It's official. I'm no longer a sock virgin. In the last eight or so years since I started to knit, I was never convinced to give socks a go. But Lady Socks, how you inspire! I'm a convert, currently working on my second pair as for a gift (yes, socks have opened up a whole new realm of gift knitting), with at least four pairs in the immediate queue. I say bring on the small, portable projects!
Pattern: Falling in Love (my Ravelry link)
Source: Ravelry; Anni Design
Yarn: Plymouth Happy Feet
Needles: US0 (two circulars)
Modifications: Fewer repeats to make more of an anklet; twisted stitch cuff with tubular bind-off
Toe-up and short-rowed
I know I've only completed one pair at this point, but I simply can't see why people make such a fuss over toe-up socks. Why would you bother making them any other way? The magic cast-on is so simple, makes a nice, seamless toe, and you can try your socks on as you go (added bonus of semi-immediate gratification). On the same note, why do anything but a short-row heel? Now, I am definitely assuming that there are appropriate situations for employing different heel techniques or knitting top-down (I hope to be enlightened when I read Wendy Johnson's Socks from the Toe Up), but from what I've heard many knitters are just scared of trying these different techniques.
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