Just finished the toe of my second sock with Kitchener stitch (as I wasn't totally happy with the shape of the round toe in  the pattern).

The technique is also known as grafting.  It's a way of joining up two pieces of knitting so that they appear totally seamless, like a continuous piece of knitting.  so, it goes up the front, over the toe and down under the foot without  a break.

This is a truly scary experience.  If you lose track of exactly where you are, (and it's very easy to do so), then you can be very lost indeed.

Fortunately, I got through the experience relatively unscathed, but I recommend anyone trying this to count their way through the steps very carefully and to make sure that you can't be distracted by anything else before you get to the end.

You, know, I really need a knitting icon!

I bought myself a book on folk socks on Richard's behalf for my very belated birthday present...