When I’m not knitting along happily on my Cheshire cat stole, I’m attempting to make a dent in the list of Hogswatch knitting. Last year, my mother got a pair of hand knit socks but my dad had to wait till this year as he failed to give me his foot measurements in a reasonable time.

But now I have them and I’m busy knitting away (mostly on my commute, the bus to work is ideal knitting time, providing I get a seat) on a pair of Rocking Strat’ socks [Ravelry] in The Knittery’s Merino Cashmere sock yarn (which is delightful to knit with!).

The only problem is the size of his feet! I’ve just turned the heel on the first sock [see picture, where it is modelling next to a cup of the nicest hot chocolate I’ve had in awhile! Thick enough to be eaten with a spoon. OM NOM NOM.) but until I did, people kept asking if I was knitting a sweater sleeve! I still have another 9 or so inches to go on the foot and then I must work through the post-sock haze and cast on for the second one, else Dad’ll be getting one sock and an IOU for Hogwatch this year.