This mess is my mess

Here it is.

My magnificent start. :D

One row down, more than I care to count to go.

I'm really hoping I understand what's what by the time I'm done with the ribbing!!!

What is that about slow and steady winning the race?

can I tell you all that I LOVE the colorways you are knitting with. It makes me DROOL!!!

UPDATE (Wednesday): I did something silly wrong and had things going the wrong way. I've frogged, and I am casting on in two different colors until I get my brain moving the correct direction. I'm sure I turned my knitting at some point....I'm just not willing to tink to find out WHAT point!

Since I can not do Ankle first socks lol

Ok since I really honestly can not do ankle first socks ( i make them way to small) I am doing the toe up version.... here is my picture so far I am at a dead stop though for now :(

I cast on too

Here is my first attempt. I've cast on plus did the first round on each sock. What messed me up was this. I cast on 28 st with one ball of yarn, then cast on 56 st with the 2nd ball. Then it says to cast on the rest of the first balls st. but my cast on yarn was in the middle of the cable and I had no way to cast on the rest. So I put those st (1st 28) on the right hand needle and cast on the other 28 st and then put all 56 st back on the left hand needle. NOw I'm just going to start on the ribbing part of the pattern.

CAST ON!!!

So far so good LOL! I decided to go with the cast on in the book instead of the one in the pattern, just because it seemed less confusing - maybe I'll regret that!

Wooohoooooo

I just got my needles and my books and yarn in. Now I understand what Jane meant by tangled web. lol That is in the book by Melissa Morgan-Oakes.
I think that I will be a bit confused for the first part but I am certain I can get this. Jane I too love the Bella Epoque pattern. Once we have this conqured lets do that pattern together.
Well how ready is everyone? Let us know.

Tangled Web

The 2-at-a-time socks book I have says that you will think you have nothing but a big pile of twisted cable, lost needles, and tangled yarn (Wow! I'm really looking forward to that!) - but not to give up - it will all make sense soon.
Another suggestion is to put one ball of yarn in each of two baggies with holes cut in the corners to pull the yarn through so that you don't get the two yarns mixed up. That sounds like a plan to me!

Magic loop tutorials

I'm needing some tutorials on this magic loop stuff so here is one on you tube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtBSmxGomPk
and another one : http://www.knittinghelp.com/videos/advanced-techniques
here is another one you have to read: http://www.knitaddicted.com/files/MagicLoop.pdf
I plan on checking them all out, especially the last one and maybe a few more before I start my socks.