Hooray, hooray! After a long road, my very first pair of socks is finished. The hardest part was, of course, the heel, but once I figured out that the instructions were very unclear and understood what they SHOULD have been saying, that wasn't a problem. The heel went without a hitch on the second sock. They are 'yummy': a lace design made in heathered grey alpaca wool. Very warm, slightly itchy, but not too bad. I can't wait to start my next pair!