Back to (sock) basics and hooking Paola

My friend Paola visited me this week and we got to do many of the things we love to do together: go window shopping and trying into stores to try on pretty (and sometimes ugly) dresses, look (and buy!) shoes and just have long, fun talks. This visit we started a new tradition: I taught her how to knit! This is a picture of her, needles in hand!

And this is a picture of me, also knitting (just in case anyone wondered what I look like with needles in hand!):

If you're wondering what I'm making, it's a pair of socks. The basic pattern for a 7sts per inch sock from my favorite sock book. I love knitting socks, there's something that feels a little like magic in turning a heel :) (this is the sock wool I used, and which I use regularly to make my little lovely presents