Exuberance, Thy Name is Socks

A sock sandwich!

There's a lot of knitting going on around here.
There's a lot of sock knitting going on around here, too.

Top to bottom:
- Monkeys for my Monkey Swap Pal
- Vanillas for my mother-in-law
- Monkeys for me
- Jaywalkers for me (but I'm thinking these may be headed to the frog pond)
- Wide Ribs for hubby

They're all in various stages of progression. The closest ones to being done are the Monkeys for me - just need to do the toe then start the other one.

Good grief, I just realized these are all socks 1 of 2 in the pairs. So lots more sock knitting for me.

And here's a shot to see them all.

I still love knitting the Monkey socks. (Thank goodness, since I have two pairs going right now.) It's a pattern I have long since memorized and can knit anywhere.

The Jaywalkers in shades of green... eh. I love the first pair of Jaywalkers I knit (and wear them often), but I'm just not feeling these. I started them quite a while back and knitting has stagnated. I think I'll frog them and find another pattern for these colors.

Hubby's socks came about because he's been bothering hinting at me for another pair. I bought the yarn over the weekend and cast on Monday night when we got home. These babies are flying, which makes hubby very happy.

MIL's socks are actually a 2nd incarnation. I was knitting a mock cable design, two at a time, but hated the pattern and it didn't look like they were going to fit. So I frogged them both and started over with just a Vanilla, one at a time. Now these, too, should go pretty quickly. I hope she likes them.

My other projects are probably feeling quite rejected. I'll bet they're planning a coup as I'm typing this.

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On the school front, everything went great for both boys on their first couple of days. T loves 3rd grade and says his teacher is very nice. He's most excited about the brand new playground that the school built this summer. I drove past it - it looks like one heck of a good time!

C adores Kindergarten and came home yesterday full of smiles and stories about his day.

I'm enjoying my free time immensely. Who wouldn't?