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"thank-you for your well wishes and I did finish my socks today and started on another pair I wished I could knit faster."

"Happy birthday! I hope you had a wonderful day and found some time to knit!"

"has anyone done the any of the patterns in Cat Bordhi 's book footprints?"

"this just so cool ."

"very good advice the whole reason I learned to knit was to eventaually learn to knit socks and it is really not that hard . o.k. I haven't done that many patterns . the thing is I was intimataded by them and hey just one step at a time and what…"

"http://www.socknitters.com/lessons/gusset.html good help too"

"or you could try this one looks very good http://www.canadiancountrywoman.com/crafts/knitsocks.php"

"Most of my needles I got second hand .I did buy a set of boyle they are not worth the trouble the yarn catches , they come apart the yarn does not move to the end of the needle very easily . I put them away. I am thinking of trying bamboo circulars…"

"I got some of those giant zip lock bags and they make your stach more manageable you can see all and move easy I only have in two places and a few extra places ."

"http://colinknits.blogspot.com/2008/04/toe-up-sock-pattern.html http://www.knitting-and.com/knitting/patterns/socks/marksbirkysocks.htm here is a couple that may help or at least be an option and you may want to learn how to knit two socks at once…"

"try going to u-tube contentional knitting instrustions so much easier to to learn this method verses throwing . I had learn to knit when I was 13 did one little square and hated it . then a few years ago started watching knitty gritty and saw a…"

"check out lyon brand web site they have a ton of free patterns . Another idea is the free patterns in yarn stores most of those are easy . here is a real cute one in fact I think I am going to make…"

"when You go to your second needle do your first stitch normal then on the second stitch really tighten up . this tip helped me a great deal ."