Knitting Zen

I got eight balls of Fixation from Elizabeth's Fiber and Yarn Supplies over the weekend. Yes, even though I have yet to successfully knit one sock, I ordered enough yarn to make four more pairs! But it's not as though I won't be able to do it, it's just a matter of figuring out the optimum pattern. I bought one of the Cascade patterns at the yarn store over the weekend, and it says to knit the leg of the sock 6-1/2", because after washing and drying it will shrink to 4-1/2".

That's the first time I've seen that mentioned. Note that they said the leg only, not the foot (I don't think, I don't have it with me today), which would indicate that it shrinks lengthwise rather than widthwise . . . And honestly, unless you're drying it in a hot dryer, I can't imagine that.

Well, when I finish the one I'm doing, I'll just have to try it and see. And measure first! I bought another ball to match the whole one I already have, so the one I'm working on now can be the test case.