A Bluestocking Knits

These are the popular "Hermione's Everyday Socks" by Erica Lueder.  I worked mine toe-up, as I had no idea how far the yarn would go, though as it turned out this was not an issue at all.

I used Judy's Magic Cast-On, which is brilliant though a bit of a pain at first, and I broke one of my lovely rosewood sock needles in attempt 2 or 3 at the really-fiddly bit at the beginning — sniff.  (I recommend metal dpns if you're going the dpn route, at least until the toe gets going.)

For the heel, I used Wendy Johnson's toe-up heel instructions, modified to include the Hermione's eye-of-partridge heel with the garter stitch edge, and finally Jeny's Surprisingly Stretchy Bind-Off (the Interweave instructions).

I enjoyed knitting these — the pattern is easily memorizable and the yarn suits it beautifully — and I even enjoyed the toe-up process, although I confess that since it has been so hot here, I finished them almost a month ago, set them down, and forgot all about them until just now when I was tidying up.  But I'm sure they will quickly become a favorite come autumn and winter!