The bamboo ones I have (Clover) are also way more grippy than the metal ones I have.
I rather like DPNs. Brittany wood or Clover bamboo are what I use mostly.
And my first sock has been produced. Its brother will (hopefully!) follow soon.
Thanks for all your help and advice. I really never thought Id actually just do it, but there it is: a nice and warm woolly stripey thing.
Congratulations! Now cast on, RIGHT NOW! Don’t fall prey to Second Sock Syndrome.
I can’t really give you too much advice, but I’d like to say good luck–I’m on my first pair of socks too! I’d recommend the pattern but it isn’t in English, so I dunno how much it would help. So far so good, but then I’m still on the easy cuff part. It’s a lot of fun knitting on five needles, though. I feel the urge to take public transportation so I can bring my knitting along and show off.
I just ducked in here to mention Silver’s Sock Class, too- I made my first sock with it last month! I’m a third of the way through the second one now.
Is this your sole interest?
No. I also enjoy shining purls of wisdom.
As a guy who occasionally gets hand-knit socks, I like them bigger so I can wear them over regular socks, maybe as boot-socks, or maybe just as a slipper-type wear. Seems a waste to use them as regular socks, had cheaply at Wal-Mart.
Yes! This is why I do two socks at a time on one circ.
That’s what they’re for, really. I love to make things for people that will be used, not just sit in the drawer for a special occasion.
I like having a pair of tight-knit small wool socks to wear inside larger socks. It gets warmer that way.
Oooh, just the thread I need. 
My friend has offered to make me socks, but she’s never done it before. I want knee socks with alternating solid stripes, like these (but with different colors.) They also need to be adaptable to fit my legs, because the whole reason I want her to make them is that my legs are too fat for commercially available knee socks. Is there a pattern to be had for my poor, fat, naked legs? They just want to be cute! 
And I’m done. No second sock syndrome for me!
meenie7, I don’t have any patterns, but I’m working on the exact same thing (yes, I was unfaithful, I cast on two projects at once.). And I have huge legs, so I’ll let you know how mine turn out.
Yay Septima! I finished my father-in-law’s socks a few days ago (I cast on December 27) and when I’m done this lace scarf, I’m going to cast on some toe-up socks for ME. I’m going to use the Magic Cast-on described at Knitty.
Septima, let me know how they come out for you 
Now, another question…what do you guys find to be the best cotton sock yarn? (I’m allergic to wool so that’s out.) Is Cascade Fixation a good brand?
I have just knitted my first sock using a knifty knitter (using this pattern 天游ty8检测中心- 首页|官网) I have crap co-ordination so needles just don’t work for me. I’m planning on doing a string bag next (with a pattern of my own devising)
Darn you both.
That’s it. I’m about to become unraveled.
It’s best to choose a cotton yarn blended with an elastic fiber, like Spandex or Lycra. Cascade Fixation has that, but I think it’s a little thick for socks. I have used Fixation to knit other things, and it’s a little tricky to get used to the stretchy quality of the yarn, but once you get the tension down, it’s not much different from other yarns.
I haven’t used it to knit socks, but I very much like Fortissima Cotton for things like baby sweaters. It’s 75/25 cotton/nylon. It’s really soft and pleasant to work with. Seeing as I’ve used it for baby sweaters, I haven’t actually worn anything made out of it, but the babies seem to enjoy it.
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