Because this pattern is a toe-up pattern it is quite easy to optimize the yardage and you can leave the cuff a little bit shorter. My guess, though, is that hes enjoying watching you sprawl in the daffodils balanced on one elbow eight inches from foot traffic . Hippity hoppity sale on Hobbii. If your fabric seems too dense frog your work and take bigger needles. It may take a little more time and a little frustration, but we CAN do it. Wheres the angst??? I have about 5 of the perpetual Manos right front done. Your socks are beautiful. Be warned: I turned my first sock heel 13 months ago. Also, the way you put up several socks and several patterns so the Harlot Effect is a little less intense. Learn how your comment data is processed. If you want to wear your sock in shoes pick fingering weight yarn (also known as sock weight yarn or 4ply yarn) or if your shoes are loose-fitting you can pick a little bit thicker sport weight yarn. Cant wait to see what you knit next ps the stash n burn interview was great.. I love that Canadians see enough snow in October to nonchalantly shrug it off as air snow. Theyre lovely. Yeah, you say that now, but youll have another pair on the needles in under a week, is my guess. marketers. inquiring minds need to know- nine fingers? :o) Wow, my STR KWB seems to have a LOT of white in it! Thank you again, Stephanie, for the shout-out for my yarns! Ooh, and the Leyburn (and what a great colorway!) Simply start after you finish your toe increases, and give yourself a little buffer by knitting the first 2-5 stitches (depending on the width of your chosen decorative stitch) on needle 1 before you start the pattern, and the last . I love to have a project where anything else I have to do is an obstacle between me and that project. WOW. I have become a sock fanatic and usually have two different pairs of socks on the needles. I agree with Chris T, Im lucky if I can knit a pair of socks in one month. Is it already picked out, or are you surfing Ravelry for inspiration as we speak? Dont know if its the same stuff, but here in the UK we have something generally known as sleet, but which my husband refers to as lumpy rain. So sorry about Joes broken leg! P.S. Love the fallen leaves and spinners on the ground in your cowl photo. Stephanie Love your books and the blog. Did I miss the day you finished it? Thank you, it's very appreciated. The instructions are in Knitters Almanac and Knitting Around. Generally speaking, what I say isnt really worth repeating. If I really had nothing ahead of me but socks and more socks, I would be dreaming of garter stitch scarves, Im sure. I like Kens socks best. Step 1: Cast on 30 stitches and knit 30 rows in plain stockinette stitch using the same yarn and needles you want to knit your socks with. youre not doing sock wars, are you? Great colour combos and a wonderful hand, you will find it a pleasure to knit with. Thanks so much. LOL. Hi Patti! Ill go to bed early tonight and be chipper as all get out tomorrow. THANKS! This yarn is 75% wool and 25% nylon, making it an easy yarn to launder (exactly what we need in a sock yarn). The pattern gets lost in the shading!). not serious snow? So I got back to my center-cable EPS sweater. The Leyburn rocks, 100%! You can find all knitting patterns published on Knitgrammer.com here. Does sweater knitting indicate the need to nest, now that youre home? Its a dilemma. Happy Birthday to Rachel H. At least I am. Take a break, enjoy your sweater (forget the gansey youve been killing yourself on tour and deserve to knit whatever you want) and come back to socks when youre rested! So soft and fuzzy. I might even last w/o the harlot competition! I love this style of sock yarn- it's cabled. I am SO filling my front-seat knitting basket with DPNs and sock yarn. Wait a bit on the sweaterIm nearly done with my current in-progress one! Let the colours do the talking! I have knit this pattern in multi-coloured yarn, and I have knit it in solid yarn but I must admit that the solid coloured yarn seemed more successful to me. The pattern features different sections of rib stitch, moss stitch, and stockinette stitch, so you'll be anything but bored. Seeing all these gorgeous sock and having a friend in the STR sock club who asked me to try on a partially knitted sock that felt wonderful could go a long way to curing me of my phobia. I love the Rivendells the best; they really do make you think of LOTR. Now to find the perfect pattern for mine. Im 3/4 done with my first one and if its August when I finish them, I may just have to kick off my sandals and wear them anyway. I put my hooks down and did nothing for years. I perform you a service, cherished Yarn Harlot: I take up the other side, knitting one sock in two months, as opposed to your 200 socks in one month. Colourways that are exciting enough for your wild side, and tame enough for your conservative husband/best friend/mail carrier/person on your gift list. I want to