I finally got to cast on DH's socks today. I'm using the discontinued Kroy in Heather. It's such a pretty color. Looks burgundy from a distance and then when you get close, it has all color fibers - yellow, pink, blue, green, brown and I'm sure more that I can't remember off the top of my head. I'm doing this one pretty much on my own. I'm using an 8 stitch to the inch gauge and a 2x2 ribbing down to the heel and then keeping it in pattern across the top of the foot. Nothing fancy, but just what he wanted. Only got about an inch done this afternoon. Had so much to do today. I look forward to when it's nice and cold out and all there is to do is knit in the evenings :-)