Today I decided to try a sock on double point needles (dpns). I've finally gotten to the point that I feel pretty comfortable knitting with two straight needles, but trying to knit with four dpns is quite awkward and challenging.
After several frogged attempts I finally got a few round knitted. I am not 100% sure if I am doing it right, but once it gets a little more length it should be pretty obvious. It'll either look like the ribbed top of a sock, or a total mess.
As this is my first attempt at it I decided to make it a little easier on myself by using a worsted weight yarn and size 6 dpns. I have a few skeins of sport weight cotton yard, but I'll save that for when I get a bit more comfortable with the dpns. I understand that cotton can be somewhat more challenging to work with.
The sock pattern calls for making the sock tops 8 inches long but as I am about 30 yards short of the amount of yarn it says I need I'm going to make the tops shorter, about 5 inches, and hope that will permit me to finish the pair of socks with the yarn I have.
Nothing like a bit of a challenge to pass the time.