I have been crocheting for so long that I can barely remember learning how. When I learned to knit people would say the same thing that I would say when teaching someone to crochet. “Try it like this, experiment with other techniques and you’ll find the method you like best”. We are too, too smart.
I prefer my slippers crocheted and my socks knitted. I have tried just about every method of knitting socks and there are lots of them! I LOVE, LOVE to knit 2 socks at one time on 1 circular needle. I see why it is called the magic loop. As a matter of fact, I very rarely if ever, use DPNS. While others swear by them, I find I am slow and awkward. I also suffer from SSS. Commonly known as “Second Sock Syndrome”. It’s a debilitating handicap in which the sufferer thinks that when one has been completed they are through knitting. This wouldn’t be bad if I only had one foot.
I really like toe up and I like short rows for both toe and heel. Windy Johnson has written the best tutorial on Knitty.
I am almost finished with my latest pair. This is a super simple pattern from Sensational Socks- one of the best sock books ever written. It looks like a cable but isn’t! They will definitely benefit from blocking. They look a little like teal raisins right now.
