I finished knitting my first pair of socks ever!!! I am so, so proud. And I totally loved it. I guess I’m a real sock knitter now (especially since I spent $79 on 6 hanks of scrumptious sock yarn from The Loopy Ewe today!).
They’re not perfect. Some stitches aren’t quite right…
and the self-striping didn’t quite match up…
but they fit great! (even though the second one is a tiny, tiny bit smaller than the first)
Oh, and they’re super comfy 
Pattern: Silver’s Sock Class
Yarn: Trekking XXL in color 134, sock/fingering weight, about 3/4 of the skein, and I think the whole skein was about $15
Needles: 4 Crystal Palace bamboo DPNs, US size 2 (2.75mm)
Time to knit: Started the first sock at the end of July 2006 and finished June 11, 2007, and I started the second sock June 12, 2007 and finished June 18, 2007. Total time about 10.5 months, but the second sock was only 6 days!
Places knitted: In the Salt Lake airport, on the runway on the plane in the Des Moines airport, in the Chicago airport while I was spending the night, in Kentucky, in my apartment in Salt Lake, in my apartment in Atlanta, at work in Atlanta, at Chastain Park with the kids in Atlanta… and probably some more places, but this is all I remember
I can’t wait to get my new sock yarn in the mail and start on some new socks. It should come Wednesday or so. I’ve got plans for some lace socks for Mom and some knee socks for my sister for Christmas gifts… figured I should get started early since I’m so excited! Until then, I have the Saturday Market Bag to work on.
