Two projects...

I know... I know..., I'm one of the few who only have one or two projects on the needles at one time.  Since I had the lacy dragon scarf on the needles, and it's not a project I could reasonably take somewhere with me to work on, I had to do something.  You know how it goes: I try to listen to a conversation or be part of a conversation when I should be paying strict attention to the chart! How many times have a brought something home to frog all the progress I had hoped to make!  Oooo, that makes me cranky! So, I HAD to get another project on the needles, and socks are always a good choice.

I love the sock pattern Dee in Florida is working on...and since  she made it easy to get the Dragonfly Socks pattern, I decided to give it a try.  I usually knit socks on size 2 needles, and this pattern calls for size 1. I'm using Opal sock yarn (75% wool superwash, 25% polyamid), and the color is sort of an eggplanty-brown.  So far, I'm loving it.  Thanks, Dee!

Sock class

I'm scheduled to teach a class on knitting socks on circular needles.  To make it easier, I like to start with worsted weight yarn and size 5 needles.  For beginning knitters, having the larger needles and yarn make it so much easier to handle and much faster. (Like Nancy S. says, they're great house socks, and I like them in boots too.) So, I am getting my "stuff" together.  The yarn I'm going to use is "Encore." Today I decided to cast on and rehearse my "demo" mentally and physically. Those first couple rows are tricky.

We'll have 3 sessions with a little "homework" in between: 1 for the cuff or leg, 1 for turning the heel, and 1 for the toe and kitchner join.

How well do you remember knitting your first pair of socks? Did you use double-points? Circulars? What was the hardest section to get your head wrapped around?  How long did it take you to finish the entire pair?  Any adult beverages involved?  Hot tea to relax?  Soda pop to keep you going?