Hey, that's me!

Today I went by Borders on my way home and saw it - How to Knit In the Woods with my sock patterns in it! The thing about designing patterns for a book is this: you design the stuff, you knit the stuff, you furiously mail the stuff, and then you wait. You wait so long you've practically forgotten that you even made it and of course during this whole time you can't show it to anyone and then FINALLY the book is out and you're like "Wow, there it is!"

Today it finally became real, and so I proudly present some socks:



Pattern: Twists and Turns Socks
Yarn: Socks That Rock Lightweight in Jade

These, affectionately know as "the girly socks", are actually the second pair I designed. MJ was nice enough to crank out a pair on very little notice in her own yarn, and those are the purple ones also pictured in the book. In fact the picture on the pattern page shows a more "artsy" version of mine and a more detailed version of hers. They're gorgeous.

And now for the "manly socks":



Pattern: Cougar Mountain Socks
Yarn: Trekking Pro Natura in #1600

Unfortunately the picture of the second pair is not very good. I think my photo taking skills have improved in the last 10 months. ;)

So there they are, my socks. Now onward!