Kid Hollow socks: done, dude
Check me out, I totally finished my socks. Both of them, even. In fact, I'm wearing them right now. Every once in a while I stop and hike up my pant legs so I can admire them. You know who's really impressed with my socks? Dave. When I cast on for the first sock, he asked what I was knitting. When I told him, he waxed poetic about how nice it is that I know how to knit something so basic and utilitarian as a sock because how many people know how to do that (The answer is, of course, lots and lots.) and how he's comforted by the knowledge that should all of the knitting machines in the world suddenly stop working tomorrow, his wife will at least be able to keep his sock drawer filled with lots of handknit socks. Henry and I met him after work today and I happened to mention that I was wearing my hot-off-the-needles, brand-spanking-new socks at that very moment and he stopped in his tracks and said "Get out. Nuh-uh." He seemed even more amazed that not only can I knit socks, but I can knit socks that a person can wear! In shoes! And that I was wearing them right then! I might have to knit him a pair...
Anyway, on with the picture:
I used Kid Hollow Farm yarn in color "New Mexico". I used the basic sock pattern I got at my sock knitting class, but instead of working a 2X2 rib followed by straight stockinette stitch for the leg of the sock, I decided to purl for an inch and a half (or so), then switch to stockinette stitch in order to get the folded cuff. They worked up really fast, which made me really happy, because sometimes facing the prospect of a second anything (sock, sleeve, front panel) is a little demoralizing. Actually, the yarn was so pretty, I didn't mind sitting down with it for an hour every night.