My commute to work in the morning is roughly 25 miles, and takes about 30 minutes (including parking, etc) regardless of traffic flow. Lately, I’ve been taking the bus 3 days a week and driving 2 days because I can’t afford that kind of gas on my current salary - even though I drive a Honda Civic. My bus ride, from pick up to drop off, is about 45 minutes long, and I usually knit the whole ride, and knit while I’m waiting for the bus to pick me up.
I cast on my Jaywalkers on Monday, and I completed the heel and started working on the foot just last night. Is that normal? I actually made the leg about 2 inches longer than the pattern required because a.) I like long socks and b.) I had extra yarn. I thought 4 days from leg to beginning of the foot was a little quick, and I wouldn’t be surprised if I finished the foot tonight, since I’m a granny hermit who never goes out to the bars and drinks (in my defense, I live in a college town and I’m kind of over the college bar scene). So 5 days for a sock, I’m thinking, might be a tad on the fast side since I work full time. But then again, when I have a solid two hours a day blocked off for knitting, plus the free time I scramble together at home, it doesn’t seem all that fast.
I’m not sure if knitting a sock in under a week is a brag-worthy accomplishment, or if it’s something that people (with lives, jobs, school, families, etc) do all the time. I’m curious about other knitters. What’s your average per-sock speed? Obviously, the fancier the sock, the longer the knit time, but for something basic like a Jaywalker, or a 1×1 ribbing, what kind of a time investment are you looking at?