knit them all! Thanks for the Rhinebeck pics. Those are beautiful. and the Grimms Garden colorway, and and and man do I need to finish the two pairs languishing in SSS hell and start new socks! You should now have finished your toe and its time to select what kind of heel you would like to make. love the socks, cant wait til Dana has some yarn up for sale, and cant wait to catch up with you in the San Francisco area again! In this section, I explain how to measure your foot (or how to estimate the measurements based on shoe size) and then decide what size socks you should make. (!) But the constant, repeating ads made me crazy. Your blog is a generous gift to other knitters. swoon. May just have to knit me some of the same. I only knit my boyfriend a pair after I was certain that he a) would wear them [we live in Michigan, the answer was yes] and b) he wouldnt destroy them except by normal wear and tear, I love the cowl pattern! All Rights Reserved Estelle Designs and Sales Limited 2022 Estelle Yarns is the registered trademark of Estelle Designs and Sales Limited, Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Book Review- 60 Quick Knit Baby Essentials, Our Favourite Sock Patterns and Yarn- Free Pattern Friday. Ill send you my top 5 tips of how to make a durable pair of socks. Socks scare me. If you havent seen it. The circumference of my foot is What a very socksy post! sane, and sound! The are all faboo I am especially intrigued by the socks that have a ribbing almost swirly thing going on, very hypnotic, weird/cool thing. Thank you Stephanie. She could have put this pattern on Ravelry, and had a lot of interest, leading newer knitters to try a first sock. And the KWB socks reminded me to send some money to MSF for the Burma Cyclone and then I really got my act together and set up a regular donation. Oh I can certainly understand the stick a fork in it attitude about socks I hit that same wall myself a few weeks ago. I thought youd want to know. (for a while at least!). In the time it took me to knit that much, you could probably knit a whole sweater. All of your socks are gorgeous, as usual! This pattern is written for the magic loop method (for long circular needle)but you and adjust it for the double pointed needles as well. Having just gotten into the sock bug this year Im not quite sick of them yet. I enjoy knitting socks because i can finish them fairly quickly if i set my mind to it, im scared to start a sweater for this reason i get bored so easily! He has one that just does not work anymore. From Rivendell to Francie and everything in between . I need a simple sock pattern with detailed instructions and pictures! This pair of socks was near felted. Do you ever take pictures of Joe or does he hide when the camera comes out? I am LOLing at the gansey suggestions. I wont look at any of this designers other patterns. If you are not familiar with yarn weights please see this very helpful guide. Make sure that youre having your full weight on the foot while tracing. Cool cowl, too! Unbelievable! Bang out a couple pairs over the weekend Boy, dont I wish, Im sort of working on a sweater. Wow that is a lot of socks to have completed. Now, dont take that wrong, I dont mean Im not knitting, Im totally always knitting, but since finishing that last sweater, Ive just sort of filled in a few gaps I have a pair of socks for someone almost done, and while I was at Rhinebeck I worked out that the yarn Id brought to make the thing I wanted to wouldnt work so there was a Harrisville purchase and a cowl started. I am in awe. Afterthought heel is an ideal heel type for colorwork socks or socks knitted with self-striping yarn. You never know when you wont be able to get it again (like Wollmeise that is so hard to get now, but I have at least 10 skeins to keep me occupied). I almost feel like I never knit for myself, and when I do I feel almost selfish. Our Patons Kroy Socks Patterns Collection. right after Sock Wars. However, your teaser begs the question: What will the next amazing sweater be? I like to make my socks either with plain stockinette or then I use either 3 by 1 or 2 by 2 ribbing on the whole leg and on the instep. Brilliant! I was wondering if you always wash socks that you havent worn for a few months? I would have my second pair of socks finished if gremlins had not run off with "Knitting Rules." (I tried what I thought was the next step, and ahem, my foot isn't that weirdly shaped). October isnt too soon to start thinking about Christmas knitting. I do. Now one more pair, someday. All in all, it would probably be more productive for me to try to bribe Denny into doing it for me. Hubby needed new socks as his drawer was pretty dreadful. It is not selfish to knit for you. Packaged in a 100 gram ball, this yarn will give knit you an adult pair, with yarn to spare! If I get half a sock done in the ten days Ill consider myself lucky. The socks you knit with this pattern are worked