I started these socks - the pattern is called Roadside Attraction - last Christmas. I kind of stalled out on them after the holiday - partly I was busy and hurting with the whole "being exiled to different buildings on campus and it takes a lot more cognitive effort to plan for teaching" thing last spring semester.
Partly because the yarn colorway was Christmas themed
The colorway is called Griswold Christmas Tree, hence the post title.
Yes, it's very much a movie I should not like, and I also know Chevy Chase is generally seen as a miserable b-stard in real life (from what I've read of him), and yet.....the movie does have its weird appeal. Part of it for me is seeing people having a more miserable time than you are, and remembering that Christmas isn't all Hallmark snow and people happily reconnecting.
And his rant at the end - well, I first saw the "sanitized for network tv" version (but have seen the full version) and frankly there's something cathartic about it. I've never said the whole unredacted "where's the tylenol" bit but I will admit to having THOUGHT it once or twice.
Despite being inspired by a burned-up Christmas tree resulting from a crabby old man with a stogie, the colorway IS kind of nice:
Maybe I'll get them finished THIS year. I'm working on the foot of the first sock and I'm past the gusset decreases.
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