In what seemed like the longest 48 hour wait ever, my itty bitty needles finally arrived! I have spent a lot of time whining about how I don’t want to use needles this small. I was resolute in absolutely denying they even existed. And now I think I might love them.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m still going to complain about how small they are. Seriousleeeeeee?? 2.0 mm. OY.
But, this progress does not lie! I am loving it!
I have progressed rapidly. The beginning was terrible. I went with a Turkish Cast On. It looks awesome…yay for toe up! But the M1Ls and M1Rs were a test of my patience. The small size doesn’t help but the real issue is the kinks in the yarn. A dropped stitch doesn’t behave as expected when the yarn has a kink it in. It’s like backing up an 18 wheeler with a trailer. I’d jack-knife it every time.
Lucky for us, no one was hurt this time and once I got passed the first couple rows, everything got better! Everything is falling into place nicely now.
The yarn is a sock blank my Mom painted back in the summer! We dyed another sock blank when I was home for Rhinebeck,
I couldn’t make any more excuses. I want to wear those socks! A lot! This could be the beginning of a whole new era for me. I’m on the verge of addiction. The second sock will be the test. I’m not down with two-at-a-time so Second Sock Syndrome could be a problem.
Then again, I don’t mind if my socks don’t match, so maybe it won’t slow me down at all :)
FogKnits 
Best of luck with the knit!! Can’t believe how tiny those kneedles are!!!
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I’m still staring in disbelief myself!
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Interesting! I have knit quite a lot socks, and always made them from ankles to toes. I had bad Second Sock Syndrome, so I am now two-at-a-time, and it feels just like knitting only one.
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I’ve done two at a time but I just can’t bear all the untwisting of yarn. I think I’ll be okay one at a time…we’ll know soon enough!
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Lovely yarn! Your socks are going to be gorgeous:)
I knit a sock from a sock blank once. I rolled the rest in a ball to knit the second sock. I couldn’t deal with the kinks.
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Of all the complaints I had, kinky yarn is the most unexpected! I think because I’m doing plain socks, it’ll be okay but if I was doing anything more complicated, I’d probably wind it.
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2.0 mm take a lot of getting used to – I’ve never done socks with them but the collar for a sweater I’m making seriously tested my sanity and vocabulary!
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LOL. A sweater. You so crazy! ;)
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I refuse to take responsibility for the gauge swatch that made me use US 0 for the collar, cuffs and the hem and a US 3 for everything else.
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Definitely not your fault! Lol!
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I can’t tell if you’re doing this already or not, but I find the m1l and m1r easier if it’s the second stitch on the needle, so you’ve already done a stitch before hand. The fact that the m1s aren’t on the edge as it were makes things easier
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Yes, my incs are one stitch in! I really wanted to cheat and do a kfb but I pushed on! It was only two rows…now that it’s just stockinette in the round I’m pretty happy :)
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Socks are a serous addiction, I love sock yarn too. I’m on my 3rd pair of socks and they go much faster if the pattern is not complicated (found that out by the 3rd pair). I have plans to just keep a pair of socks always on my needles. However I use size 1’s so they are a tiny bit faster. Good luck and keep on knittin’ xo
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I’m a little worried that I’m going to get comfortable on the size 0s and my gauge is going to relax. The only thing worse than 0s…00s! LOL!
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I believe that you are more capable of avoiding second sock syndrome than me. However, I also suspect that you would also like this method of doing two socks at once: http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEfall06/FEATextreme2in1.html. Although I’ve heard it’s easier if the two socks are of two different colors, which puts you back to square one because you’d still have to knit that second sock, unless like you said — you don’t mind if your socks don’t match.
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I’ve done two at a time, I decided I’d rather spend my time knitting than managing yarn. There’s just too many things going on with TAAT. :)
We’ll see…
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In toe up, the first few rows are always awkward. Kudos for carrying on! I know you are adverse to TAAT; however I absolutely love it. We all have our own thing…but I’ll leave you with this video that helped me with managing my yarn. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PiW_BfrAMYM
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Looking good
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