It seems almost like a miracle to me that these socks are finally finished. I started them way back in December of 2005. They even travelled to Maryland with me this year (where I completely messed up the heel). And here they are, over six months later, finally finished.
I'm a very goal oriented person and I've been thinking a lot about all my wip's. Work has been insane this spring (with the breakdown and re-building of my online store) and I've been busy starting new projects (like the Pincushion Challenge, Stitch-Cast and Booga Talk), but I'm thinking that with summer arriving I should be getting back to normal. I'm hoping this will give me time to work on some crafty things and this has me thinking about how to best tackle the piles and messes that have accumulated.
I'm probably going to start some kind of WIP "goal" for each crafting area I enjoy. And since I'm always online, I'll probably integrate a tracking mechanism on the blog. (We had an awful storm here on Monday night and the power went out. I was up half the night and really had time to think this all through. Just in case you thought I was a bit crazy -- ha ha.)
So, I'll probably be getting that together this week. It will involve photo taking and cleaning and reorganizing. We'll see if I actually find the time to carry out my big plans!
Oh, and if you are curious, the sock yarn I used is Regia Jubilee, colorway 5472 and here's what they look like on:
Julie, those socks look great. Congrats on finishing them.
Posted by: claudia | Tuesday, June 27, 2006 at 04:00 PM
Cute socks! Doesn't finishing something give you the urge to finish something else? I love that feeling.
Posted by: Karen | Tuesday, June 27, 2006 at 04:41 PM
Very cute! I'm not normally a fan of the self patterning yarn, but you may have changed my mind with that one!
Posted by: Jenny | Tuesday, June 27, 2006 at 05:06 PM
I love them - they are so pretty!
Posted by: Jo | Tuesday, June 27, 2006 at 05:07 PM
Those are the most beautiful socks I've ever seen. :)
Posted by: jenanne | Tuesday, June 27, 2006 at 05:24 PM
I'm not generally a Regia fan, but those are lovely! Good luck with those unfinished projects :)
Posted by: Vicki | Tuesday, June 27, 2006 at 05:33 PM
Love those socks! The colors are really pretty.
Posted by: Kelly | Tuesday, June 27, 2006 at 06:11 PM
i'm so impressed that you finished them no matter how long it took. they look great! maybe i'll finish my 4-yr. fair isle sweater one of these days (years). hehe
Posted by: lynette | Tuesday, June 27, 2006 at 08:23 PM
Beautiful socks! They look great on too!
Ah, don't worry about the socks taking so long. This year I finished the second sock of a pair that had been languishing since 2001! The guilt drove me to finish it though and now I love the socks!
Posted by: Lizzy B | Wednesday, June 28, 2006 at 09:06 AM
They are beautiful, beautiful socks, Julie! Well worth the wait, I'm sure!
Posted by: Lynne | Wednesday, June 28, 2006 at 11:08 AM
the socks look great! i'm excited to see what sort of tracking system you have come up with. i've been wanting to do this myself for about a year - but have to rely on hubby to do the changes and adding and such to my site... man, i need a good book to learn it all - suggestions?
Posted by: rebecca | Wednesday, June 28, 2006 at 02:50 PM
I really like the socks - of course, I'm a sucker for that color.
You always amuse me with how much you seem to think like me - I've been feeling the need to organize my crafting life, after a whirlwind spring and taking on yet more projects. Reading this was like reading something I wrote myself! :D
Posted by: Christine | Wednesday, June 28, 2006 at 10:14 PM
Hey, they look great! :)
Posted by: zee | Saturday, July 01, 2006 at 03:55 PM
Very cute! What a great colorway!
Posted by: The Purloined Letter | Thursday, July 06, 2006 at 03:14 PM