I love Cookie A.’s socks. Like, a lot. I’ve knit two of her patterns, and bought her first book. I went to her web site today, and it turns out that a lot of her patterns are now for sale. No more freebies. Even the monkey pattern, which was free when I first made those socks, are now $6.00. Sad! I understand that people have to eat and live, so no begrudging here, but I hope that intro sock knitters are willing to pony up for these patterns. They’re a great way to learn socks, and make a pretty awesome product, no matter how otherwise uninspiring your first attempt is.