Socktoberfest!

...has arrived! And, while I have not cast on any new socks *yet*, I have been doing some planning for the month devoted to sockery. First, I should preface by admitting that I have limited experience with knitting socks. In fact, I have yet to finish knitting a complete pair of socks. I have knit two whole socks thus far in my knitting career, but neither yet have their mates.

This month, being Socktober, will hopefully inspire me to finish the two pairs of socks I've started and encourage me to attempt some more socks. My first goal of Socktoberfest is to finish Michael's Banker Socks. I have just the foot gussett left of the second sock, so I foresee a long-overdue FO (and a happy boy with warm feet!) in the near future.

I have also been collecting a number of sock patterns in my *Future Projects* side bar, and I am eager to try some of these out. I am especially interested in attempting the Pomatomus pattern after seeing those recently completed by Elli. I've also been inspired by january one's Socks that Rock knee-highs (scroll down through her August 2006 archives). Way fantastic! I'm not sure I could pull off the knee-high look, but I wanna try it! I am also particularly fond of Baudelaire and Hedera. And dare I admit that I've not knit the star sock of knitblogland, the knitters' *secret handshake*, if you will... Grumperina's Jaywalker? So, there are some decisions to be made, here.

In the fiber department, I have made some recent Socktoberfest-related purchases... hurdling toward me through the mail system at this very moment are: 1 big skein of Socks that Rock in Lemongrass and some Sundara somwhat solid sock yarn in "Grey over Periwinkle" .

So, I've got all the makings for a fine Socktoberfest féte... I just have to settle on a new sock project. I am all decisioned out these days... I need suggestions! Any ideas for my Socktoberfest socks??