Not quite finished

I'm still picking away on the first sock of this pair. "Knit plain" for the foot should go faster than it's going.



These are the "Ninja" socks from Judy Sumner's "Knitted Socks East and West." I'm using the recommended yarn - KnitPicks' Risata - which is a cotton/wool blend with some elastic in it. (It's kind of like a thin version of Cascade Fixation). It works up into a nice fabric.

I'm calling these "Not Quite Ninjas" because instead of using the black or dark grey that would be the "traditional" Ninja color, I'm using a very dark purple (called Marionberry).

Here's a close-up that better shows the stitch pattern on the leg. It's a zig-zag of knits and purls with a lacy section.