I finished these a couple of weeks back and Yes, I am really really behind.



I made this for my older foster son. He's since had a birthday and is now twelve. I made them from Sockotta which I really do not ever want to knit with again.

Oh and in other news. We now have four foster children. Last weekend, the two sisters of our boys moved in with us. So now I have 12 yo twins, a 9yo girl, and a 6 yo boy. It's a little hectic around here lately to put it mildly.

But it's going okay so far.

I don't know if you've heard of the 52 Pair Plunge or not, but I joined it a while back. The goal is to knit 52 pairs of socks in 52 weeks. I'm not sure whether I'm truly crazy to try, I mean I probably won't make my goal unless I knit a ton of Barbie socks in the last few weeks of the challenge. But what the heck, I always have a pair of socks on the needles anyway for portable waiting in line knitting. In fact, I found out the other night that I'm not the only one who knits in the drive-thru of fast food restaurants. *waves to Christine*

So it's nearly three weeks into the challenge and I've got two pairs completed. Go me!



I made these out of Trekking which is a bit splitty but the color changes are highly addictive. They are for my 6 yo foster son and he loves them. He shows them off to whomever is around.



And I wove in the ends of these last night. Socks that Rock in the Terra Firma color. They feel luscious on my feet and I'm mostly happy with them. One is slightly smaller than the other and I either used different sized needles or one has an extra 5 stitch repeat.

The next socks on the needles are for the 11 yo foster son. He picked out some Sockotta yarn which I've not worked with in the past. So far, I'm not loving it...but I felt the same way about the Trekking as first so I'm withholding judgment for now.



Oh and I am now mad with power as I've been coerced elected to be the local knitters guild vice-president. I will endeavor not to shoot one of my friend's in the face, but watch out for the deadly dpns!