Well, I have finished my very first sock using self striping sock yarn. Please hold your applause. I will say that although it is somewhat of a mess, the untrained would see little or no problems with it. Of course, the creator knows all the flaws and loves it just the same:)
I have been knitting and crocheting for years and it's an on-again/off-again relationship. But when a friend asked me to teach her to knit, I gladly grabbed my bag of tricks, sharpened my needles (of course, you don't really do that, right?) and got busy. I HAD to give myself a refresher in order to seemingly speak intelligently.
So, I was off an running; making samples and swatches and copying instructions, finding websites, youtube videos and the like. She is now getting top notch instruction from moi and I am once again hooked by the needles!
I decided now was the time to resurrect my long-held fear and attempt a sock (or maybe two). Since the kidlet is constantly using me as a taxi, I have plenty of waiting time to knit on my sock. It basically stays with me in my oh-so-chic whole foods bag (the little ones are perfect for your on-the-go project). So my moonlight sock has been knitted by the light of the interior dome light! It IS possible.
Ah well. I have now decided to start another sock but since my first is fraught with mistakes I am not anxious to knit it a spouse. Therein lies the dilemma of sock-knitters the world over. The dreaded second sock! In this case, I am still in a quandry if I should have a pair of socks where one is clearly less appealing that it's partner. OR I should start fresh. HMMM. I could just rock one sock - like the one-glove people.
