Sock Summit is going on in Portland right now. I have to work, but I'll be there on Sunday, for sure!

I work on socks all the time. It is the rare moment I don't have a sock project in my purse. It seems to take a long time to finish any socks, regardless of the complexity of the pattern. I used to have a short commute with a transfer right in the middle. Start, stop, start, stop again. Now I have longer commute with a transfer near one end. I can go and go and go! Here are the socks I've made knitting in transit:

Pattern: Diagonal Rib Socks from Knitting Daily by Ann Budd Yarn: Lotus Fibers? Toes in the Grass? Color: Irrigation Size 2.5mm circular needle, magic loop method I got the yarn from my sock pal in Sockapalooza 2007. It's shiny and soft. Very nice. It can be hard to find patterns that work with varigated yarns, but I think simple motifs like this work best. I hadn't made myself any blue socks until now, which is surprising since I have more blue sock yarn than anything else.

These socks were more fiddly, but I really like the effect. Working on double-pointed needless might have added to the fiddly feeling. One of many, many patterns I found thanks to Ravelry.

Pattern: Lemony Snicket Socks (Ravelry Link) Yarn: Louet Gems Fingering in Red Size 2.75 mm double pointed needles more after the break...