Socks are scary. Something to do with the 5 needles (doesn't it look like a Chinese martial-art weapon?) and the whole heel business. Eeek. 
But Helen's lovely, lovely socks have inspired me to give them a go (so if I get hooked, she will be held responsible!).
I found my first sock project from a wonderful book (the rather web-elusive 'Knitting Step-by-Step' by Quantum Books). I found it in Bath's fab Good Buy Books for a piddly £3 (AND I also got Mary Webb's 'Knitting Stitches' (right) here for a few pennies - beautiful stitches for many hours of happy playing!).
'Knitting Step-by-Step' has got a Know-How section with a section on turning a heel (on lined paper so you can scribble in any of your own notes - genius idea!): it's a pattern for simple Dutch heel (a square sort of heel) and so I proudly completed my first sock! Hurray!
I'm tackling Yarn Forward's Lace socks now (just can't stay away from lace!) to practice more complicated heels...fingers crossed. 
I've started it as a dummy sock in horrid 100% acrylic yarn to get the pattern right before moving to prettier yarn - but I'm not convinced this is the best tactic anymore...it's not hugely inspiring...perhaps I'll take Fiona's advice and just take the plunge with my new lovely sock yarn (left) from Laura Bobbins! I've got StitchLinks free sock tutorial on my lap if I get stuck too...toes crossed I'll have a pair of socks done by the next meeting..!
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