First Ever Pair of Knitted Socks!

I finished my first pair of socks last night! It took me forever and I had to rip out a lot of previous attempts but they are finished. Considering I about quit trying to knit "f--ing socks" I think it is amazing that they are actually done. What is even more amazing is that I might actually like it....I am starting a new pair and quite thrilled about it!

So here is the picture of the finished socks. Not a great photo but considering they have a few flaws and variations between them I think it looks better for me if the picture is crappy! :-)

On another note I am super excited to get started with knitting for Christmas! I was debating about giving knitted gifts but with the economy being in the toilet I thought maybe we all need to remember something bigger about the holidays....and not worry about going broke to buy people new ipods! I also have been looking into buying "gifts with purpose." I have been scouring the internet for different web sites that have simple, handmade, gifts from 3rd world countries, eco-friendly, recycled.....etc. I might post the sights that I like the best on here. It's fine to buy Ipods if you can, but maybe it's also fine to create something, or give back just a little....maybe the world is bigger than our consumer driven lives.

Anyways....I will save that for a later post. I just wanted to brag about my first ever pair of hand knitted socks! Yay me!