just went to start the hem of a top-down sweater i'm knitting

pattern says "switch to US 4 needle"

"what do you mean, switch to"

knit practically the whole damn thing on needles two sizes too small

spotted on ravelry: the pattern to knit the sock pictured on the Wikipedia article for "sock"

https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/as-seen-on-wikipedia-socks

Update on the arm I bought to hold my e-reader for me: have just discovered this enables me to knit (simple patterns) while I read

Last night I finished The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet and half a sock

eyeballed the tail length for a 100+ stitch long-tail cast-on and ended up with a perfect 6" tail... wondering if i should go buy a lottery ticket now