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newheart
True Blue Farmgirl
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Margie
Owings Mills
Maryland
USA
471 Posts |
 Posted - Sep 13 2006 : 2:32:57 PM
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Does anyone have a pattern to share for knitting socks.. I am a beginner knitter and would love to make myself some socks for winter..but I can find anyone here to help me..classes here don't offer sock making...It should be an easy pattern since this will be my maiden attempt to knit socks.......
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newheart
True Blue Farmgirl
471 Posts
Margie
Owings Mills
Maryland
USA
471 Posts |
Posted - Sep 13 2006 : 2:35:23 PM
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Originally posted by newheart
Does anyone have a pattern to share for knitting socks.. I am a beginner knitter and would love to make myself some socks for winter..but I can't find anyone here to help me..classes here don't offer sock making...It should be an easy pattern since this will be my maiden attempt to knit socks.......
newheart....
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Bridge
True Blue Farmgirl
814 Posts
Bridgette
Southern
Indiana
USA
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Posted - Sep 13 2006 : 6:14:34 PM
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I have a wonderful online tutorial and I am pretty sure it has a pattern. I am in a rush this evening. But I will post it tomorrow morning for you.
~~Bridge's Boutique~~
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mommom
True Blue Farmgirl
854 Posts
Susan
Lancaster
Pennsylvania
USA
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Posted - Sep 13 2006 : 6:48:35 PM
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| I would love a simple sock pattern with directions in 'english' that I can understand. Thank you! Susan |
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therusticcottage
True Blue Farmgirl
4439 Posts
Kay
Vancouver
WA
USA
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Posted - Sep 13 2006 : 10:51:20 PM
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I just got a book from the library to knit socks. I looked at it tonight and it was so confusing I'd never be able to do it. Can't wait to see Bridge's pattern. Can you knitt socks from cotton yarn? I want to make some for Christmas but my littlest grandson is allergic to wool.
Handmade purses and bath delights at www.rusticcottagecreations.com |
Edited by - therusticcottage on Sep 13 2006 10:52:01 PM |
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Bridge
True Blue Farmgirl
814 Posts
Bridgette
Southern
Indiana
USA
814 Posts |
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cmandle
True Blue Farmgirl
846 Posts
Catherine
Minneapolis
MN
846 Posts |
Posted - Sep 14 2006 : 6:36:20 PM
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Ooh Bridge, that link is awesome! I have knit socks before, but I am really excited about the tutorial. Thanks for sharing!
Catherine
p.s. The pumpkin hat with ear flaps that I'm knitting for my baby boy is turning out adorable...will post photos when it's done!
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therusticcottage
True Blue Farmgirl
4439 Posts
Kay
Vancouver
WA
USA
4439 Posts |
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newheart
True Blue Farmgirl
471 Posts
Margie
Owings Mills
Maryland
USA
471 Posts |
Posted - Sep 15 2006 : 05:05:26 AM
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Thank you Bridge. this was/is a great site....put in in my favorites link so I will always have it......
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ktknits
True Blue Farmgirl
582 Posts
Kathy
Northwest Indiana
USA
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Posted - Sep 15 2006 : 06:14:24 AM
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My experience with cotton handknit socks is that they will stretch out and be loooooosse! You can get Cascade Fixation yarn (98.3%cotton 1.7%elastic) which takes care of the problem beautifully! I've made several pairs of socks and a pair of gloves from this, and they hug your skin without being tight, and they don't lose their shape like plain cotton will. I taught a sock knitting class at our local yarn store for several years, and I've never heard any complaints about this yarn for socks.
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BlueApple
True Blue Farmgirl
430 Posts
Julia
Oregon
USA
430 Posts |
Posted - Sep 15 2006 : 07:15:19 AM
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Thank you so much for this site - I'm ashamed to admit that I took a class and still cannot make a sock. I would love to take the class again but it is now $60 just for the class! I just cannot afford to do it but it is my mission to master the making of a sock! :0
Blessings,
Julia
Julia
BlueApple Farm |
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ktknits
True Blue Farmgirl
582 Posts
Kathy
Northwest Indiana
USA
582 Posts |
Posted - Sep 15 2006 : 07:49:43 AM
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There are basically two "tricks" to mastering a sock. The first is to work with 4 double pointed needles (or 2 circular) to knit your tube in the round. The second is turning the heel. You can start a sock from the toe and work up or from the cuff and work down. For a first pair I would suggest starting at the cuff.
This is just a basic summary of one way a sock is constructed. There isn't a right way or a wrong way to knit a sock, and there are many different ways--this is just a summary of the most generic. www.socknitters.com is a wonderful resource too.
