Socks part deux

Yes, 1st January and the xmas knitting is all done and this will probably be the first of several posts today.
This is a photo of the first finished pair of socks - they are functional but have been sent to my Dad who thought they were great so I am happy with them.
I used a pattern from a book called Getting Started Knitting Socks by Ann Budd (isbn 978-1-59668-029-6). It has very good explanations and pictures of different techniques and the construction of the sock finally made sense.
I used sock yarn from my local knitshop.