amimono note

My first socks knitted with two circular needles

I've been interested in knitting socks with two circulars, but really never tried to do it because I kind of like to knit with dpns. But... it also is a little annoying to carry around a sock with dpns, they just keep poking and making holes in the Ziploc (I keep knitting projects in it) and sometimes I fergot to bring the 4th dpn and can't knit.

Then one day my English teacher lent me her Cat Bordi's "Socks Soar on Two Circular Needles." I didn't have circular needles and I've been actually trying not to buy knitting things lately, but since my teacher lend me the book, I thought I should knit a sock from this book.

So I bought Addi Turbos (I was going to buy less expensive Clover needles, but no store carried #0) and knitted a pair of "Simple Sock." It was fun... knitting was faster than with dpns as many people say. I will definitely knit socks with them again, but maybe with smaller sizes (I got a loose gauge again.).

I also liked the book a lot. At first sight the book looks plain, but the sock designs are great. Each sock uses a different kind of knitting techniques (like two-color knitting or lace), so you can experiment with this and that a little.