Felt like working on my knitting these past few days.  I had a sock on my needles and I had stopped because I was at the point of turning the heel.  This was a little bit out of my experience.

I picked this pattern because I thought it was easy and the directions were clearly explained.  But, this part of it I just couldn’t understand.  Today, I found a great video the showed it and I finally understood the instructions.

So here is my first attempt.  I think it came out pretty good.  The stitches are a bit loose, but I think it will work out.

I should have had the scarf finished by tonight, but that is not the case.  I did get slightly bored this week and I cast on some socks.  I found a simple enough pattern on Ravelry that will give me a good start and hopefully teach me the basics of knitting socks.

I have never worked with DPNs (Double Pointed Needles).  It is quite an experience.  I have almost poked my eye out a few times.  Plus the sock weight yarn is sooooo tiny.  I feel like I am knitting with about three strands of embroidery floss.  That being said, I think my progress is pretty good.  I have made some errors, but I am getting better at recognizing them and fixing them.  The yarn is a superwash morina wool, so they should be comfortable.

I made sure my hands were in the picture, otherwise the needles look very small.  I did test my guage out and it was good – but the socks do look a bit small.  I am not going to second guess myself, though.  I will continue on and if they don’t fit in the end – oh well, at least I learned something.