Artyarns Addict?

I seem to be obsessed with Artyarns Supermerino.

Cue: it's been several years, but I bought my *third* massive purchase (massive being more than one skein) of Artyarns Supermerino, this time in colorway 151 Calypso ... for ... yes ... Thuja socks. I walked into Knitting on the Lamb, and emerged with three skeins of pink stripey happiness.

The first time I knit up some Thujas, it was the first time I had ever knitted socks ... and it was for a now-ex boyfriend. I was hooked after I finished that pair. They rocked. They were green. I post a picture of them here, but they do show the ex's feet, and I have a feeling that won't go over too well with him.

The second pair of Thujas I knit was the summer after that, in 2006. They were my mom's birthday present, and I call them her eggplant socks. They are purple, and as I ran out of purple for the toes, I finished them off with the leftover green. Here's an image of one of the socks in progress, sans green toes.

So tonight I have my three little skeins, sitting in my lap, and when I return from dinner I plan on winding them up. Never mind the other sock I need to cast on for Julie, the Celtic Knot afghan for Sean and Becky, the scarf for my nephew, the hat for my niece. It's getting colder out and I need socks, dammit.