Knitting socks
By Lilhawkins8
@Lilhawkins8 (16)
United States
January 22, 2007 10:53pm CST
Does anyone like to knit socks? If so, what's your favorite technique? Four doublepointed needles or five? Circular needles? Or that exotic method - straight needles and sewing the sock together? Do you knit from the cuff down or from the toes up? And how about that really neat yarn that magically turns into stripes as you knit it? I've made four pairs of socks since fall and I'm about to start my fifth pair. I do the occasional scarf and have made sweaters and vests in the past, but socks seem to have taken over my knitting life.
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4 responses
@Ruralchook (538)
• Australia
23 Jan 07
I love knitting socks.
I make 1 1/2 pair a night on most occassion's, and if the kids and nephew's dont steal them before the puppy does I give them to friends and family as gifts, they love them.
I use a realy simple pattern anyone can use using wosted weight yarn, and can be adapted to fit any toddler, child or adult, you just change the needle size and row numbers. I also use the pattern when people ask me to teach them to knit.
Its a straight 2 needle sock pattern and starts at the top ribbing part. It has a seam down the back of the leg, and sews up on each side of the foot. I have actually taught myself to knit it with only one seam down the side of the foot, but forget to keep doing it this way.
Ive been knitting since I was 2 or 3 and havent stopped and as I find the knitted ones last longer, I cant stop making them and the family cant get enough of them.
Im addicted to sock making ahhh I might need to go to Socks Annonomous lol
@Lilhawkins8 (16)
• United States
23 Jan 07
Wow! You're a really fast knitter. I can only do about a pair a week, but I mostly knit at night after the kids go to bed. And my son's cat loves to play with yarn and tries to unravel as I'm knitting. Do you just sew up the seam or use the Kitchener stitch? And where did you get your pattern?
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@Ruralchook (538)
• Australia
26 Jan 07
I probably can knit a little faster than most, and I can do it in the dark.
But... it realy is the most basic pattern, just worsted weight yarn, size 4mm (uk8/us6) needles. 49 sts, the first rib row is like 10 rows, then another 40-50 in st st or other pattern st, the the heel and instep, join, then I do another 40-50 rows st then do the toe, do the otherside to match. And sew up.
Simple.
If your interested in knowing more about the pattern your welcome to add me as a friend and I can tell you more.
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@crazygirl3129 (134)
• United States
16 Apr 07
I have knit many socks, My favorite method is with two needles and then sewing them together. I had a pattern that was for knitting them both at the same time but i could never get that to work so i go sock by sock. I've tried to knit with circular kneedles but they never work for me, and with five needles it's just to damn slow, so I go with two. It turns out just as well.
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@peavey (16936)
• United States
12 Apr 07
I knit a lot of different things, but I knit more socks than anything. I use 4 double point needles and I have two sets of most small sizes so I can work both socks at the same time. (Well, not really at the same time, but you know what I mean!) I count rows to make sure they're the same length, and I use up odds and ends of colors on the tops - that's why I do both at once, so I'll be sure to have enough yarn to make them match. I've used the self striping yarn and really liked it.
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@nancygibson (3736)
• France
25 Feb 07
I love knitting socks as well. Usually I use 4 double pointed needles and start with the cuff and knit down, I don't much enjoy starting from the toes and knitting up for some reason. Mostoften I use an exceptionally simple pattern and go for hand dyed wool to ring the changes but thats mostly because I knit on the train to work so I don't want a complicated pattern to keep track of. I also have an antique sock knitting machine and am learning to use that to knit long over the knee stockings in fine wool.
