I started on my very first pair of socks a while back, like the third week of September maybe? And I am knitting on size 2dpn with sport weight yarn and a cast on of 60sts. Stepping stones socks is the pattern I am following, and I am so far marginally pleased with the results of my work. I am using a local, hand spun and hand dyed yarn in a lavender color that I picked up a long time ago, when I was first looking into yarns that were not acrylic for the very first time. Before this yarn graced my stash with its presence, the only yarns that lived there were Red Heart, Caron Simply Soft, and Lion Brand Hometown. I have to say, Simply Soft and Hometown are not bad quality yarns, and I still have so much Hometown that I do enjoy producing things with it. Hometown does get shaggy when washed though. HOWEVER this beautiful lavender ball is the symbolic torch that brought on shopping in specialty yarn shops, knitting with Addi lace tip turbo rockets, and karbonz double pointed needles. It lead to lace samplers, mittens, and hats. I am no longer a beginner knitter. I dare say, I am no longer an easy knitter... I am INTERMEDIATE. Soooo the first socks on a meaningful, symbolic yarn--- yeah, what could go wrong?
Don't answer that. I did not jinx myself. The socks will be fine.
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