love is all you need

I finished these about 45 minutes ago and man, does it feel good to not only have another project off the needles, but to say that I now have my first pair of socks under my belt. (Well, they're on my feet, actually.)
Yarn: Colinette Jitterbug, Monet colorway
Pattern: a pretty badly-written one that was given out at my sock knitting class. (Actually, its not horrible, it just wasn't written with a beginner sock knitter in mind.)
Needles: Size 2.75mm US 2 Brittany DPNs
Thoughts: I'm amazed at how socks come together and am so glad to finally have a reason to buy all the pretty sock yarns I drool over. I can see why a lot of knitters always like to have a sock on the needles, regardless of whatever other projects they have going on. I hope to make a lot of hand knitted socks in my time.

Quick Mouse Update: Our PestChaser RF-Frequency Ultrasound Unit arrived on Friday afternoon and I half expected to see the mice line up and march single-file out the back door as soon as I plugged it in, but I haven't spotted a mouse yet. The instructions say that it can take up to 9-10 days to rid the house of all mice, but I'm crossing my fingers that they're already gone. Nonetheless, I still have our other "mouse hotel" trap all set up with birdseed and cheese underneath the bird cage.