This is the sock bookmark I had to make. As you can see it is a little shorter than the pattern called for. i was so tired of knitting with those zero needles. I must say it is very pretty, but I like quick results. I tried to put in a little pattern; I did the checkerboard. Here is the link:

http://www.blackrayne.com/2007/08/hogwarts-sock-swap-design-contest.html