Love this pattern. LOVE IT. It makes knitting socks not-so-scary (Kerry, why was I scared of turning a heel) and the huge stitches allow a begining sock knitter to see what they're doing. Even better is that once I'm doing knitting the four pairs that are Christmas gifts I should be able to do them in my sleep.

And while I'm talking about Christmas knitting, my lil bro is getting one of Stephanie's wonderful Silk Garden beanies. I picked up a skein of Silk Garden today in this colourway today during a quickie visit to Pastimes. Hopefully it'll keep his balm melon warm this winter.