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

Tue Sep 7 13:49:22 UTC 2010

I would love to learn how to do this!
Lynda Lambert
River Road Studio, Since 1976
www.lyndalambert.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eileen Scrivani" <etscrivani at verizon.net>
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, September 05, 2010 4:09 PM
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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> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> 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-----
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>>> [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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>>> > From: <Blindhands at aol.com>
>>> > Sent: Sunday, September 05, 2010 7:09 AM
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>>> > Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Magic Loop
>>> >
>>> >> 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.
>>> >>
>>> >> Joyce  Kane
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