When we were sock newbies, we never knit socks with anything but DK yarn. Mastering the process was enough without doing it on eentsy needles with yarn that was more like thread. So this is a terrific way to start knitting socks: fast enough for quick gratification, big enough that you can see what you’re doing, and variegated for a lot of fun in your accomplishment. Turcotte writes a careful, direct, unisex pattern that doesn’t skimp on the basics, and accommodates lots of ages.