I completed two pairs of socks for the Ravellenic Games during London 2012 Olympics. Two pairs in 16 days - a PB.
Pair one was finished during the men's Triathlon.
Pair two ( a pattern I improvised as I went along) took even less time to complete and crossed the finishing line of the Sock Put event during the final hour of the Closing Ceremony.
I'm doubly pleased that I have managed to create a pattern of my own that worked really well.