Getting Closer

At the risk of stating the obvious, kids socks are faster knits than grown-up socks.  (Unless the grown-up has itty bitty feet and the kid has big Hobbit feet, of course.)  I'm getting close to finishing the "Straight-Up Socks" for Francesca.  I'm knitting the leg - it's ribbing all the way around - and am going to keep going until I run out of yarn.  I started with one 50g skein and it looks like they may end up with 3-4" of leg/cuff.

Straight-Up Socks in Watercolor Stripe

Her foot doesn't even look like a child's foot in that picture.  Maybe I should have taken it next to my foot for scale.  She's got long, narrow feet so the socks look pretty funny when she isn't wearing them - long, skinny socks!

Today is my knitting day with Michele and Leigh, so I'm off to Michele's house in a few minutes.  Maybe I'll actually finish these today.  Then I can work on my Monkey socks until Saturday, because we all know that since Sunday is May 1st, that means...

Cast-on for the May KALs!