Loving me some socks

Sarah and I got to meet Stephanie Pearl- McPhee, aka the Yarn Harlot, when she visited Annapolis on her latest book tour last week. We had so much fun, and really got a lot of knitting done during the waiting time and on the drive - well, I did, as I was the passenger on an hour long trip. SPM's new book is really great! I started a new pair of socks the night before so I'd have a mindless pair to work on - as I couldn't go see the Yarn Harlot and NOT knit socks, lol!

This blog has gotten very boring lately, since I'm no longer finishing things so fast. The Yarn Stash Game that I played for 6 weeks was a huge motivator to finish a bunch of UFOs, and to use up some single balls of yarn for small projects. Then I started knitting socks, and it's much slower going. The first pair, which is Lucas's (5yr old son) is finished (although I still haven't been able to get a good picture of them both on his feet yet), the second pair, which is Dillon's (9yr old son) is down to the toe decreases, but I'm out of yarn. A friend is generously sending me some plain black sock yarn so I can finish them off. The third and fourth pairs are both for me - the third pair started out as Monkeys, but I was too impatient with the pattern, and now they're just plain stockinette socks. I've got a few more plain rounds to knit, then get going on the heel flap. The fourth pair is going to be the Ribbed Anklets from 5/08 CK magazine, and they're only about in inch into the top ribbing.

Since I don't have any great knitting pictures to share, here are some yarn shots for you - all sock yarns, all droolworthy, IMO.
Oh, and I did replace my digital camera this weekend. New pictures to come as soon as my KnitPicks order arrives today.