** Warning, probably of no interest to non-knittersSooooo I have spent much of my knitting career learning that socks are the be all and end all of the knitting experience. "Knit a sock and you'll be hooked" "Socks; easy, quick, and hard to ignore" is just some of the sock propaganda that has been tossed around my knitting group every week. So I gave in and got pretty excited about my first pair of socks and completed them with relative success! So feeling pretty cocky I began immediate plans for a pair for my mom (who incidently has the same size foot I do) for her birthday. I got the perfect wool, nylon blend sock yarn in a pretty coral color in a swap and knew it was fate! I started on a "Poppy" pattern from a certain sock knitting celebrity and CO (cast on for you non knitters) onto my US 1 DPNs (double pointed needles).
Four frogs (completely ripping out your entire project), 10 dropped stitches, and 1 aggravated heave accross the room later I'm left to wonder "What's wrong with me?" I've knitted sweaters, baby blankets, mittens, moderate lace, and basic socks why can't I tackle this project.
I soon learned that the road to proper sock knitting is littered with terms like "toe up" "provisional CO" "short row heel" "heel flap". Terms I've come to appreciate as profain! I must soon re-prioritize my knitting goals to keep from lunging my US 1 's at the next person who asks "How's your latest sock coming" I must suck it up and begin agian! Bigger, better, lacier sock patterns are in my future!! Knee high stockings as far as the eye can see!