toe-up. Im glad you used the Leyburn pattern! Six pairs of socks in 36 days? Save up to 67%. Oooh. I will have to ask her how tall she wants them to be, thanks!! I have only ever knit your plain vanilla sock pattern. You see, I have an evil secret plan regarding sock yarn and butterflies. I was doing so good with repressing the sock urges I feel the need to go buy sock yarn now. How does the texture on the soles of the socks feel? Welcome to Buckles Bobbins and Bolts; a fabric shop and sewing studio located on I44 in the heart of the Missouri Ozarks. From the table below you can check the most common needle sizes that are used to knit socks. Do you have a number one sock knitting pattern? You were seriously sick of socks then, and I dont blame you. Maybe I was facing in the wrong direction?? OH ALSO: I should mention that this: http://emilytheslayer.livejournal.com/232103.html this is partially your fault. Angus sends his love. Shall we? I give you two weeks before you are jonesing for another sock. Really love all the socks. I think Ill get to work on the three different half-socks I have going now. If Stephanie declines (unthinkable!! I kept looking at him thinking.. I think I know that guy Have you seen Stephanie knit? As for de-cluttering your house, have you ever tried FlyLady (www.flylady.com)? Looking forward to something larger from you. Ken, would you walk around in them with shoes on for a while and then report back? Socks are the one thing I generally make for myself only. Then take your drawing and measure the outline from the back/central part of the heel to the end of the longest toe. I was hoping to see your ocean toes did you ever finish them? In my estimation back ache remedies should be secondary to treating the The knitting situation is a mess. So much so that I have been (wince) READING on the plane. I would have hesitated to work a stitch pattern on the bottom of the foot for fear of it being annoying when the socks were worn with shoes, but Im guessing that is not a problem if people are doing it. Good for you making something for yourself!! What lovely yarn! At first you work just a few plain rounds between the increase rounds but the further you work your toe the more plain rounds you work between the increase rounds. Dear Stephanies AGENT did you hear that? Plain stockinette or ribbed socks should be worn with a little bit of negative ease meaning that the circumference of your sock should be smaller than the circumference of your foot otherwise the sock wont stay up on the leg. Excellent stealthing, by the way. Simple Skyp Sockstook the sock knitting world by storm a while back, and if you cruise through the THOUSANDS of projects on this patterns Ravelry page, you will see that it can look beautiful in both solid yarn, or subtly variegated. One confession thoughI have never ever made anything you madeyou ARE a tremendous inspiration to me in many ways, but I am usually not an imitator. What a beautiful cowl! Holy sheepcycle, thats a lot of sockage for such a short amount of time. After you have picked your yarn it is time to pick the needles. LOL. Enough with the socks already. If you own any of those I bet they totally suffer from an inferiority complex while hanging out with all their mates in the sock drawer. Beautiful socks! Very nice! If you are not sure how much yarn you need for your pair read this article:How much yarn do you need for a pair of socks. If you are gifting the socks you can check the typical sock lengths here. What a cool pattern! I am extremely envious that you can bang out a pair or two of socks in one weekend. I suggest a lace shawl or something, sweaters are a little out of season. But you are right, socks are great travelling companions. The increases are worked every other round on both sides creating a knit stitch band on each side. I always give my knits away as well. Its a SWEATER!!! Ive made my boyfriend one pair, but do have a pair on the needles for myself at the moment , I just finished my first pair of socks. Im still working on the ribbing for my pair! Love them all, but especially the last ones you made for Ken. Here you are stepping away from socks to do a sweater and I am trying to finish up a toddler sweater so I can knit multiple pairs of socks. The sweater will await your sister as a call to fall, which might just be quite welcome after the *long, hot, steamy Toronto summer*. Great mini book o. Toe up socks. Not that seeing Ken is a bad thing. Bet it feels extra squishy to walk on. Now I think that I might knit a sweater. Like someone might say, Now I think Ill go check the fridge to see whats to eat. Its a frickin sweater!! Had I known sooner you were speaking tonight. This is truly inspiring, but I can see how a sweater would be sweet relief. I was enjoying the sock parade until the last one (thatd be the Francie) when I was hit with that heart-pounding, breath-gasping moment.
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