… with plenty of yarn to spare.

Pattern: Pomatomus Socks by Cookie A, from Knitty.
Yarn: Celia's handpainted sock yarn in Bougainvilla colourway, 1 skein with plenty to spare.
Needles: 2.5mm DPNs

The second sock actually progressed faster than the first one, perhaps because I already 'got' the pattern. However all this thinking that I've got the pattern down got me rather smug, that I stuffed up the foot and had to rip back 10 rows for like 3 or 4 times. Grrr. But no matter, they're done, and I love them. I think the stitch pattern looks so pretty…

I'm officially converted into sock knitting now, and there sure will be more handknit socks in my future. I thought getting sock yarns would be a good start, so I splurged and got these:

Socks That Rock!! My first STR yarns ever, and I'm definitely not disappointed. From left to right: Obsidian, Chapman Springs, G-Rocks, and January One colourways. How good are those colours! I absolutely LOVE the colour combinations in each skein, they just look so good together. So much so, that I'm almost afraid to wind the skeins into balls and knit them up. Almost.

And in non-sock-related news, I've made some progress on Annette's swing coat. It's knitted in one piece from the neck down, and I'm enjoying this very much. I'm looking forward to very little seaming too :)

I'm using some Malabrigo worsted, in the Marine colourway, which is kind of a mix of navy blue, indigo, and steel blue. The variegation is very subtle.

Pattern: Endpaper Mitts by Eunny Jang
Yarn: Grignasco Bambi in turquoise (#193) and pale green (#189)
Needles: Bamboo DPNs 2.00mm for the ribbing, and 2.75mm for the rest
Modifications: None
Other notes: I did the increases using the yarn over method that Eunny described here, which was new to me, and I think it does make it look neater.

And here's the state of pomatomus, one sock down, one sock to go. The yarn is Celia's Basket handpainted sock yarn. It's more variegated than what I originally intended for these socks, but I quite like it. So far there are no crazy pooling, and I think the colours are blending quite nicely.

Oh, and thank you very much for all the sewing book suggestions! I checked at my local library and found that they have the Reader's Digest sewing book (one of the older editions), which I've borrowed and flipped through. It looks good indeed, and I think I'll need to get myself a copy. I'd love to do more sewing this year, although I won't neglect knitting that's for sure! :)