Duck Island Enterprises

I am quite clever, I am happy to say. I'm going to dash down some notes about some flip-back mittens I'm knitting for a coworker. It's made out of 100% worsted weight wool on dpns 7 and 8. CO 36 sts on size 7 needles k2p2 for 15 rnds k1p1 for 3 rnds switch to size 8 k3p1 for patt beg thumb, using m1 ala dragonskin inc thumb to 13 sts, after the increase to 13, before you knit the stitches you just made, slide 13 sts to wy. co 1 st. cont in patt for 3 rnds. Switch needles from 3 to 2 holding live stitches, 19 sts and 17 sts, making sure the 19 sts begin and end with a k st. Here's the clever part. kfb ONLY THE KNIT STITCHES until you get to end of needle 1. then knit palm in patt. DOUBLE KNIT the sts on needle one for 3 rnds, knitting palm sts as usual. Place palm sts on wy, transfer double stitched stitches to another needle, then place it on waste yarn, Cable Cast On 19 sts on new needle, and k2tog at corners to restore stitch count. k2p2 moss stitch ...

Edit: Thank you for your marvelous feedback! I am re-writing this pattern with that in mind, using Vintage worsted weight. The original socks are now full of holes in the heel. Very loved. Stay tuned, and I will add a link when that's finished! These socks came about from high-quality, inexpensive yarn local to Prince Edward Island, in Canada. This is just a quick draft, but an experienced knitter should be able to make sense of most of it...I hope. In point of fact, I'm not totally done with the first one yet. Here she is so far! Materials: 2 colors, 1 skein each worsted-heavy worsted weight yarn (I used MacAusland's 3 ply, but I think Cascade 220 would be a readily available equivalent) makes 4 socks or 2 pairs set of 5 double point needles, size 8 Gauge: about 4 sts = 1", but it's not vital to the pattern. Provisionally cast on 4 sts with yarn A, using yarn B as a stitch holder. K 6 rows St st, end after a knit row. PU 4 sts on needle 2. Slide cast...

I've been designing my own knitting patterns for quite some time now. I've been meaning to publish them for sale, but have yet to so much as write down notes in a single place for partially completed projects. Trying to figure out which pattern is in which notebook, and how much I really finished designing before beginning to knit it...lets just say I've lost track of how many times I've re-designed sweaters from a gauge swatch because I couldn't find the original design. I work full time and am a student at University of Phoenix, PLUS am moving in to a beautiful house with my lovely future wife, so who knows how much time I will actually HAVE. But it's a start. I'll be offering a few patterns for free, and taking notes on my designs and design process. The first pattern will be a variation of Ruth's Socks from Ravelry. Original pattern: http://web.archive.org/web/20071217101639/http://www.knitlist.com/98gift/ruthssocks.htm I'm using two colors...