[Nfb-krafters-korner] knitting sock Cindy

[Theresa Taylor]

I would be another person who would love to take the class.
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From: "Eileen Scrivani" <etscrivani at verizon.net>
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Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] knitting sock Cindy


> Make that 3 people interested ... I'm also up for any sock knitting class 
> that is offered.
>
> Eileen
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> From: "Dixie" <blueherons at sbcglobal.net>
> Sent: Saturday, August 28, 2010 8:52 AM
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>> I will sign up when you teach this class!
>>
>> Smile.
>>
>> Dixie
>>
>> ~ @-> ~ <-@ ~
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>> From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org
>> [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of slery
>> Sent: Friday, August 27, 2010 11:06 PM
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>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] knitting sock Cindy
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>> 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
>>> To: nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
>>> 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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