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Fishy socks.

Materials: 2 skeins Lorna's Laces Shepherd Sock (80% Superwash Wool, 20% Nylon ) in (what else?) #92, River. Size 1 needles. Pattern: Knitty's Pomatomus.

Time: Eight months-ish

Cost: $18

So it turns out that Pomatomus is the exception to my I hate lace rule: as complicated as it may look, the pattern is really easy to follow, and it's simple to detect and correct any mistakes.

It took me forever to complete these, but mostly because I just didn't work on them all that often. And because I managed to misread my gauge swatch, and made it halfway through the first sock before I realized that I could barely squeeze it on over my heel. It's a good thing I've never managed to make that mistake before.

What remains to be seen is how often I wear them -- there's something about lace that bespeaks "fancy," which means that there's a tendency to reserve such garments for a special occasion. We'll see what happens when it gets really cold and I start running behind on laundry, though.