Mom's birthday was on Jan. 27th, I finished her socks on Jan. 29th and had them gifted to her by Feb. 1st. Not bad as far as knitted gifts go!
Here are the Waving Lace socks in all their glory:
I definitely will be knitting this pattern again. It's pretty and simple and shows off tonal yarns beautifully. It's also a very relaxing knit, I really got into the flow of the pattern and found the whole process very enjoyable.