So I finished knitting the second pair of Manly Arans which means I can MAIL THESE SUCKERS OFF AND KNIT FOR ME ME ME ME!!!!!! (Okay, I have some OWS stuff, but it’s little things.)
Ahem. I’m pleased, in case you couldn’t tell.
Pattern: Manly Aran Socks by Wendy Johnson
Yarn: Cascade Heritage Paints
Needles: US 1, 40″ (for magic loop)
Mods: None.
They are more or less exactly like the other pair. I knit the cuff as long as I thought I could (turns out I was a little off and I have a tiny bit left over). They are too big on my feet (obviously), but they are DONE DONE DONE. They just have to be mailed off.
I have since cast on for a pair of sockettes (socks for wearing inside flats) and see it as a marker of self control that I haven’t cast on approximately a billion things.
Stitch, Brinn, Stitch! 
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April 27, 2011 at 12:57 pm
nothingbutknit2
Those socks are fantastic!
YAY for selfish knitting. (Did I say that out loud??)
April 27, 2011 at 1:15 pm
Vanessa
Nice!! Anything I knit for me takes a billion years so I’m starting on baby stuff just to have the satisfaction of getting stuff done NAO.
April 27, 2011 at 6:44 pm
Yarn Coma
Those are amazing! Nicely done.
How did you like working with the heritage paints? I just found two skeins in the dollar bin at one of my lys 🙂 it’s kind of a funky macaroni and cheese color, but for a buck? How could I not!
April 27, 2011 at 6:46 pm
bsveum
1. Jealoussssssssssss.
2. It’s a wee bit splitty, but I use Knit Picks nickel plated circs, which are kind of pointy. It’s pretty alright though.