march is marching on!

tick tock! tick tock! march is marching on!

which begs the question - how am i doing with my pair of socks per month smackdown?

well....at this point, here's what you get!

one sock down in a feather & fan pattern of my own creation - i mean, really, how difficult is it to cast on enough stitches to repeat the feather & fan pattern four times for the leg, turn a heel of your choice (i tried a square heel) and complete the foot and then bind off. piece of cake! on to the second sock (and i pray not 'second sock syndrome'). i'm using socketta yarn which is a combo of cotton, wool and the obligatory nylon which should be a delightful weight for summer!

here's hoping i complete them by summer!

i've also completed half a pair of plain vanilla toe-up socks - and i do mean plain, nothin' but stockinette stitch the entire way! got the new book by wendy johnson and followed her directions! what a champ! have loved her designs and patterns for a long time and have been craving the opportunity to increase my skills in sock making by adding toe-up to my repertoire! so far smooth sailin'!

so....will i make it? the countdown is on....6 days left and still more march madness games to watch! tick tock! tick tock!

fini!

let me introduce 'raven swirl' socks in the colorway: blackbird. my second completed pair for ravelympics 2010!
done! done! done! and the best part about it - i actually finished something before the last minute! i beat the deadline by at least 24 hours! heroic, in my book!!
and here is my gold medal! pretty impressive, eh? well, i think so! i'm feeling quite proud of my accomplishments in so many ways - just the fact that i have once again completed a pair of socks is mind boggling!! i'm really feelin' the sock knitten' mojo!! hope i can keep it goin' as i have a multitude of sock yarn that so wants to meet a pattern that it can love and someday be when it grows up! ya know, the yarn harlot has a thing going where she is knitting a pair of socks each month which might not be such a bad idea. if i can possibly get to pair 4 or 5 and get in a groove like pavlov's dog, i might just be able to carry it off myself - it's that whole thing about making it a habit that seems to get me down but, hey, why not give it a go - i've got nothin' to lose and it might put a wee bit of a dent in my sock yarn stash!! i'll keep y'all posted on how i do with a pair for march!