[Nfb-krafters-korner] knitting sock Cindy

[River Woman]

I definitely have to learn how to make socks from you guys here on the list! 
Future class?
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: Friday, August 27, 2010 11:05 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] knitting sock Cindy


>I may have to try this since I don't like a seam on my toes. Currently, I 
>do
> a modified figure eight cast-on. It is a little bit of a pain to knit the
> first row to make sure that you don't accidentally lose any of the end
> stitches. I start with 48 stitches and increase on both sides for a few 
> rows
> and then switch to just increasing on the side by my little toes. This 
> works
> out for me because I am one of those rather anal people about having a 
> sock
> for the right foot and one for the left. I use the wizpegs to keep them
> together in the laundry so they are always matched as a pair. Even when I
> did laundry by sight, each pair had a right and left because they would
> stretch out more on one side and leave the inside toe pointed.
>
> Cindy S.
>
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>> Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2010 10:51 PM
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>> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] knitting sock Cindy
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>>
>> Cindy,
>>
>> Now from the description of your foot, you might like the
>> sock pattern I
>> created.  I believe I casted on 15 stitches and then knit
>> back and forth in
>> a garter stitch to create a rectangle.  Depending on what
>> type of yarn you
>> use and the size of the needles this can vary in size a bit.
>> I usually
>> used size 3 needles and I worked it so it would fit the long
>> side from the
>> middle of my big toe to the middle of my little toe.  Now
>> with a 12 inche
>> circular needle when I got the rectangle the size I wanted
>> it, I would work
>> around the outside of the edge of the rectangle and pick up
>> and knit as I
>> picked  up around the edge.  I would work like 2 or 3
>> stitches in the corner of
>> the  rectangle placing something like a total of 64 stitches
>> or something
>> divisible  by 4 stitches.  Now I have done this several ways,
>> but  the easy
>> way is just keep knitting around on these 64 stitches until
>> it fits  past
>> your heel and end it off with a ribbing of knit 2, purl 2 for
>> a few inches
>> or if you want a fold down cuff do it longer.  No heel.
>> Actually, I  love
>> doing it this way when I use a little heavier weight yarn,
>> like the sport
>> weight.  The garter stitch in the toe makes it feel a little
>> padded and you
>> just created a tube sock.  No heel, no kitchener stitching
>> and with the  fancy
>> sock yarn they have all the pattern work or stripes are done
>> by  themselves.
>>
>>
>>
>> Joyce  Kane
>> www.KraftersKorner.org  (http://www.krafterskorner.org/)
>> Blindhands at AOL.com
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