UFOlympics… or the tale of the one sock
Well, last night was the closing of the 2008 Summer Olympics, and sadly, I did not finish my “unfinished object” for the UFOlympics. So, I’m officially declaring myself as a DNF, or “did not finish,” for that knitalong. I think I could have had a fighting chance to finish the entire project if I’d had more free time to knit over the past few weeks.
However, all is not lost. Even though I didn’t finish, I’m quite pleased with what I did accomplish. I give you: the first of two anniversary socks.

This being my first sock and all, I wasn’t quite sure how much sock yarn I’d actually need to finish a pair. The fact that I’m using sport weight yarn for this pair (rather than fingering weight) didn’t help. Since I only purchased two skeins of the variegated Claudia Hand Painted yarn, I decided to supplement the socks with some Classic Elite Wool Bamboo. I briefly thought about saving some of the Claudia Hand Painted to do the toe, but wasn’t sure how much I’d need to set aside (again, this is my first sock, so cut me some slack). So, I opted to simply knit up the Claudia Hand Painted until I ran out, and then knit the rest of the sock in the Wool Bamboo. I actually like it. It’s kind of quirky.

I’m really enjoying watching how the variegated colors end up striping in these socks.

And, I have to say that my favorite part of the sock is the heel. Yeah, it’s just your basic flap heel. But look at how fun the colors came out thanks to the slipped stitches! (Plus, I had ripped out this heel twice, so I had even more reason to love it the third time around.)
Kris has tried on his one anniversary sock and declared it comfy. It appears to fit well, which made me breath a huge sigh of relief. (Early on in the project, I asked him if he wanted to try on the cuff to see if it fit. “No,” he said. “I trust you.” Trust me?!, I thought? Are you crazy? This is my first sock, man!)
I’m already itching to cast on for the second sock… maybe tonight?


















