Laughter fills the house

When I came home and showed G my new pedicure and my new pedicure socks, he burst out in uproarious laughter, it rolled through the house like a wave and brought a smile to my face.  After all, I understand that he doesn’t understand why I would paint my toes in the winter-time, so why should he, a mere man, understand the point of toeless pedicure socks. 

Glamorous they are not; but they are warm and fun, bringing a smile on my face as I hurry through the sharp winter wind.

The socks were knitted using Artful Yarns Reality in color 2391.  Each sock took a little under one skein, probably not enough less than a skein that I could finish a sock (with toes) with one skein, but it may be close as the ribbing takes up extra yarn. 

The pattern is the pedicure socks pattern from Knitty, loosely followed, and I like them very much.  I like them so much in fact that I might consider knitting a pair of real socks out of this yarn.  The finished sock is about the same weight as the double-knitted wool socks that I purchased to wear with my work boots and these are so much more fun.  Every girl needs pretty stripey socks to wear with her steel-toed boots don’t you think?

This is probably the last project for 2006.  I have packed knitting projects for the trip to Tennessee, and even though I packed two projects, I don’t really believe I will finish one.  I had also hoped to finish up the two UFOs from earlier in the year before leaving, but I spent too much of the weekend saying yes to last minute requests by various family members and friends, both near and far, so that I was driven to distraction doing things I didn’t really want to do and had no time for my own projects.  I must learn to say "no".

The two UFOs will become 2007 projects just by virtue of having been sitting around and loafing much of 2006, much like their creator. 

Have a very merry Christmas if you celebrate it, and a great week if you don’t celebrate, and may everyone have a happy New Year, just in case I don’t post before then.