I decided that I need to make a pair of socks before I leave this mortal coil. Socks have always been intimidating to me because of the heel. I've heard horror stories about "The Heel."
I tried to learn from books, but no dice. You Tube? Nada. Then I took the "Knitting Original Toe Up Socks" course on Craftsy and suddenly it all made sense.
(Sidenote: How much do I love Craftsy courses? I truly appreciate being able to continuously rewind until I understand something. And that sidebar where you can ask questions? Genius.)
I've had some sock yarn in my stash probably since the '90s so I dug it out. I didn't even know what it was at first since the skein I found had no label. I was so excited that I started knitting anyway; I figured that if it went left, it would just be my "experiment" sock.
Donna Druchunas is an awesome teacher and I did the moccasin toe on my first try! Now it's about 60% done. I'm doing the "afterthought heel" so I have to go back and put it in after I get my sock to the height I want.
P.S. I found the other skein and the yarn is Knitpicks Felici self-striping fingering weight yarn.
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