Two Socks on Two circular needles and me :)

http://www.socknitters.com/2circs/index.htm

http://www.az.com/~andrade/knit/twocirculars.html

both of the links above are wonderful sites to help learn how to knit two socks on two circular needles at the same time

which is what i set out to do over the past few days.

i spent the first evening casting on and taking off over and over and over because i couldn't figure out what needles to knit with and if i had the yarn cast on in the right direction. after allot of frustration i finally got it though so i was very happy about that . knitting from the cuff to the heel was no problem gave me time to get used to what needles to grab next and use . doing the heel flap was another easy one as well as turning each heel.

Kapowwwwwwwww slammmmmmmmmm bangggggggg boommmmmmm i then ran into a wall. couldn't get my mind to wrap around how to pick up the stitches along each heel flap and keep going. it just wasn't happening . ( been doing this for years knitting socks just couldn't get past this spot for a bit) so i gave up walked away for a bit went to get stitchy and sat and read and read and then said OK call it a night. there is always tomorrow miss scarlet LOL

walked back into the bedroom said OK one more try before i turn in . and walla it is as though a light went on in a dark room and i got it. eureka and all that. i got it. so i think i stayed up a bit longer and kept going then put it all down happy again as a clam and went to sleep .

and now today i can head for the toes. have no clue who these socks well end up with . there acrylic of course a good learning thread.

the other hurdle for me is to wrap my mind around other patterns of socks now other then the ones i am used to doing .

of course that is always how it is with a new technique.

i remember well the lady that owns the local yarn store saying she was not giving up her dp's with socks couldn't see past those. heck i remember when i couldn't either. but i got tired of dps and knew there was a way i could loose those at least until the end. so i taught myself how to do all on one tiny circular needle.

and i remember running into the two socks on two needles awhile back because the first site is the one i downloaded and printed out thinking ok maybe one day i will take a peek.

but i wouldn't have gone that far if it weren't for Get Stitchy and the gals i hang out with in here or for my friend Ronda who kept asking me if i had ever even tried the two circular needles thing. nopeeeeeeee nooo and nawwwww wayyy sorry . and then that print out kept falling out of the book shelf every time i would look for patterns. LOL so i figured ok Ronda i hear you all the way up here in Alaska . so that was it you know what after getting this far i think i really do like this. not sure i will go back to one needle certainly wont go back to 4 dps unless i am at the toes. LOL sooooooooo THANKS RONDA for the challenge.

and you know what it didn't take that long to get it either. just a couple of days . minus of course a few more gray hairs i can well do with out LOL

ok time for coffee . i think its done :)