Right now I can't handle the thought that I will probably go back and frog quite a bit of Elizabeth I , so I'm on to something entirely different: socks! These will be for the boys. I have quite a bit of yarn left over from their vests, which I recently finished (see this year's finished projects), and have decided to make them a couple of pairs of matching socks out of the leftovers.

Ahhhh, socks. What a pleasure. Small, simple, no massive gauge or sizing concerns. Just cast on the right number, knit to a goodly length and make a toe. To keep it interesting I am going to try doing short-row heels for the first time. I prefer the look of short-row heels to heel flaps and not having to pick up is a plus, but we'll see how they come out.

I found a clear pattern at Children in Common charity knitting site and got this far. Then I tried the heel, hated it and got back to here again, then tried it again, hated it and here I am again! Finally, after finding some tips here at Wool Works, I got around the heel. And voila!

Now I just have this one to finish and then seven more!