I was not one of them. As usual, getting out of bed at a reasonable time seemed entirely unreasonable, so when I finally dragged myself up and out quite a bit of time has gone by. I have, however, more than made up for that lost time by knitting for about four hours this afternoon, and am quite pleased with my progress.
The pattern in question is Virrat by Tiina Kuu. I have no experience with this designer's patterns, but am impressed by the quality of the instructions, which I believe is the rule rather than the exception for the Tour patterns in general.
I'm using Cascade 220 Superwash Sport in periwinkle, on 2.75mm needles. I usually knit with fingering weight yarn on smaller needles, so have been pleasantly surprised by the speed at which I'm knitting these up. After just a bit over three hours, I'm ready to tackle the gusset increases.
Toe-up socks are not my normal thing either, though I have nothing against them. The cast on for the toe is a bit strange, as it leaves a hole to be sewn shut during the finishing stage. I doubt that I'll wait that long before cinching it up - it's driving me crazy. But that is really the only complaint I have thus far - the pattern is cute and simple, and this pair has already been claimed by my mother.
Technically I should stop knitting now to save my hands for tomorrow, but I've learned that the bigger yarn and needle combination isn't hurting me at all, and I don't want to stop! We shall see.
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