Perfect timing!

Last month I put my hand up for a test knit from SquareJaneKnits, a designer who hangs out on the Monstersocks group, where we are all obsessed with LOSY (left over sock yarn). I thought I would make them for my father, but put them away until Chanukkah in December. 

Instead, on Friday he presented me with this pair of socks, which he wears indoors in their Marysville holiday house. There is a no-shoe rule in the house. He declared they are not worth darning. There is a lot of hole there. I also noticed that the left heel has already been darned.

He also announced that he like it when he looks down and the toes of his socks are different colours. I can do that.

So, I'm doing this monster sock in a mixture of plain dark greens and contrasting self striping.

I'm pretty happy with how it's coming out, even if the second yarn camouflages a little with our floorboards. . The first sock did take five days, but with everything being cancelled, the second one might come along a bit quicker!