My second mom likes her scarves knit tight and long so she can wrap them around her neck and not have the wind get in. I needed something easy to knit while I sat in class so I could still participate in the discussion. I have at times only knit 4 edge stitches, or done 10 edge stitches as well. This is a very forgivable pattern in so much that...

I much prefer top down socks and a short row heel when knitting socks. I have frankensteined various patterns together over time and this is the end result - my favorite vanilla sock pattern! Feel free to sub out the vanilla knitting for your favorite pattern, taking into account that you are working with 56 stitches.