Drat! Well my mother's socks have quickly turned into my sister's socks...she of little feet. I don't know how I messed up the length. I put them on and they looked long enough so I started the toe. Turns out they are too small for my mother...but the good news is they will be good birthday socks for my sister. You can't tell from the photo but this yarn has the prettiest "Fall" color specs in it. They are wool so they will be great for skiing. I guess it's on to Plan B for my mother! The sweater is coming along great but having the two yarns continually keep twisting while I'm knitting is driving me bananas! I'm sure there is a cure for that but at this point I just don't know what it is. Photo of the sweater tomorrow!