Lacy socks

Well, I did say to myself that this would be the year of lace! And it is.
I've just finished my first pair of lacy socks. I have made a fair few pairs of socks since I learned how to four years ago; but of course this is my first lacy pair.
I'm so pleased with them. The pattern is from Barbara Walker's treasury of stitches. I chose the horse shoe pattern. Its quite simple as it's only an 8 pattern repeat. I designed the sock and the only scary bit was once I had turned the heel and I had to rearrange the lace pattern on the instep only. After a couple of attempts, it worked.
I'm so glad that I started with socks. It has really been worthwhile. I feel very confident and I'm going full speed with my pi shawl now. The cuff is 2x2 rib and the toe is a wedge toe with a beautifully grafted end. Yay! So if you have been wanting to try lace for a while but haven't dared...just give it a try. As my friends had said to me, all you need is a quiet place, a good way to mark where you on your pattern are and a pattern that's not too difficult to start with.