woohoo! all finished!

Yarn: STR Lightweight in Fire on the Mountain
Needles: Knitpicks Circulars in size 2.5 mm for the ribbing and first three repeats of the cuff then 2.25 for the rest of the sock.
Pattern: Monkey by Cookie A.
Alterations: I left out one repeat of the pattern on the cuff (i'm not in to tall socks)
Verdict: LOVE THEM!

My new camera came today! You know what that means--CLOSEUP CITY, BABY!

Pattern Detail:

Kitchener Stitched Toe:
My grafting is greatly improved from when I started knitting socks. I'm not sure what happened--but all the sudden, it clicked!

Gusset Detail:
Heel flap stitches picked up "the pretty way". Thanks Grumperina! Its a great technique to avoid the stretched out looking gusset.

All in all, I'm thrilled with these socks.