Crayon Footies

Ok, I've started some footie like socks. I think this will work. I started at the toe, and I'm about to the point where I can cast off for the open foot look that I'm going for.
It's some Crayons yarn that I got from Knit Picks last fall. It's not using up much yarn.

Free Patterns at Knitting Daily / Interweave Press

Very good free pattern from Interweave Press for Caspian socks.

They're a toe-up sock on size 2 double points. I'm going to have to try them on circulars. Can't leave anything well enough alone, you know. And the pattern calls for Dale of Norway Tiur yarn. Since I know I don't have any, I'll be hunting down the specifications for that to see what I do have in my stash that needs using. It looks like a fairly difficult technique, designated as Intermediate in difficulty by the Interweave Press writers. We'll seee.........

Anyway, if you sign up for the Interweave Press Knit Daily newsletter, you get this free pattern and one for a "comfort shawl" that looks really good too.

Sidetracked by Knitting Pattern-a-Day 2007

Yes, I confess, I bought it for myself, and right before Christmas too.

And then I had to buy another one for my daughter.

And I didn't wait until the New Year to start looking at them.

And I'm not doing them in order, at all. The other daughter has been "helping" me figure out what to do next, and has confused them all hopelessly. There's some really gret stuff in there, but it's distracting me from the socks. Are Mits close? Surely I get practice points for "mits on 2 circs", right?

I did finish a pair of my version of the "Dragon Scale Mits" or wristwarmers. I did them in Incredible tape, shades of blue, and they really did look like dragon scales. Once again: No photos were taken before I gave them away.

Why do I continue to forget the pictures?

SNB Page a Day Calendar

Ok, the SnB calendar found one of my favorites, again.
The Socknitters site is great. And they're sooooo helpful.
Reams of pages of great information.
Don't miss their "Museum of Odd Socks", it gave me great encouragement.
and convinced me that I really do need to be a two socks at one time knitter.

It really got me off on the right foot when I started, back at the beginning of time, what? 6 months ago, or so?