Wool Sock Weather

   Everyone will agree that's it's been wool sock weather lately so I think I got Jeff's Christmas present finished on time...even if it was today.  Actually the socks would have been finished in time for Christmas if the yarn had had enough yardage in each skein.  Patons Kroy Socks FX while weighing

Jeff's socks...finished at last!

50 grams, has only 166 yds in each skein...and that's not enough for a sock for Jeff.  I had to order another skein and watch online as it made it's way from Kentucky to Indiana to New Jersey to Syracuse before arriving in our mailbox yesterday. (Not exactly the most direct route.  And it was USPS!)   I started yesterday afternoon and got the necessary 4 1/2" added to the leg of the 1st sock before bed.  And today I finished the 2nd sock.  I even toyed with the idea of ripping it out and starting over because the stripes didn't quite match but when I mentioned it to Jeff, he said not to.  He wasn't going to be wearing the socks so people could see the stripes didn't exactly match. (Actually he said, don't because he wouldn't be wearing them on his ears where anyone could see them.) I'm glad coz I really didn't want to.  Instead I cast on for socks for me with a washable wool blend from DarnGood Yarn.

My sock OTN

  I'd like to get them finished before the sock yarn I ordered from LittleKnits gets here sometime next week.  One of my knit sibs from the chat group KnitTalk on Yahoo pointed out that there was a great sale on sock yarn going on right now.  I checked it out and sent in an order.  I hope I'll be able to knit another pair of socks for both Jeff and me before my winter vacation is over and I have to start knitting for the shop.