Size 2 vs. Size 1 DPNs

I have this much more to do:

and then I will be done with the Chestnut Ochre Socks, and my first pair of socks for the Summer of Sox 2008 KAL.  I should have these done tonight, barring any natural disasters.  It has been almost six days so far, and one person in the KAL has THREE pairs of socks done already.  I am sadly lacking....

Here is what I have done on the Roses 'N Thyme Socks:

These are my first socks using Size 1 DPNs.  Is it just me, or does it take 17,000 more hours to knit a pair of socks with Size 1s?  My mother-in-law, Mary Ann, who these socks are for, has a size 7 1/2 foot.  I usually cast on 56 stitches, and didn't want to go down to 48 (why?  I really don't know now...), so I went down a needle size instead.  Size 2s work perfect for my very large and wide Size 9 feet.  The stitches just seem to glide.  Maybe it is the yarn?  And, Size 0 and 00 and OMG 000, wouldn't it take two YEARS to knit a pair of socks?  What's your opinion?  I am ready to start the heel flap on this one (7" cuff instead of 8" cuff).  I might have even been further along if I didn't have to spend a half hour UNDER the picnic table looking for one of the needles that fell through.  I am so graceful.

Here is my third pair I just started on:

Back to my Size 2s  (sigh...). These I will call Blue Acorn Socks.  I found a good stitch pattern that goes with this 1x1 rib in Vogue Knitting: The Ultimate Sock Book.  It's called, well, Acorns....  And the yarn IS blue, right?  We'll see how these turn out.  I have 8 more days to finish all three pairs if I want to stick to my goal of three pairs every two weeks.

Wish me luck.  Dani

Comments

[Toni]

I am definitely a DPN person instead of a "magic loop" person--possibly just for those joyous scavenger hunts when the 4th needle gets lost. It's like a little knitting safari....