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Originally Posted by Stitchawl
It's odd, but I've been having the most intense urge to knit socks... I haven't any idea why, nor have I any particular need for more socks.
My grandmother taught me to knit when I was about 12, and I made myself a scarf which I wore. Very long scarves were 'in' for guys then, and I loved mine. But I never tried to knit anything else afterwards.
But that was a few years ago. So why am I having these urges now?
Stitchawl
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Socks are one of the most rewarding things to knit, and really pretty easy because your basic sock follows a straightforward set of steps: Knit cuff, knit leg, knit heel flap, turn heel, pick up stitches for gussets, knit foot (decreasing along the way until back to the original number of stitches), finish foot, knit toe. Then make another one just like it. Or even easier, knit a tube with a toe, then snip a stitch where you want the heel and unravel one row halfway around, pick up those stitches and knit another toe there. Makes a surprisingly comfortable heel.
And why am I giving knitting lessons in the vent and rant thread?
Who knows?