KnittingNutter

With reckless abandonment and no consideration for planned design, I've decided to knit my own socks from my own design - a design that I'm creating on the fly. As this is the fourth pair of socks I've ever made, I know this is pure folly and I'll probably get halfway down the sock and find I've made a huge design mistake.

However, nothing ventured nothing gained. So, here's what I'm doing. I wanted to give the sock some colour variation and texture, so I started with a ribbed inch in dark blue at the top and then squares in one solid colour:

And then I thought I'd add a band of pattern - still in squares:

And here's my choice of colours - I know, very conservative...

What's the odds of me finishing two socks in this unplanned way? Probably next to none, but I'll call it a learning experience, grow a little wiser and, at the end of it, have even more respect for the pro designers.

Otherwise, I'm nearly finished with the right front half of the vest for my brother, which is good, because I need the 4.5 mm needles for the ivory sweater. Having lots of WIPs drains on the resources...