Attention Knitters

[colliemommie]

I want to make socks. Help me.

I can knit and follow a written pattern. (I cannot read charted patterns.)

What is a good starter sock pattern and yarn for socks I can wear everyday with tennis shoes or boots or what have you?

I'd really appreciate any input.

Comments

[affreca.livejournal.com]

I'm a relatively new knitter, and just started my first pair of socks last weekend. I'm using a free pattern by Sand and Sky. Because I knit like I cook, and need extra patterns to figure what I can change, I also checked out patterns by Knit Picks and Yarn Mountain. What I like about the last one is that it give links to youtube on how to do some of the steps that I haven't tried before. All three patterns I've linked to are to very simple socks that you can make as long as you want (or have yarn for). Ravelry has a good system for search patterns, if you have different sized yarn and needles.

I'm in the middle of the foot for my sock, so I haven't attempted a heel yet.

[colliemommie.livejournal.com]

Ooh, I like the videos. I'm not usually a video person, but there's only so much verbal descriptions of knitting can communicate. Thanks!