Tonight was class #1 of 3 for beginning socks at
Crazy Girl Yarn Shop in Coralville.
I've been intimidated by socks and well DPNs (Double Pointed Needles). I kept watching videos on You Tube about knitting in the round for socks and couldn't quite grasp it. But well, I think I may be a natural (so far) at the whole sock thing on DPNs. It wasn't has hard as I thought it would be. I've never used DPNs before or knit in the round. Really the only knitted things I've done are scarves, so socks are a big leap.
It was one of my New Year's resolutions to be able to make socks. So far so good. I'm having a lot of fun and the gals in the class are so much fun. And Ann, our teacher for this class, is a blast! I will definitely take more classes with her in the future.
I have to make a 5 inch cuff for my sock and I'm halfway done and I want to finish it. it only took about an hour and a half to get most of the cuff done. So I'm guessing it should take me maybe an evening to make one sock, well a basic one anyway. I do have some smaller DPNs and sock yarn that I may try as well when I get my cuff done. Next class, we're turning the heel! I'm so freaking excited.