The End Of The Summer Of Socks

With the Labor Day weekend, summer has ended and so has my summer of socks. Here are the socks I made just for me:



They are Lacy Mock Cable Socks, Sunday Swing Socks, Bubble Wrap Socks, River Rapids Socks and another pair of Lacy Mock Cable Socks. I also did a pair of socks for my sister, Annie, and my niece, Joyce. I think I did another pair but I can't remember which socks nor can I remember for whom they were knit. Getting older sucks. Glenn, my fifteen year old, has taken to telling me Alzheimer's jokes to make fun of my lack of memory. I start to tell him to be kind that he'll get older one day but then I forget what we were talking about and I keep on knitting.
I finished the Bella's Mittens for my niece and now I''m working on a Sockhead Hat for her sister. I like the Sockhead hat because it's 4 inches of ribbing and 9 inches of stockinette stitch which is a good television knit.
I really enjoyed making socks this summer. I only did a few patterns but really came to understand the construction of socks. I have a feeling that the summer of socks will be sliding into the autumn of socks. My sister, Pat, wants a nice pair of socks since I haven't finished her sweater yet which she reminds me of at least once a week. I'm going to find a nice gansey pattern to make her. She's not a lacy kinda gal and I'm sure she'd love something easy and simple with a pretty design. Think I can find a sock pattern with a design of a sweater on it?
I'm getting really excited about Rhinebeck next month and I can't think about it or I'll get over excited then I'll make myself crazy. Ok, crazier. It's ok though because I forget about it after five minutes anyway.