If I've heard it once, I've heard it a million times; "I don't have the patience." Well, I have always had the patience, but this particular technique really tried my patience. The Picot Cuff is done the following way: First of all, you do a provisional cast on so that you keep the bottom edge as "live" stitches. This alone is enough to drive you around the bend.
The second step to this cuff is to pick up these live stitches and knit them along with the other stitches in the other end. The cast on that was suggested in the Cookie A Sock Innovation Book was easy to do, but I did a cast on from a crocheted chain stitch. I prefer this method because it is easier to pick up the stitches on each end. I had to redo this cuff several times for the first sock, but the second was easier. I recommend using a crochet hook larger than the needle size you need and a heaver weight yarn. This will make picking up the stitches on each end much easier.
The second step to this cuff is to pick up these live stitches and knit them along with the other stitches in the other end. The cast on that was suggested in the Cookie A Sock Innovation Book was easy to do, but I did a cast on from a crocheted chain stitch. I prefer this method because it is easier to pick up the stitches on each end. I had to redo this cuff several times for the first sock, but the second was easier. I recommend using a crochet hook larger than the needle size you need and a heaver weight yarn. This will make picking up the stitches on each end much easier.
Knitting is a perpetual exercise in learning the art of patience and gradually having the feeling that you can accomplish almost anything. It is one of the only activities where you can actually have a "do over."
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