A bad blogging spell

I've been on a bit of a bad blogging spell, and truly bad knitting too. I haven't knit much, though I've purchased more yarn (who can help it?). I did eventually rip out the grasshopper sock I was working on before, and reknit it. I'm nearly finished with sock number 1:



I'm using the over the knee socks pattern from Handknit Holidays, but made mine just knee socks instead of over-the-knee. The detail on the back is a bit lost in the striping of the yarn, but that's OK--it keeps me interested in the pattern at least.

In addition, I happened to win a contest on the STR Rockin Sock Club blog! I got a prize of a lightweight STR skein of Lunasea: