Knitting adventures

I've been making attempts at learning how to knit socks. Or rather, something between slippers and socks - I'm using Kate Atherley's Luxe Slipper Socks pattern.

So far, going pretty well! This isn't half as hard as I thought it would be. Though, I got the sizing wrong - figured I'd need the largest size (judging by measurement), tried it on when I was almost finished the first sock, aaand nope. So, I've decided to unravel the whole thing and completely start over in a smaller size.

Since I'm just making these to learn some techniques, I'm not using nice yarn for it; just some cheapass stuff in a colour that I'm meh about. So, I'm not too attached to the project and whether or not it'll turn out nicely. It's kind of nice to noodle around with something without feeling Committed to it.

Doing the German short rows has been interesting. I remember the first time I looked at instructions for that, and was like, "What the hell is this even supposed to be?" At this point I'm just following instructions without truly understanding it, but at least I'm capable of doing it, and that's no small thing! :V

It'll probably go much faster on the second try, now that I've worked through it once.