Knit gift for a friend

I had something in mind to knit for a dear sister and found some yarn in my stash that was almost exactly what I'd had in mind, so it was win-win (provided she likes it, of course).  I also set up a Ravelry account, so you can check out the details and get the free pattern here http://ravel.me/Luke1133/3hc

Self striping sock

I'm a big fan of knitting lace but I broke down and bought some self striping yarn for socks.  I don't LOVE the colorway, but I think I like the whole idea.  I chose a chevron pattern so that the stripes wouldn't be TOO boring and (mostly) so that I wouldn't be bored to tears with so much just knit stitching.  I'll post the pattern once I get past the heel.

Ice cream #2 - Oberweis

My son had a root beer float. I've tasted better root beer...  I had a single scoop of fudge brownie swirl.  It was certainly better than Coldstone.  Very sweet!  Nice flavor I suppose, but still not the thing I'm looking for.  Pretty dang expensive too.