The first sock is nearly done.  It would actually be done if I were the more decisive type.  I (as predicted) went with the option where I worked on the needles to make the foot all swirly and keen.  I got it all figured out, liked it, even took notes, then realized I really really wanted some plain socks. So I made a new plan.  I secured another skein of String Theory's wonderful yarn (this time their caper sock in a beautiful purple-y blue) and had a conversation with a super awesome secret knitter (secret only because I forgot to [...]

The gusset decreases are done.  Now I have to decide if I will a) keep going straight as established all down the foot or b) send it swerving off on a new path.  And if I go with b, I then have to figure out if I will 1) do it on the needles (high risk, but quicker if it works out on the first try) or 2) set this aside and swatch my ideas on a separate piece like a grown up.  I predict b1, as it gives the most room for swearing. I will, at the very least, [...]

Ok, so apparently I'm not the only one who likes these.  You seem smitten too.  The Boy was home this morning, so I pressed him into service as foot double so I could grab a quick snap (I mention this so you know those are his furry legs, not mine). You can see I finished the leg, the heel flap, and the first few rounds of the gusset, all in the space of two days.  This is unheard of.  I'm giving credit to the ridiculously fat yarn (String Theory Caper Aran in Melon) and the low stitch count (a mere [...]

I'm doing something odd.  I'm knitting a plain sock.  A very plain sock.  A nearly alarmingly plain sock.  See? (And because you'll ask, yes, it's String Theory, of course it is!)  I can't tell if this is a passing phase, a new trend, or a sign of some sort of incipient stroke.  Somebody tell me, is this pretty, or have I lost it and am I knitting a boring sock?