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One down, one to go...

I finished the first of my b/f's socks and thankfully, I got started on the next one right away. I don't want to fall into the '2nd sock syndrome' by putting off the second one and never get back to it. I just got the toe done and I'm hoping to get the majority of the foot part done before shutting down for the night.

The biggest project that I have yet to do is still dogging me... the MAM afghan for his Mom. I know that each strip won't take me long... each one takes a couple hours at the most and I really want to get the socks done first so I can go all out on the afghan. And I still have one more handwarmer for my g/f.... after that, I can go back to making my own socks... again. Too, I'm wondering if my b/f's Dad wants a pair of socks.... I haven't made him anything, mostly because I don't know what would be useful to him.

Too, I'm thinking about going back to Color Studio and getting more of that Gems Opal in that beautiful lavender color that they had there. It's tempting... But then, I've been thinking about buying one of the sock yarn samplers from Knit Picks too. The sampler has enough yarn for 6 pair of socks for about $42. Considering that the Gems Opal alone was over $13 for 225 yards, it would cost me almost $80 to buy enough for 6 pair of socks (one skein makes a pair).

From a money standpoint, it would make more sense to order from Knit Picks. But I like being able to see and feel the yarn before I buy it too... decisions decisions..

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