Okay… my second pair of socks to knit and I’m done with the first one and it fits wonderfully!!! I have perfected my pattern for me. I cast on 30 stitches on my 12″ circular needles. I’m using a slightly chunky wool, soft and snuggly. Oh, my needles are number 8s. I just knit until the tube equals 12 inches long and then I cast off. I take a crochet hook and seal up one end with a simple binding stitch. Turn inside out and poof! You have a warm fuzzy slip on sock that is simply wonderful.

I don’t do anything fancy with the heel or anything. The wool is so nice and giving, it just stretches a bit and works lovely. They are little tooo thick to wear with regular shoes, but around the house, they are wonderful. And they work with my snow boots, though, and boy, did they keep my feet warm.

The second sock is at about 8 inches, so it won’t be long. And the nice thing? You can get one pair out of a normal 5-6 ounce skien. So it’s not a huge expense, heck, I see nice wools on sale all the time at like Michael’s for 1 or 2 dollars. What a lovely gift it would be! My daughters both want a pair and so they are next!