Don't You Just Love Contests?

Our very own Housemate, Emma Gorodok, has posted a contest for her new bag design! Here's my entry:

I recently knitted my first pair of socks! I had entered a swap called Guilty Pleasures/Good Karma. You had to put together a swap kit of luxurious yarn and other luxury items to send to your partner, and then would receive such a kit in return. That was the Guilty Pleasures part. The Good Karma part was having to knit objects for a charity called Warm Woolies, located in Denver, Colorado. Their requirements were that all knitted items had to be made from 100% wool, and they offered free patterns to use. The first item I knitted for Warm Woolies was a hat, using their Warm Woolies Phat Hat pattern.

I saw, though, that a lot of people were knitting socks--something I had yet to try. So, I looked through my stash, and chose the first wool yarn I came across. And I went through my patterns to find the sock pattern that looked doable for a first-timer. And, here's the result--my first pair of socks!

I've mailed both the hat and socks to Warm Woolies, making this the first time I've ever knitted for charity. Now, if I am lucky enough to win Emma's contest, it will be the first time I've won a contest like this!