And about those socks...

No, I didn't crochet them. (duh...) Bought 'em a few weeks ago at Whole Foods Market in Louisville. Actually pretty reasonably priced for knee socks - eight bucks, maybe?

I call them my "mantra socks." I wore them to the office the day we got the Big News. And besides helping me stay "grounded" in an oddly tangible way, they're exceedingly comfortable!

PS: The new picture

Up there at the top. The socks with feet in them. Woolies.

Crocheted 'em myself. They're made of hand-dyed 100% wool purchased at last year's International Livestock Exposition at the Kentucky Fairgrounds, the same day I killed my previous cell phone by slamming it in the car door. (Yep. Seriously.)

Looked for the Wool Lady at this year's Expo, but she wasn't to be found. Sad face...

This is the first pair of socks I ever made, and I love them. They're great for cycling, and the colors are cheery and uplifting, especially in gray November. I quickly learned that, even as fast as socks go along, I get bored by the time I get to the end of the first one, so it helps to switch things around a bit for the second. I've made a few pairs now, and not one pair consists of two identical socks. Mostly, the differences are a little more subtle than this, though.