[Nfb-krafters-korner] knitting sock problem

Fri Aug 27 01:13:58 UTC 2010

Just be warned that whether you like to knit them or not, you might become
addicted to hand-knit socks.

Cindy S.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org 
> [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of 
> River Woman
> Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2010 4:16 PM
> To: List for blind crafters and artists
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] knitting sock problem
> 
> 
> I had only made two pair of socks before sight loss, so it 
> was not something 
> I was all that familiar with to begin with. The socks I made 
> started with 
> the cast on that became the top of the sock. I used a pattern 
> for the pairs 
> I had made before and really don't know how to work without a 
> specific 
> pattern...I have a LOT to learn. Thanks, Cindy! This is 
> something I will 
> tackle later in the fall I think.
> Lynda Lambert
> River Road Studio, Since 1976
> www.lyndalambert.com
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "slery" <slerythema at insightbb.com>
> To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'" 
> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2010 3:59 PM
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] knitting sock problem
> 
> 
> > Lynda,
> >
> > It might help if you try a different method for your socks. I have 
> > been teaching myself knitting after losing vision so I did not have 
> > any preconceived ways of doing things. Perhaps if you have 
> to figure 
> > out how to do them without sight instead of "adapting" a method you 
> > used before, you'll
> > be able to conquer them.
> >
> > I am using a "lifestyle" method of making socks and it 
> isn't a pattern 
> > so much as a way of making the socks. My toe method is a 
> combination 
> > of techniques and I had to redo it about twelve times 
> before ending on 
> > something that works for my foot. I try the sock on as I go 
> and just 
> > stop each section when needed. When I finish the heel and start the 
> > leg, I just make up something that works with the number of 
> stitches I 
> > have. The first pair worked out for a 4x4 cable so I went 
> with that. 
> > Once the leg was as long as I wanted, I did a one or two 
> inch ribbing. 
> > On the second sock, I counted how many cable crosses I had and made 
> > sure there was the same on that one.
> >
> > My foot is very short but very wide and the toes are almost squared 
> > off (6 EEEE). Because of this I only increased on both sides of the 
> > toe for a little while and then just increased on the other 
> side. Now 
> > that I have made this first pair and know this yarn, my next pair I 
> > know to make just a tiny
> > bit shorter before starting the heel. However, I absolutely 
> love these
> > socks. They are the only pair that I own that do not leave 
> a pattern on my
> > leg after wearing (yes, even diabetic socks that do not 
> feel tight leave a
> > mark).
> >
> > I hope this helps.
> >
> > Cindy S.
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org
> >> [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of River 
> >> Woman
> >> Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2010 8:11 AM
> >> To: List for blind crafters and artists
> >> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] knitting sock problem
> >>
> >>
> >> I have not even tried to make socks again after sight 
> loss. At first, 
> >> I struggled for awhile trying and failing  even had a friend
> >> pick up for my
> >> heel, but after several times, and failures,   I put them
> >> aside and have not
> >> even picked them up again. I have just been doing very 
> simple things
> >> (patterns) for almost three years now - like dish cloths,
> >> towels, prayer
> >> shawls, and  have made severall "swing" jackets that are
> >> beautiful - but
> >> stayed away from the socks. I will have to give it a go again
> >> in the future.
> >> I am getting more confident and can feel things better now
> >> than I could
> >> earlier so maybe I could do it again.
> >> Lynda Lambert
> >> River Road Studio, Since 1976
> >> www.lyndalambert.com
> >> ----- Original Message ----- 
> >> From: "slery" <slerythema at insightbb.com>
> >> To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'"
> >> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> >> Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 11:34 PM
> >> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] knitting sock problem
> >>
> >>
> >> > Jewell,
> >> >
> >> > I use a short-row heal on a toe-up sock so I am not sure
> >> how accurate
> >> > I would be on a heal flap. However, you might try 
> purling the first 
> >> > stitch of each row on the heel-flap. I always do this in my
> >> knitting
> >> > and a current project that I am working on I use locking stitch 
> >> > markers to locate the stitches before I do the actual 
> pick-up and 
> >> > knit. By using the stitch markers, I can verify that I have
> >> not missed
> >> > any stitches and exactly how many I have in number.
> >> >
> >> > When you purl that first stitch of the row, it leaves a
> >> nice loop that
> >> > is much easier to identify and easier to get a hold of with the 
> >> > fingers or needle (always verify when picking up with the
> >> needle that
> >> > you have one loop and not a bit of the stitch underneath).
> >> >
> >> > I hope that helps. Let me know if I haven't made it clear
> >> enough and I
> >> > will
> >> > try to break it down into steps.
> >> >
> >> > Also, I like to use two circular needles for socks. It is
> >> easier for
> >> > me to keep track of everything and when I do the heel, I
> >> put a needle
> >> > holder on the two ends of the other half of the sock so I don't 
> >> > accidentally pick up one of the wrong ends when I lay my 
> work down.
> >> >
> >> > Cindy S.
> >> >
> >> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> >> From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org
> >> >> [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
> Behalf Of River 
> >> >> Woman
> >> >> Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 6:07 PM
> >> >> To: List for blind crafters and artists
> >> >> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] knitting sock problem
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> I have a knitting FRIENd do it for me - smile. Is there 
> any other 
> >> >> way???
> >> >>
> >> >> Lynda Lambert
> >> >> River Road Studio, Since 1976
> >> >> www.lyndalambert.com
> >> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> >> From: "Jewell Boll" <jjboll at excel.net>
> >> >> To: "List for blind crafters and artists" 
> >> >> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> >> >> Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 3:48 PM
> >> >> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] oucjubg yo stutcges ib geek fkao 
> >> >> wutgiyt suggt
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> > Hi,
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Can anyone offer suggestions as to how to pick up stitches
> >> >> on a heel
> >> >> > flap
> >> >> > on a sock? I am using sock yarn which is fairly thin and
> >> >> size 2 needles.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Thanks.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Jewell
> >> >> >
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