Knitting mad

So I finished my mini toe-up sock. It was a fun little project, though it looks quite odd because I decided to experiment with lace knitting halfway through. I'll try to take a pic and post it some time. In the meantime, here's a pic of the top down pair I knitted for myself:

I'm quite proud of them really. I used Silver's sock class except instead of Kitchener stitching the ends I used this method, which is basically Kitchener, but done with dpns instead of a tapestry needle. Which means I didn't have to hunt down a tapestry needle for it, and made keeping the tension even a lot easier. Doing the ankles was fun. But knitting down the length of the foot was dull. Very dull. So that's why I like the idea of toe-up socks - get the dull part out of the way first. I don't think I'll knit too many pairs of socks though.

I like doing hair ties much better:

This one has a basketweave pattern. It doesn't show up too well, because the yarn is very knobbly. But I managed to knit it in a day, which makes in my fastest knitting project by far up to this point.

I've also done a few pot holders - I might post them next time. I'm working on some other projects, but I'll post about them after Christmas :)