coast to coast socks

Thought I'd post a picture of the socks that have been making their way from coast to coast...I knit one in Ravena and in Washington DC last summer, and then Christina valiantly jumped in and made the second in LA this spring - they are truly a wonder, and I love them! (pay no attention to the ends that I have not yet woven in...I'll get to it.)

Right now I am working on finishing the black cabled sweater that I posted about a while back...I am done with the collar and hood, and now have only the sleeves left to go! I also knit a red cardigan sweater for my friend amanda's 21st birthday, and am experimenting with free style knitting. I like the idea of it...you cast on as much as you like, increase and decrease and pick up stitches in whatever pattern, wherever, and knit many different swatches like this, then hodge-podge them all together. It is fun and a good way to experiment with new stitches/use up odds and ends of yarn. I am thinking of making a bag with the swatches when alls said and done, but who knows whether it will actually be usable :)