I discovered sock knitting about 12 months ago and although I don't really understand why sock knitting is believed to be more addictive than other projects, I really enjoy making them.
I've only ever made socks from the basic pattern that comes with the ball from Get Knitted (http://www.getknitted.com/) in Bristol but I love them for their simplicity and the fact that having completed 5 pairs now, I pretty much have the pattern in my head.
I knitted these just after my father died in October and I call them my therapy socks. They've been to south west France and to Cornwall and their pebbly, seaside colours remind me of the washed out beaches and seascapes we saw there. I had planned to give them as a present but couldn't bear to part with them so I wore them on Christmas day with my festive frock and my new almost-ugg slippers (M&S, improved fur this year).
Sock knitting is something I'd like to do more of but I find I get left with quite a lot of yarn. I received one of the Mason-Dixon knitting books for Christmas, the first one I think and in there is a pattern for log-cabin knitting. My latest project is to use my left over sock wool to practice this technique. It looks a lot trickier than it seems in the book but it's an enjoyable process. I think, however, that I shall be aiming for a cushion cover rather than a blanket. We shall see.
The Mason-Dixon blog is at http://www.masondixonknitting.com/ and details of their books can be found there. Another knitty inspiration.
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