This sock has an interesting construction, where both sides are knit and kitchener stitch closes the tube. Then stitches are picked up to make the cuff and the toe. Because I am using Noro Kuryeon, both sides of the sock look completely different. The right side is red, orange, and yellow.

The left side is blue and purple.

It is obvious where the sides meet in front. I thought it was cool that I got just a couple of rows of a color change right on the edge of both sides, so they meet in the middle.

The heel is made with some simple increasing in the middle of what would be the tube once sewn together.

While these photos are only of the tube, I have finished the toe and cuff. The toe is what my mom would call “chicken poop green”, and the cuff starts out that color and gets brighter.

My original plan was to keep knitting without thought as to what both socks would look like, essentially letting the ball of yarn determine the appearance of each sock instead of making a concerted effort to make them look alike. The problem is that this first sock took almost exactly one full color repeat, so I was about to start the second sock in essentially the same place within the color repeat as I did for the first sock. At that point, if it’s just a row or two off I think it would look weirder than if the socks looked completely different (which, if I’m honest, is what I was really going for).

I had been knitting from the outside of the ball for the first sock, so I decided to start from the center of the ball for the second sock, starting with the dark blue. That way I’m starting on a completely different part of the color repeat, and the colors will come out backwards from the first sock. Hopefully this will work to create the appearance I was looking for.

It looks like a giant glass of milk, but it’s actually a pineapple smoothie, my go-to breakfast for the past week.

1 cup nonfat plain yogurt
1 scoop vanilla flavored whey protein
1 cup frozen pineapple pieces

Put the yogurt, whey protein, and frozen pineapple into a blender. Blend. Pour in a glass and drink.

It’s so easy. This is my basic smoothie recipe. All I do is switch out the fruit.

In the past I had only used the yogurt and the fruit, but I found that I was hungry shortly after drinking it. At Tim’s suggestion I started adding whey protein, and it keeps me fuller longer.

The week before I bought the pineapple pieces I had a large container of fresh blueberries that I was using to make smoothies, and in switching I learned a few things.

1. Use frozen fruit or berries. If using fresh berries, add ice. The consistency of the smoothies was the same whether I used fresh or frozen fruit, but it was weird if it wasn’t ice cold. I didn’t add ice to the blueberry smoothies because it would have added volume and I didn’t want anymore. With the frozen pineapple I was able to get the fruit in the coldness all in one ingredient.

2. When putting everything into the blender, do it in the order above. At first I was adding the whey protein last, but found that it was difficult to get it all blended in. It stuck to the sides of the blender. Once I started adding it in the middle it started mixing in better.

I’m going to try different fruits or combinations of fruits. If anyone has any ideas for smoothie flavors I’m open to suggestions.