Here they are for their internet debut, the Tour de France kal hiking socks! Yay! They are finished and Peter Kevin says "they feel like socks". I take that to mean they are comfortable. The photo is a little blurry and I tried to crop it but let's just say today is not a good technology day and leave it at that.

I took the pattern measurements from Interweave knits 25 favorite socks and then modified it to make my husband happy. He really didn't like the idea of snowflakes (or any other design) on his socks. He does like the stripes and the feel of the wool. I used yarnart crazy color number 102 and size 3 dpns to get the size I needed. I think they should be taller but he likes them like this. I have some nice plain brown that I want to use to make another pair. It felt strange making socks this thick after all of the nice, thin, sock yarn. It feels even stranger going back to the orange monkeys that are in the process of being knitted now.

I am so glad the work day is over. Mondays are my tough day. I help a psychiatrist run a medication clinic in the morning for individuals with mental retardation who have mental illness and then a quick lunch and a clinic with a different doctor for individuals with "only" mental health problems. There is very little down time and it is exhausting by the time it's over. On Tuesdays, I have one afternoon clinic (during the school year, I supervise social work interns) and on Wed and Thurs, I run groups for our social rehabilitation program. Thurs afternoons and Fridays are paperwork and meeting days (we all LOVE meetings).

The temperature outside has dropped into the 70's and it makes me want to cast on a sweater for me. But I know the weather tomorrow is supposed to be back into the 90's and I won't want to pick it up and knit it. (sigh). It will have to wait for the fall.