My sole knitting accomplishment of the week (no pun intended) is my first sock using Regia. I picked this yarn up off eBay mostly because the striping pattern and the odd color combination really struck me. This sock was definitely a "therapy sock" this week as the Roller Coaster that is my work environment spawned another dramatic week. Something about rows and rows of pleasantly patterned stockinette is comforting for me.

Here's the whole sock:

and here's an up close shot of the pattern and the colors:

The whole sock picture was taken with flash, the detail picture without. Not sure why I like these totally funky colors. And my favorite color in the mix is the orange, which I usually won't touch with a 10-foot pole. I definitely want to find more of this yarn pattern (in a different color).

I'm hoping to cast on its partner today, but probably won't get very far since I need to spend most of the day working on my masters thesis. Ugh... I should have known better than to get myself in a position where I had to write another one of these...

As an aside, if you are looking for an interesting read about tech startup companies and the experience of owning/working in one, I highly recommend, Startup: A Silicon Valley Adventure, by Jerry Kaplan, which describes the rise and fall of GO, a company that tried to create a forerunner to palm/tablet PCs. Another great read is The Billion Dollar Molecule by Barry Werth. This book details the creation of Vertex Pharmeceuticals, a company that is still here today.