Sock knitting

When I started knitting, I was confused by double-pointed needles and terrified of socks, but now I understand why the Yarn Harlot loves them so.

I can knit socks on the bus, I can experiment with patterns, and if I screw up it’s not a long way to pull back and start over. Also, sock yarn is lovely, and you usually only need one skein, so it’s not too expensive.

So far I’ve knit 5 full pairs of socks and I’ve got two more socks that are waiting for their pair (which are both underway). Socks were the first thing I knit that had a real pattern in them – and helped me realize that patterns aren’t really all that complicated. Socks helped me get involved with knitters on Ravelry.com when we got together as a group to knit Socks for Seeley (that would be, socks for David Boreanaz’s character on Bones, Seeley Booth, who is known for wearing goofy socks).

Mine are the orange ones with blue houndstooth

I also love socks because the fit is almost always right. I’ve knit socks toe-up and cuff-down, I’ve knit plain socks that show off the yarn and patterned socks that confused the hell out of me.

I look forward to knitting teeny tiny little socks for the baby – mostly because they really won’t take very long to make.