knit a sock

I finished my first sock! Yea for me!

So ugly sock is coming along nicely. I can only work on it when I’m not at home, so it’s VERY slow going. I don’t want him to see it until it’s done. Well, it’s going to be a very tall sock, like up to the knee hopefully, and I just started the ribbing for the cuff. It’s going to be about a 4-5” cuff though, so it will still take some time. I’m hoping I can get to working on it soon ‘cause I was enjoying the K3P3 ribbing for a change of pace. :)

I’ve started my super secret sock for my dad. I originally was going to double strand 2 very contrasting yarns together, but when I swatched it, I didn’t like the fabric it gave me. It was too thick and wasn’t nearly as ugly as I hoped for. So, I just decided to go for it with the different yarns I bought and to just stripe it randomly. I’m doing them toe-up and I’m almost to the heel. I’ve kinda hit a wall ‘cause I’m nervous about that first heel. It’s a short row heel, so it won’t be too bad, but I’m nervous all the same. If I don’t finish this sock soon though, I’ll never get the second one done! I don’t want to fall into a single sock syndrome! lol!