Swatching for my first socks

I worked up some new Fortissima/Socka Color sock yarn on some #1s and #3s. I need a gauge of 8st/inch for the Birken-socks pattern I am wanting to try out. On the #3s I got 7 stitches and on the #1s I got 9 stitches. Guess what size I don't own. lol. I gotta tell you, knitting on #1s feels a little like knitting on long toothpicks. I thought it would be tedious to knit at such a small scale, but I am really liking it. My hands don't hurt as much the next day which is a big bonus too.

Unfortunately, I am going to have to wait on #2 dpns because Brittany has them on back order now. I almost picked up some metal ones, but I know that will be a disaster of slipped stitches when I throw my knitting on my desk to stop a flood in the bathroom or break up an argument over whether a cabinet door should be open or closed.