Can You Guess What This Is?

Aside from a NYC window that needs cleaning, do you know what this is? Yes, yes it is. It's a SOCK! Or the beginning of one anyway. It's Cascade Heritage Yarn in Denim, which is really lovely, and I'm making a pair of socks that I found on the Cascade site specifically written with this yarn in mind. It's a basic, simple sock which I think is a good start for me. I see all the more intricate ones and I wanna just make them but I'm afraid they may frustrate me so I'm going to start at the very beginning. A very good place to start. Ok, Julie Andrews, outta my head please.
As you can see, I'm doing them on dpns, size two no less. It has been suggested to me, A LOT, that I use either magic loop or two circulars to do socks because it's so much easier. I wanted to do it this way though because it just feels right to me for some reason. I may move onto another method, but for my first socks I want it to feel genuine, for me. It's also been suggested that I use a thicker yarn with bigger needles but I decided to march to the beat of my own drummer on this project. I dunno why. I may be smacking myself in the head after this but I just feels right this way. I know...crazy but we'll see what happens.
I also realized that I just needed a little motivation to get me to cast on socks. I spoke to my sister yesterday and told her I wanted to make socks. She said when I started could I please make my brother in law a pair because when he was younger his mother used to knit him socks and he loved hand made socks.
You have to know, my BIL is eighty three years old. My sister is quite a bit older than I am and he's quite a bit older than she is, and he's basically bed ridden. He was one of those guys that always looked and acted twenty years younger than his actual age. Then, about seven years ago, he started having mini-strokes and aged quickly. For the last couple of years, walking has been difficult so he stays in bed most of the time. He's always been so good to us and loves my boys beyond words. The least I could do is make him a nice pair of socks. Now if that's not motivation, I dunno what the heck is!
Tonight is the Q&A at The Point with Ysolda. Al and I are gonna go early this afternoon, get our knit on, go out to dinner then back to The Point. It's gonna be so much fun! I'll let you know how it goes. Enjoy your weekend!