And it only took FOUR months!

Now, I don't want to give anyone out there a coronary episode, but...

Chris' Christmas socks are finally, FINALLY finished!

You might remember, I started some socks for him back in September.  I did the colorwork pattern but then couldn't for the life of me get the calf/ankle decreases to work in an attractive way, so after making FOUR attempts at it, I cut my losses and literally tossed the thing in the trash (wail!).  I then cast on these...

It's just a plain ol' vanilla sock with an Estonia folk pattern knit around the ankle.  I did nothing fancy with materials, as my main man likes his wool relatively unprocessed and worsted.  The color and toe are Cascade 220 which is marvelous stuff.  And the best part?  I finished them just in time for SUMMER.

I am AWESOME that way!