10 in 2010

The Olympic knitting is over and now it's back to my goal of 10 pairs of socks in 2010.

Cast on pair #2 yesterday with some lovely March green yarn. The familiarity of sock yarn and itty bitty needles is wonderful.

20 Socks/10 Pairs in 2010

Pair number 1 is finished! Pattern: "Kai-Mei" from the book "Sock Innovation", designed by Cookie A.

Began: Jan 16, 2010; Finished: Jan 31, 2010

These socks are unique because they introduce a lace "heart" pattern on the gusset (side of heel). The gusset is usually a sock "no man's land" that is purely functional and never considered as design space. This sock designer, however, breaks the rules and starts the lace pattern here, then moves it across the top of the foot. This is accomplished by decreasing on one side of the lace panel and increasing on the opposite side. It's an elegant solution resulting in a lovely sock! And yes, there is a "right" and "left" sock since the design is assymmetrical.