People, it's cold outside. Cold and very very snowy.  So I am not going to go outside to try and find a spot with little enough snow that I can take a picture of these.  I know I should, but I'm just not.  You'll have to settle for a uncharacteristically well-scrubbed kitchen counter and a rare streak of January sunlight.  I think it will serve to show off the pretty quite well enough. That's the fat socks (String Theory Caper Aran in Melon) on the right, and the skinny socks (String Theory Caper Sock in Beach Plum) on the left.  [...]

Great progress on the sock front.  The first one is done (properly done with ends woven in and blocked and all), and the second one is on the needles.  I'm pleased.  I'm also, you will note, inside.  That's because it's snowing outside and warm and toasty inside and I'm not hoping around out there in my sock feet for a blog pic.  Sorry, but I don't love you that much.  Inside will have to do. I even managed to take notes as I made it (so often my downfall), and I have the first draft of the pattern written up.  [...]

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?