I have knit with Cherry Tree Hill, Sockotta, Regia, etc. and I get 7 st per inch on size 2 dps. In fact, a couple of months ago, I bought some birch #2s. Loved them so much I went back and got 4 other sizes.Then my son's Great Dane Puppy raided my knitting chair and ate most of my #2 birches.

Strangely, he didn't chew on the sock....I frogged a couple of rows, and the yarn was strong - slobbery, but no weakspots.(Yeah, I know Yecth!!)

The wooden ones were soooo nice, and the lys is an hour away, and I usually knit late at night when it's closed anyway, so I went to the kitchen and got out some bamboo skewers I had. I sanded them with emery boards, and they work beautifully!! They are somewhere between a size one and a two, and I love them! No more needles falling out of my sox in my purse.

At any rate, I had also started a sock with TrekkingXXL. Now, on this one I got 8 spi on size 00. IT MADE ME CRAZY!! The aluminum needles in that size are so slippery!! There are SO many MORE stitches!!Last night I finally finished one Trekking. I immediately fixed the ends and slipped it on my right foot. It is so warm. It fits beautifully.

But what's that??!!AAARRRGH!! A dropped stitch right near the join for the afterthought heel!! I took it off, unladdered back as far as I could, cut a three-four inch piece of yarn, and tied it down. (No it's not visible to anyone but me, and no, there is NO WAY I will frog and reknit these killers. As soon as the ends were woven in, I put on the sock.That is, I put on the sock ON MY LEFT FOOT. So beautiful, so warrrr...

BUT WHAT"S THAT??!!??!AAARRRGH!! A dropped stitch way up on the leg. You know how I fixed it. You know there is no way I am ever going to frog this stupid sock. It's warm. It's lovely, and no one is going to notice my undropped stitches. NO ONE, do you Hear!!! NO ONE...