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Lloyd

Joined: 24 Jan 2005
Posts: 2699

Posted: Thu Feb 10, 05 12:22 am Post subject:
Because I'm interested in the whole deal.

nettie

Joined: 02 Dec 2004
Posts: 5888
Location: Suffolk

Posted: Thu Feb 10, 05 12:23 am Post subject:

judyofthewoods wrote:

Holes add a bit of ventilation.

I'm pretending they're deliberate.

and Lloyd stalks me this time of night

Marigold123

Joined: 06 Feb 2005
Posts: 224

Posted: Thu Feb 10, 05 3:08 am Post subject:
It must be about 15 years since I last tried to knit socks, and I don't really remember much about it, but would putting a twist into each stitch tighten it up and help to eliminate the holes? You know, pick up the stitch on one needle and then knit into the back of it? Or are you doing that already? Alison's method is probably better though. I could ask my mum; I know she's done socks.

culpepper

Joined: 16 Dec 2004
Posts: 638
Location: Kent

Posted: Thu Feb 10, 05 8:34 am Post subject:

I use a crotchet hook,put it through the knitting and pick up a loop of the wool from the ball,just work along the row evenly. You need a crotchet hook about the same thickness as your needles .Then when I have all the picked up stitches along that side,I slide them onto the needle instead,knit up the instep and then do the same along the other edge with the crotchet hook and slide them onto needle .
When I first started knitting I did gloves and they were very holey until I discovered this method in an old knitting book.
You should try the 4 needle method,it is just as easy as 2 and you have much less sewing up at the end.Plus if you dont like purl you can do nearly all knit until you knit the heel flap.Im always slower knitting purl .

sugarplumhalle

Joined: 07 Feb 2005
Posts: 50
Location: E. Yorkshire

Posted: Thu Feb 10, 05 10:14 am Post subject:
this site is a really good guide, knit my first socks with this!.. socks 101.. https://www.royea.net/sockdemo1.html

hardworkinghippy

Joined: 01 Jan 2005
Posts: 1110
Location: Bourrou South West France

Posted: Thu Feb 10, 05 10:49 am Post subject:
What a brilliant link - very good photos! Thanks for that Sugarplum! HWH Ps. Anyone who thinks knitting is sad has never tried hand knitted socks. They are pure Bliss! We now have two kind of socks in this house: hand knitted and disposable...

sugarplumhalle

Joined: 07 Feb 2005
Posts: 50
Location: E. Yorkshire

Posted: Thu Feb 10, 05 11:04 am Post subject:

hardworkinghippy wrote:

What a brilliant link - very good photos!

anytime,.. i have more knitting links than i care to mention

Knitting socks are usually warmer too and can be fixed easily by picking up the stitches if theres a hole....

alison
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Joined: 29 Oct 2004
Posts: 12918
Location: North Devon

Posted: Thu Feb 10, 05 11:11 am Post subject:
Lovely clear photos, thanks for the link. How are your socks coming on Lloyd?

moogie

Joined: 02 Feb 2005
Posts: 525
Location: Near Bridgend

Posted: Thu Feb 10, 05 11:21 am Post subject:
oh no now you've got me interested in knitting socks!! Got enthusiastic and looked up wool shops in the yellow pages I keep collecting projects to do!

JC

Joined: 30 Jan 2005
Posts: 19
Location: Herts

Posted: Thu Feb 10, 05 12:41 pm Post subject:
That site looks really useful - very clear. Does anyone have a link to a sock pattern that's any good? Also, if you used fine wool (4ply baby sort of stuff) would you get softer, non itchy socks, or would they not last very long? Jackie

sugarplumhalle

Joined: 07 Feb 2005
Posts: 50
Location: E. Yorkshire

Posted: Thu Feb 10, 05 12:44 pm Post subject:
https://wendyknits.net/knit/sockpatterns.htm heres a link for a collection of patterns...

Lloyd

Joined: 24 Jan 2005
Posts: 2699

Posted: Thu Feb 10, 05 3:06 pm Post subject:
My socks are full of mud!...Just went to look at my new wood and got the damn car stuck in the mud. I felt such a berk asking the neighbour to pull me out!!

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45694
Location: Essex

Posted: Thu Feb 10, 05 3:07 pm Post subject:

Madman wrote:

Just went to look at my new wood

Tell us more...

judyofthewoods

Joined: 29 Jan 2005
Posts: 804
Location: Pembrokeshire

Posted: Thu Feb 10, 05 3:15 pm Post subject:

Madman wrote:

My socks are full of mud!...Just went to look at my new wood and got the damn car stuck in the mud. I felt such a berk asking the neighbour to pull me out!!

At least you made them feel helpfull.

Guest

Posted: Thu Feb 10, 05 3:16 pm Post subject:

JC wrote:

That site looks really useful - very clear. Does anyone have a link to a sock pattern that's any good? Also, if you used fine wool (4ply baby sort of stuff) would you get softer, non itchy socks, or would they not last very long?

Jackie

Would last a very short time, I'm afraid.

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