah Jordan in the queue. It starts with a garter stitch tab. I didn't count my stitches after finishing the tab, later I found I was two stitches short. 

I knew the colours were very close. it worked well in my knee high socks,  but more contrast would have helped here. 

I did everything wrong that someone who has knit over a hundred pairs of socks can do. I decreased to a random number after the second gusset, I just didn't stop knitting on the first heel flap and once, I picked up the needles and just started knitting on the second DPN, instead of the first. And it took me around to notice anything was wrong! But, despite the remarkable amount of ripping for a pair of anklets, they are done now. 

I thought about  "saving" the second sock and knitting it when getting my second shot, in three weeks, but decided against. Which might be the right decision, since we have managed to book into the closest centre, walking distance from our house. When booking, they asked us to get there early, before our appointment - 5 minutes early! So the final vaccination dose should be a bit quicker. I think I'll wear these socks on the day. 

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