I don’t want anyone to think that all I do is complain about how slow one sweater pattern can go. I love knitting socks and my favorite sock pattern to knit is one of Cat Bordhi’s patterns made with self-patterning yarn.

I’ve experimented knitting socks with other patterns to break up the boredom and to get challenged with a new technique or a new stitch, but I keep coming back to this basic k2, p2 rib pattern. I love it because when it’s done right it’s soooooo stretch and resilient– I mean you can stretch it out and then it bounces back into shape. That makes a sock feel snug when it’s on your foot (no drooping ankles!), yet not so tight that it feels like one of those store-bought socks with elastic in the legs.

I’ve had this skein of Opal yarn for a few years. The label fell off long ago, so sorry that I can’t share the color name. Opal is a German brand, so I doubt that I could read the label anyway! Every time I looked at this skein of yarn I dreamed of making something out of it. I don’t know why I didn’t. I started this pair of socks over the New Year’s 2012 Weekend and have  only worked on them while having to sit and wait places. They really are moving along fast and I won’t ever label this pattern a BSC (big, slow, and complicated) ordeal.