Socks are the one thing I never feel guilty about knitting. It's possible to have too many scarves or shawls or fingerless gloves or even sweaters (unless you live in an incredibly cold environment, which I don't), but socks? They get more wear than any other handknits, so it makes sense to have a decent supply of them on hand.
I've knitted a lot of socks this year (seven pairs so far, with another nearly done), and it's been so satisfying watching my drawer fill up. I have thirteen pairs at the moment, with plans for more. These are still my favorites, closely followed by these. My least favorite pair is my first pair, because wow...that yarn was ugly. So far those are the only ones I've had to darn, probably because I knitted them on larger needles and I guess the fabric isn't as dense.
I already caked up two autumn-ish yarns from my stash to hopefully knit into socks this fall. I think the speckled yarn will be Hermione's Everyday Socks, and I haven't decided on the tweed, though I'm thinking something with cables?
Handknit socks are a perfect example of slow fashion...especially considering it takes me nearly two weeks on average to knit a pair. :)
*While writing this post, I noticed that these pictures didn't include my handspun socks. I may have had a tiny freak-out because I couldn't find them in my drawer, either. I don't lose things, and those socks represent hours and hours of my life! I finally found them stuffed down in a pocket of my knitting bag, left there from when I'd worn them to my grandparents' house sometime in the spring.