You cast on LOOSELY (typically over 2 needles held together) at the cuff and basically just knit a tube for a few inches. Then it's time to do the heel. Most sock patterns call for a heel flap which just means that instead of knitting your entire tube all the way around, you will knit back and forth on half of the stitches until you have a tube with a flap hanging off the back. Then you just have faith in your pattern (this is the hard part!)and follow it to turn the heel, which is just a series of short rows knit at the end of your flappy thing. At that point, you'll have a tube with a flap hanging off the back with a little "short row cup" for your heel at the end of the flap. Now you need to pick up stitches along the edges of one side of the flap, knit across the front stitches from the tube that you've been ignoring for a while, and pick up the stitches along the other side of the flap to get back to knitting the circular tube for your foot. Now, since you have the extra stitches you picked up along the sides of the flap, your pattern will call for a series of decreases to get your tube back down to the original number of stitches. Then, you will just knit in the round again until you're about 2" shy of your foot length, when your pattern will call for toe decreases. Then you'll have a sock!!
Clear as mud?! Kathy |
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Carolinagirl
True Blue Farmgirl
486 Posts
Kim
Rutherfordton
NC
USA
486 Posts |
Posted - Sep 15 2006 : 08:59:17 AM
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| Also, check out the fuzzy feet pattern on www.knitty.com (look under the archives for the pattern). It makes great big old socks that you felt down into cozy boots. But the pattern is the same basic concept as knitting a sock. It even has a heel turn (and I did it with no problems!). There are also loads of socks on Knitty. For good prices on yarn, try www.knitpicks.com. Very reasonable (about $6 for enough to make a pair of socks). |
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newheart
True Blue Farmgirl
471 Posts
Margie
Owings Mills
Maryland
USA
471 Posts |
Posted - Sep 15 2006 : 11:31:54 AM
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See Why I love this forum.. One question about help with knitting socks for a beginner and the flood gates open and a wealth of knowledge pours out for you..
Love it here.....
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daffodil dreamer
True Blue Farmgirl
805 Posts
Jayne
Hamilton
Victoria
Australia
805 Posts |
Posted - Sep 26 2006 : 9:09:36 PM
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Hi girls,
I'd like to jump in with a sock knitting question. Does anyone know of or have any patterns for long, long socks or stockings? They come up to mid-thigh. I wear skirts all the time and they will be warmer for winter. Is there even a pattern for actual tights? I have a few long sock patterns, but I would love one that has been tried and tested.
Thanks,
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abbasgurl
True Blue Farmgirl
1262 Posts
Rhonda
USA
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Posted - Sep 26 2006 : 9:59:27 PM
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I don't even knit and this post captivated me! LOL Handknit socks are divine!
Rhonda
I'm a one girl revolution. |
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Clothcraze
Farmgirl in Training
42 Posts
Kristina
CT
USA
42 Posts |
Posted - Sep 27 2006 : 01:33:39 AM
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Perhaps once I am able to knit a project with TWO needles, I can move onto one which requires FOUR!!!
Even for a beginner, that beginner pattern seems intimidating. 
Maybe I'll stick to sewing. LOL
Kristina
Mama of 5
Seeker of a simpler life
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bybiddie
True Blue Farmgirl
267 Posts
susan
upstate
ny
USA
267 Posts |
Posted - Sep 27 2006 : 02:31:04 AM
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Socks are my passion! I have a very good and basic pattern that I would be happy to copy and send to anyone who'd like it. Just email me!
Lovin' my life |
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LynnMarie
True Blue Farmgirl
612 Posts
Lynn
Staunton
IL
USA
612 Posts |
Posted - Nov 01 2006 : 06:43:43 AM
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For the longest time I couldn't figure out how to do the heels so I knit tube socks. Here is the simple pattern for anyone wanting it. Let me know if it is not clear. LOL I know what I mean. 
LynnMarie's Knit Tube Socks
size 4 double pointed needles (use 3 needles)
4 ply yarn (worsted is toasty warm; great for house-slippers or wearing in boats)
Cast on 44 stitches. Divide stitches evenly on 2 needles. With the 3rd needle, knit 2, purl 2 until cuff measures 4 inches (or as much cuff as you want). Continue knitting in the round until sock measures 3 inches from top of toe.
Alternate decrease row and knit row from this point:
Knit to last 3 stitches. * Knit 2 together, knit 1, knit across row to last 3 stitches. Knit next round. Repeat from * Continue until sock has 21 stitches left. Cast off leaving a 4 inch tail. Pull this tail through 21 stitches (loops) and secure by weaving tail through sock OR cast off 21 stitches and whip stitch both sides together. |
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Mountain Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
806 Posts
JoAnn
Colville
Washington
USA
806 Posts |
Posted - Nov 01 2006 : 07:43:24 AM
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LynnMarie you're a kindred spirit! I just learned how to knit socks on two circular needles. Just couldn't grasp the heel turning unless my instructor was sitting nearby (I have knit two pairs this way) so I said why can't I just make wool tube socks. My instructor said she thought they'd fall or slip down. I made one pair for my husband and he said they were great and didn't fall down. Now I enjoy making then not dreading "turning the heel" JoAnn
I've always been called a dreamer, but I never listened. I did what others dare not do--lived my dream while they watched. Unknown |
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