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ashcordes
True Blue Farmgirl
197 Posts
Ashley
Roann
IN
USA
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 Posted - Feb 17 2006 : 10:02:59 AM
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Has anyone knitted socks that can give me instructions? How difficult is it, the only two things I have knitted in the past are scarves and a shawl.
Thanks for any help you can give! |
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DaisyFarm
True Blue Farmgirl
1646 Posts
Diane
Victoria
BC
Canada
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Posted - Feb 17 2006 : 10:33:26 AM
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Ashley, do you want to knit socks on two needles or four? I have knitted several pairs and love them. They are a little tricky, particularly doing the heel, but you can do it if you just take your time. Once you've done one, it all makes much more sense.
I think if you look, you'll find another thread on knitting socks too.
Diane - on very stormy and cold VI
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
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Posted - Feb 17 2006 : 10:37:51 AM
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Ashley..I knit socks all the time...on four needles..havn't learned any other way..they are fun to make and not hard once you get the heel part figured out..be sure to check out the knitting socks thread..there are lots of ideas and people's favorite patterns listed there!
My main hint about socks is start the second one the minute you finish the first one so you do get it done..it would be easy to stop there or forget how many stitches you start with. Some gals have two sets of needles and both socks going at the same time and go back and forth so they are done with both near the same time. I have thought that is a great idea, but never have done it myself..maybe some day.
Jenny in Utah
It's astonishing how short a time it takes for very wonderful things to happen...Frances Burnette
http://www.auntjennysworld.blogspot.com/ visit my little online shop at www.auntjenny.etsy.com |
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ashcordes
True Blue Farmgirl
197 Posts
Ashley
Roann
IN
USA
197 Posts |
Posted - Feb 17 2006 : 10:43:59 AM
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| Thanks so much gals, I'll look for the other thread. Diane- is it easier on two or four? |
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DaisyFarm
True Blue Farmgirl
1646 Posts
Diane
Victoria
BC
Canada
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Posted - Feb 17 2006 : 11:59:49 AM
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Well, two needles are definitely easier than four, but your finished socks are alot nicer on four and you have no seams to stitch up. I much prefer four needles and it looks alot more complicated than it really is.
And I totally agree with Aunt Jenny...get that second one started right away! It's hard to do that second sock once the first one is finished and you know what it's going to look like. Doing both at the same time is a good idea too..but alas I'm not that disciplined.
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Shirley
True Blue Farmgirl
734 Posts
Shirley
Olympia
Wa
USA
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Posted - Feb 17 2006 : 4:40:33 PM
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I knit socks both at the same time, you have to have 2 sets of needles, but it is so worth it. Otherwise its so easy to keep putting it off. You can also keep track of rows of color or strips as you go easier.
shirley |
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Rebekka Mae
True Blue Farmgirl
965 Posts
Rebekka
Moscow
ID
USA
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Posted - Feb 18 2006 : 08:49:59 AM
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Ashley- I have a pattern for all sizes (which is nice because you can make endless variations and understand how a sock is made) on number 2 needles (four of them)..I can mail it to you if you want. Just email me with your address;) Or if you order wildfoot sock yarn from A Child's Dream Come True they will include the pattern free...you can get you needles there too! You can do this honey- it is really fun, I just learned last week and I have knit socks for my daughter and I am working on some for my sweet man.
Hugs, Rebekka |
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Utahfarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1940 Posts
Portland
Oregon
USA
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Posted - Feb 19 2006 : 08:48:48 AM
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I finally, after 30 years of self-taught knitting, took a two week sock class. I had a ball, but I couldn't get the hang of the 3 DP needles until yesterday, after the instructor, a MAN, got me going and to the knit-purl rib was going fine until my cats decided my work was kitty Disneyland. Now, I'm back to square one again. Sigh
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Edited by - Utahfarmgirl on Feb 19 2006 12:17:49 PM |
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Libbie
Farmgirl Connection Cultivator
3579 Posts
Anne E.
Elsinore
Utah
USA
3579 Posts |
Posted - Feb 19 2006 : 09:10:57 AM
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I like to knit on 4 DP needles. AND heed Jenny's warning about beginning the second sock immediately! I have one great little tiny blue baby sock -- my little one is 2!!!!!
XOXO, Libbie
"Nothing is worth more than this day." - Goethe |
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ashcordes
True Blue Farmgirl
197 Posts
Ashley
Roann
IN
USA
197 Posts |
Posted - Feb 20 2006 : 05:39:17 AM
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| Thanks for the encouragement girls! Rebekka is going to send me her pattern and hopefully I'll be able to figure it out! |
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