Mystery Sock 2011.1 - Finished!

Just finished my second sock.  I am finally getting the hang of the Kitchener Stitch at the toe.  I am actually good at Kitchener Stitch in other knitting applications where I can lay the two pieces of knitting flat so I can see what I am doing, but in the toe you don't get that luxury and working in the small space and with the needles in the way makes it more challenging.  I used the tutorial at Knitty.

And here is a beauty shot of the Avira shawl:

Mystery Sock 2011.1 - One sock finished

I finally finished up one of the socks for the Mystery Sock 2011.1.  The pattern is called Snowdrift.  It is by Renee Leverington of GoddessKnits.  The yarn is Cherry Tree Hill Supersock Select in Sugar Maple, 100% Superwash Merino.  I still have trouble with the Kitchener stitch at the toe, but hopefully I'll get better with practice, and I plan on getting lots of practice this year.  Now, back to the second sock...

Mystery Sock 2011.1 - Clue 2

Finished up Clue 2 this morning while listening to Car Talk.  I am loving this yarn and the color.  The only problem with Mystery Socks is that the clues only come out once a week, so I have to wait and I just want to finish these socks so I can wear them to work.

Mystery Sock 2011.1 - Clue 1

Another of my resolutions for the New Year is to knit more socks.  I have only recently been bitten by the sock bug.  They are a lot of fun to knit and there are so many cool sock yarns.  Last week I started a Mystery Sock Knit-Along by Renee Leverington of Goddess Knits.  I've been knitting her Mystery Shawls for a while now, but this is the first Mystery Sock that I have done.  The yarn is Cherry Tree Hill Supersock Select in Sugar Maple.  I love the colors and the way the scrunches in the cuff interact with them.  As can be seen in the picture I am knitting both socks at the same time, from opposite ends of the ball.  That way, when I finish the last clue I will have both socks done, avoiding the one sock blues.