Hose knitting and other knit bits

[fluter]

I'd suggest starting with a worsted-weight yarn first, then graduate to the finer ones.
And use DPNs. (4 will work just fine.)

Ditto on the worsted weight.

However for a novice sock knitter on DPNs, the second sock can be nerve-wracking. Am I going to be able to make it come out matching the first one? were my notes good enough???

On my second pair, I transitioned to two at a time on 2 circulars. I love my DPNs, but for socks, I like the reassurance of 2 at a time.

Presently flirting with toe-up socks...