[NFB-Krafters-Korner] Socks and tangles

[Tracy Carcione]

I forgot to say that the braille book Sensational Knitted Socks, available from NLS, describes lots of ways to knit socks.
Tracy


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From: NFB-Krafters-Korner [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Vickie via NFB-Krafters-Korner
Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2021 10:13 AM
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Subject: Re: [NFB-Krafters-Korner] Socks and tangles

Thanks.  I will persist and learn this method.
Vickie


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> On May 13, 2021, at 8:46 AM, Tracy Carcione via NFB-Krafters-Korner <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi Vicky.
> I only know how to make 2 socks at a time using 2 circular needles.  That's
> pretty easy, if you keep a couple things firmly in mind.
> Circ 1 holds the top side for each sock, and circ 2 holds the bottom for
> each sock.
> To knit, start with the opposite end of the circ where the yarn is not.
> (That's the bit that's confusing at the beginning.)
> So, if you've just finished knitting all the stitches on circ 1, the yarn is
> at the end of circ 1 and you're ready to start knitting the stitches on circ
> 2.  Grab the end of circ 2 that's away from where you're going to knit, same
> as you would when doing ordinary circular knitting.  Then just knit all the
> stitches on circ 2.
> I stop every few rounds to untwist my 2 balls of yarn, or as often as
> necessary to keep them from getting too bad.
> When I switch from one circ to the other, I take extra care to snug up the
> stitch so there doesn't get to be a ladder there.
> 
> I think making 2 socks at a time would be very confusing using magic loop.
> Tracy
> 
> 
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> Subject: Re: [NFB-Krafters-Korner] Socks and tangles
> 
> Hi Tracy,
> 
> I have tried making socks two at a time only once.  I got so frustrated 
> that I just made them one at a time.  I really would like to learn to 
> do this so my question is any suggestions on how to keep the two balls 
> of yarn from getting hopelessly tangled up?  I tried moving them when I 
> switched sides.  I was using magic loop since I don't know as of yet 
> how to use two circulars effectively.
> 
> Vickie
> 
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