My First Socks

Most of yesterday, I was down with knitting fever - the only way to deal with it was to start knitting a pair of socks :)

After spending several hours going over all the links i had marked over the past few months, and the forums in ravelry, i was ready to start.

First came out my bag of sock yarn - i settled quickly on Schachenmayr nomotta's Regia Jacquard Color 4-ply / 4-fädig jacquard, since i had decided i was going to avoid the dreaded Second Sock Syndrome by Knitting Two at a Time, and i had two balls of this!

Next the pattern. Just looking through all the lovely cables and laces i'd favorited, i figured that this self-striping yarn would look best if knit in a simple stocking stitch or a very subtle pattern. the striping is one yard lengths of lilac, light blue, medium blue and dark blue, with one yard lengths of stitch length white and dark grey between each -

I had to use the magic loop technique as i had only one circular needle - no dpns. Knitpicks Two at a time, toe up, magic loop pattern looked good, but i wanted to try Judy's Magic Caston as demonstrated by Cat Bordhi.

So i knit up a swatch, cast on, and was off...

Two postscripts - about 8 rows into the twos, my naughty cat caught hold of the working yarn and snapped it - so i just started over - i had matched the striping on both the socks.

And this morning i was taking pics to post, when my youngest, who was getting ready for school, commented, "oh! is that for ravellry? will you say using magic loop and regia four color?" he had been looking over my shoulder all the while, when he was supposed to have been studying for the physics and chemistry exam he has to take today!