Woolly sock, the first

Since the Razorback basketball game last night was as exciting as watching paint dry, I did get some knitting done (after I bailed out the car again).
I finished the first sock of the set I was planning to make and give to my grandmother. They are wool. I think they make my eyes itch. They are also small because she is a very small person. Now I'm worried they won't fit.
Handmade gifts are a little stressful for me, have you noticed?

Sock, the first of the cable pair

Complete. And it fits perfectly. I find it hard to believe as well. I've determined that I don't really like cables. Sure, they're impressive. At least, to me, but maybe you don't need them on your socks. Still, I have one. One that fits perfectly. I'll have to make the other, right? And now that I've actually made socks with cables, I'll never have to do that again.

I've determined over the past weekend spent cleaning that I need to ban buying more craft-related items until I actually finish some things. The fabric and yarn piles are getting a little out of hand. We'll see how that goes!

A second post...to make up for the first one.

Because I'm pretty sure the NKOTB appeal to my loyal blog readers is fairly low, I'm following up with a sock update. I'm sure you were just dying to know how well THAT's going!

If you look closely at the second shot, you'll see what I believe is called a "ladder" in knitterly circles.

I am unhappy about it.

But I soldier on.

Note to self: next time, stick with 5 needles.

Second socks

So I finished the hat and decided that it was the perfect time to try my hand at another pair of socks. This pattern comes from Interweave Knits and it has...get this...cables! I know, now that I've started, I'm really wondering what I was thinking. Trying cables on the second pair of socks is almost as crazy as...making up my own pattern by using bits and pieces of different patterns to make the first pair. Not that I would ever do that. But I know someone who is/did/is doing so. Still, I can do cables. I can do socks. I ought to be able to do socks with cables. Right?
Pattern: Cable Rib Socks from Interweave Knits
Yarn: Berroco Comfort Socks

One Solitary Sock

So I finished it...my very first sock! It's a little loose and floppy but I think I'm OK with that. It was good enough to mess with Darcy a little. So I gotta get the mate cast on quick before I succumb to the lure of a new yarn and a new pattern...and the possibility of perfection.

Sock beginnings

Do you know what you call this?
1. the power of peer pressure
2. the first 4 1/2" of my very first sock and so far, so good
3. Syncopated Rib Socks from I Can't Believe I'm Knitting

Yes, there are, in fact, 5 double-pointed needles here.

Oddly enough, I feel the need to get more sock yarn...