Fun with Cables

We had our first session of the Aran Sweater class on Thursday. Cable knitting is slow going, but a lot of fun. I'm starting to get the swing of things with the pattern and am almost feeling like I may be able to do this sweater thing. I'll be traveling in Maine this week with a lot of downtime, so I hope to get most of this back piece completed.

I finished my first jaywalker sock and have cast on for the second sock. The boring black & gray colors are almost not worthy of this crazy cool pattern, but it will be good to have a practical pair of hand knitted socks. I'll bring the second sock with me to Maine for relief from the concentration that the cable sweater requires.