I love these socks. They are called Lilac and come from Jeanne Townsend's collection. Jeanne is an awsome designer. Her patterns are so easy to follow that even a novice like me can end up with a nice pair of socks.
These are for my Mom's birthday in a couple weeks. I'm having a hard time not getting her something else because I like these so well!

Well, I finished a pair of socks and cannot say I did a perfect job. That's ok since I will be the one wearing them. I learned a few things while doing these. The one thing that stands out the most is...if you are knitting with a varigated yarn and must add a new skein, pay VERY careful attention to the color repeats. I didn't and my color stripes are off, not just alittle, but alot. I didn't not notice until I was grafting the toe of the last sock. That will teach me to be more careful next time.

Ok, I know I should post more but this blog thing has me stumped. I am not sure what to do with this or where to go with it. Hopefully, with time, this will get better as it can't get much worse.
I taught myself to knit last year and love it. I have crocheted since I was a young girl, but this is better. I joined a few knitting groups on line and have learned so much. I have knitted dishclothes, a multi-directional scarf and now I'm doing socks. I have one almost done and will post a picture when I have a pair!
I am addicted to yarn. There, I've said it. Not just any yarn, though. I love the good stuff. You know the kind....cashmere, silk, alpaca. (deep sigh) I can't bring myself to buy the yarn from the big box stores anymore. Now there is nothing wrong with it, I just prefer the other stuff. Ok, I am a yarn snob. If that's as far as my snobbishness goes, I'm ok.
I am going to get back to knitting that sock so I can have a pair by the end of next week.
Until then...Happy knitting.