I finally made socks!

[gotta knit]

Seeing all the great socks on here inspired me to finally give them a try. It only took me 20+ years of knitting to get around to it.

Can't help feeling like I cheated or something though, since I still haven't 'turned a heel' or 'worked a gusset'. Maybe another time. I'll definitely use this pattern again since it was so easy!
http://www.knitpicks.com/Two+At+Once...D50417220.html from Knitpicks (two at once, toe-up,with an afterthought heel). Made with Bernat Sox yarn & 3.75mm needles. Not so thrilled with the way the colour blotched in areas, but they're really comfy anyways.

[Freyja]

Do you know what this means?
You are on your way to being a sock addict!
Welcome to the club.

[Doublereeder2]

Welcome to the dark side :-) They look great.

[margz3]

They look great - thanks for posting the link! I SWEAR I will try socks soon!!

[cacunn]

That looks great. Now that you are over the basic fear of socks you will find that turning a heel and working a gusset are very easy. It is simply a new technique and like all new techniques take it a little slow and don't be afraid to frog and do those stitches over again.

Suggestion is to put in a life line just before you start the heel. That way there is no problem restarting the heel.

What do you plan for your next pair?

[gotta knit]

I definitely see why socks are addictive!
Not yet sure what the next pair will look like exactly, but there will be another pair after I get some baby gift items made.

[Slim]

Congratulations! They look great. I haven't tried two-at-once yet, so thanks for posting the link.

[gotta knit]

You're welcome for the pattern Slim.
I was worried I might not want to make the 2nd since this was my initial attempt, that's why I went with 2-at-once. Thought toe-up would be an interesting way of making them too.

[thepurplegg]

Great socks! I actually like color blotching like that. It makes the socks not identical but still look like they belong together. That's just me.

[scout52]

WOW they look so great!!