OK, so here is the first sock finished.  It's going to be too big for my friend so It will be for a very tall niece of mine.  I really enjoyed knitting the fern pattern.  The wool doesn't make it obvious in the photograph but when on a foot the texture and color work really well. I'll need to cast on for the second one quickly, before a different project catches my eye.

Socks

I'm on a learning curve when it comes to knitting socks.  I have knit basic socks in the past but there are so many fabulous yarns and patterns now that it is an explosion of fashion for feet.  Who would not want a pair of hand knit socks?

I'm currently working on a pair that use a maidenhair fern pattern. I still knit one sock at a time so I'll post a picture when the first one is completed.