Wrt sock patterns, I find that different people respond to different patterns in different ways, and you need to find one that matches how your brain works. I quite like the Yarn Harlot's recipe from "Knitting Rules" (http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/sock-recipe-a-good-plain-sock), but there are many others out there.
I don't know if you know or not, but socks come in a variety of flavours. The old-fashioned traditional sock pattern is knitted top-down, with a turned heel (you knit a flap for the back, then "turn the heel" by doing a short row thing, then pick up stitches to form a gusset, then decrease down to the body of the foot). I like this kind of sock knitting and can now do it without a pattern, to make simple plain socks. Other people hate it, and prefer doing a different kind of heel (such as a short row heel), or knitting from the toe up, or even less common styles like moccassin-soled socks (which let you replace the sole) or afterthought heels.
What I'm saying is... the Yarn Harlot pattern I recommended is a traditional top down sock with a turned heel, and by all means you should try that and see how it works, but if you hate it, don't give up on socks, but try another way -- maybe toe-up with a short row heel, which is the next most common.
Oh, also, I always knit socks on DPNs, but there are techniques for knitting them on two circulars, which you could look into if you wanted. But if you like DPNs, I say stick with them!
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Date: 2010-06-29 09:09 pm (UTC)I don't know if you know or not, but socks come in a variety of flavours. The old-fashioned traditional sock pattern is knitted top-down, with a turned heel (you knit a flap for the back, then "turn the heel" by doing a short row thing, then pick up stitches to form a gusset, then decrease down to the body of the foot). I like this kind of sock knitting and can now do it without a pattern, to make simple plain socks. Other people hate it, and prefer doing a different kind of heel (such as a short row heel), or knitting from the toe up, or even less common styles like moccassin-soled socks (which let you replace the sole) or afterthought heels.
What I'm saying is... the Yarn Harlot pattern I recommended is a traditional top down sock with a turned heel, and by all means you should try that and see how it works, but if you hate it, don't give up on socks, but try another way -- maybe toe-up with a short row heel, which is the next most common.
Oh, also, I always knit socks on DPNs, but there are techniques for knitting them on two circulars, which you could look into if you wanted. But if you like DPNs, I say stick with them!