Gray Days

It has been gray and cold here for the past several days.  No sun and windy, cold air.  Not my favorite, of course when it is 110 this summer, I will probably complain about that, too.

To off set the gloom here, I give you my finished Easter socks.  They are bright and cheerful, almost glaringly so.  They are knit out of Indulgence sock yarn on US size 2 (2.75mm) needles.  It is my usual plain pattern with the exception that I knit them with after-thought heels instead of my usual flap heel.

I tried the after-thought heel for two reasons.  1.-I wanted to try something new.  2.-I did not want to interrupt the stripe pattern on the front of these socks.

The socks came out a little bit long, since I wasn't quite sure how long to make the foot part and I wasn't sure how much space the heel would give me.  If I do this type of heel again, I will know better how long to make the foot.  The heel itself is a bit fiddly to do, but it does give a nice finished look.  The other change I would make is to knit this yarn on an smaller needle.  The fabric of these socks is a little bit loose.

Over all they are OK and I learned something new.

I leave you with a new photo of Oscar.  He got a new bed since we moved, and as you can see, he just hates it.