Book: "Knitting circles around socks" by Antje Gillingham.
Pattern: Anne's magic stripes.
Yarn: Hand painted 2 ply fingering sock yarn purchased on line from "Knitpicks" called Gingerbread House because of the brown background color sprinkled with six gumdrop colors. It's 50% Merino wool; 25% superfine Alpaca; and 25% nylon.
I only managed to cast on.