[Nfb-krafters-korner] Socks - WAS: Magic Loop

Sun Sep 5 20:57:31 UTC 2010

Annette:

You know how to knit socks? And, you know both magic loop & the concept 
behind double knitting, so if you read that www.knitty.com article it might 
make sense to you.  Embarrasing as it is, I've never completed a pair of 
socks because of the heel business.  I read the knitty article and besides 
laughing through it, kind of under stand what she's saying to do, but I 
tuned out at the short row heels.  I do know how to work short rows so just 
need a break for a while and will then go back and continue trying to 
understand the short row heels.  If I get it, I might try giving this method 
a venture.

Let me know if it makes sense to you or not.  Unlike the little double knit 
pouch we did, the socks don't slip stitches, but work all stitches because 
you're working with 2 strands of yarn.

Eileen

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From: "Annette Carr" <amcarr1 at verizon.net>
Sent: Sunday, September 05, 2010 4:32 PM
To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Socks - WAS: Magic Loop

> I'm up for anyway that will ensure they are the same size.  I know 
> counting
> rows is one way...but somehow, that doesn't always work.
>
> Annette
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Eileen 
> Scrivani
> Sent: Sunday, September 05, 2010 4:10 PM
> To: List for blind crafters and artists
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Socks - WAS: Magic Loop
>
> Okay, but there is a way that lets you knit one sock inside the other. So
> when your knitting is complete you pull the second sock out of the inside 
> of
> the other sock and I believe this is done with double knitting and it kind
> of makes sense because first you knit a stitch or stitches and then you
> by-pass/skip others, so it is possible to have both going at the same time
> and keep both socks totally seperate from each other without accidentally
> knitting/connecting them together. I just am not sure how its done.  I've
> seen mention of it on the internet & if you run a search on double 
> knitting
> you will find it mentioned.  I thought that magic loop & double knitting
> were done at the same time in this process, but here, you might be 
> correct.
> I'd need to do a bit more research on socks and would have to be taught 
> how
> the two techniques or just one technique is used in the process.
>
> Eileen
>
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> From: "slery" <slerythema at insightbb.com>
> Sent: Sunday, September 05, 2010 3:42 PM
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> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Socks - WAS: Magic Loop
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>> Have actually had a look into this since I make socks with sock yarn
>> so they can be worn in your shoes. You have to cast-on each sock
>> independently.
>> Then
>> you either use Magic Loop or Two Circulars to knit them. It is not at
>> all like double knitting, there is no knit one stitch and slip one.
>> Socks are always divided into a top and bottom half. Half the stitches
>> are on the top and half on the bottom. Picture your big circular for
>> magic loop you start knitting the bottom half of sock one. Once that
>> has been knitted over to your right needle, you slide up sock two. Now
>> you knit the bottom half of sock two. Once that is on the right needle
>> you are ready for sock two top half. Now you knit the top half of sock
>> two and when it is on the right needle you slide up sock one and you
>> knit the top half of it.
>>
>> You do have to use two balls of yarn so using ball one knit bottom of
>> sock one, drop the yarn, pick up yarn from ball two, knit bottom of
>> sock two, knit top of sock two, drop the yarn, pick up ball one yarn,
>> knit the top of sock one.
>>
>> I decided that this was more complicated than I wanted so I use two
>> circulars to knit my socks independently.
>>
>> The two socks at once are good for people that use a pattern and also
>> for people that have a problem with second sock syndrome (they get
>> bored on the second sock and don't finish).
>>
>> I hope this explanation helped.
>>
>> Cindy S.
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org
>>> [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Eileen
>>> Scrivani
>>> Sent: Sunday, September 05, 2010 12:32 PM
>>> To: List for blind crafters and artists
>>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Socks - WAS: Magic Loop
>>>
>>>
>>> Annette:
>>>
>>> I don't know exactly how it is done, but to knit 2 socks at one time,
>>> it some how uses a combination of both Magic Loop & double knitting.
>>> I suspect that you would start it by using 2 different/seperate
>>> strands of yarn at the time you cast on (that is what will keep the
>>> socks as 2 separate entities) but since I no next to nothing about
>>> sock knitting, don't know precisely how these things are put together
>>> to work a pair simultaneously.
>>>
>>> Eileen
>>>
>>> --------------------------------------------------
>>> From: "Annette Carr" <amcarr1 at verizon.net>
>>> Sent: Sunday, September 05, 2010 10:46 AM
>>> To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'"
>>> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Socks - WAS: Magic Loop
>>>
>>> > Yes, I too am interested in sock knitting now that I saw
>>> that you have
>>> > a pattern that is worked up with normal to thicker yarn on bigger
>>> > needles. I have no interest in using really thin yarn and tiny
>>> > needles.  Can you also include a component of the class on
>>> knitting 2
>>> > socks simultaneously on the same needles?  I think that
>>> I've read that
>>> > is possible.
>>> >
>>> > Annette
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > -----Original Message-----
>>> > From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org
>>> > [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Eileen
>>> > Scrivani
>>> > Sent: Sunday, September 05, 2010 9:06 AM
>>> > To: List for blind crafters and artists
>>> > Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Magic Loop
>>> >
>>> > Yes, please, please  do more on sock knitting.  I'm very
>>> interested in
>>> > doing
>>> > socks even though I don't like wearing them.
>>> >
>>> > Eileen
>>> >
>>> >
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>>> >
>>> >> Since I am reading these emails backwards as I received
>>> them.  I will
>>> >> set up a date and we will let folks know.  I need to do that sock
>>> >> class as  I promised folks and I will take a look at the
>>> calendar for
>>> > dates.
>>> >>
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