Knitting Socks

I was invited to a baby shower and I knew my friend was having a boy. I usually knit booties but I thought socks would be fun. They're so cute and little! They don't take very long to make and they're fun.  It's a nice, fast project that you know will be loved. I found the pattern online. There are many baby sock patterns that are have very similar directions.

Someone at work asked me to make them a pair of socks so I decided to make this person a Christmas gift. I used this book that has a ton of very interesting sock patterns. It's actually a collection of sock patterns that were winning designs from a contest sponsored by Knitter's Magazine. There are sock patterns in this book I've never seen anywhere. I had to buy the book although I don't need any more new books. I have too many as it is!

This is the beginning of the socks I chose to make. It uses cables but I'm crazy about this yarn! It's a very subtle stripe that features purple, teal and a shade of blue that seems to fit perfectly! I bought the yarn at Knitpicks. They have very reasonable prices on great quality yarn. They're a sister website to Connecting Threads. Lots of nice stuff!