Knitting and other Creative Endeavors

[Matterhorn Fan]

All my wordiness, and I didn't say that quite right. Casting on isn't the problem--I did just what you described (moving the stitches). I guess I should've said that knitting that first row was the pain in arse.

One question about the pattern (when you get a chance to look at it)--in the instructions for the heel flap, for the wrong side row, it says K3 and purl to end, but there's supposed to be a purl edging there--should that say K3, purl to last 3 sts, K3? The right side row had P3 on both sides, and that one instruction offended my sense of symmetry. But if there's a reason for it I'll give it a shot.

This book doesn't have a slipped stitch at the end of the heel flap rows.

And you've convinced me. The circular needles are going back, back, back to the store! If I change my mind later, I can order pointier ones online.