Quote Originally Posted by Cynthia View Post
I'd rather use the cable needles, but I'm unsure of how to use those instead. I have used cable needles for scarf projects or really wide, simple pieces, but since this is an entirely new thing for me I wonder if I should just stick to DPNs (even though the thought of all those ends makes me nervous heheheh!). I definitely need to keep the bulk of the pattern simple (but oh, do I love lovely designs on the cuffs) since I'd have to resize it for his feet and calves, but it would be nice to have some lovely decoration knitted throughout it a bit, too.

Thanks for offering to chat with me if I need help!

Check out the Silver Sock Class on the use of knitting socks on circular needles. I have a foot that is 10.5 inches around. After doing the toes on two circular needles I move to a 9 inch circular needle. At the heel I go back to two circulars - One for the heel stitches the other for the instep stitches. Once out of the heel I move to one 12 inch circular needle until the sock get large enough for a single 16 inch circular needle.

As long as I am using a single circular needle there are not ladders, no switching needles I just go round and round.

I never mastered DPs and put them down as soon as I found circular needles. But with two circular needles or even Magic loop I seem to spend a lot of time moving needles in to position. Once I started using single smaller circular needles thing seem to go faster.

As a disclaimer I have to admit that I have frogged more socks then I have completed.