Your Perfect Sock Pattern

re: Your Perfect Sock Pattern

Prof. Rosita Torres — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 15:14:59 GMT

I am from Puerto Rico and starting to knit socks but I have problem with the heel. Please help me. I need a single instructions for the heel. Thank you. Rosita

re: Your Perfect Sock Pattern

Molly KM — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 09:36:29 GMT

length and shoe size isn't everything in a sock - I have technically size 7 feet, but they're (I am always informed by shoe salespeople) oddly shaped, in that the arch is quite high, the heel is narrow and the toes are really quite wide. This means I have to be very careful when I knit a pair of socks - the most common problem I have found is that either the toe area is too narrow, or the heels flop and bunch. If I were Queen of Knitting for a day, I might command that the immense variation in shapes of feet be addressed in an article someday. Fitting feet with socks is easier than shoes, but it's still something that gives me pause every time I consider a new tricky pattern unless I know someone with that shape foot I feel like gifting.

I still read the patterns with great interest though, so all is not lost even if I can't figure out how to adapt it.

re: Your Perfect Sock Pattern

ClaireF — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 01:59:52 GMT

I find published sock patterns to be very frustrating. They are mostly written for shoe size 7 or 8. I wear a size 10 shoe. My foot circumference is 10".I would love to see patterns with suggestions for resizing, such as the number of stitches in a repeat of the pattern. Thanks.

re: Your Perfect Sock Pattern

BonniR — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 17:57:44 GMT

While I love all the great sock patterns, I rarely knit socks top down; I invariably choose toe up patterns.
I wish there was a little ?logo? or ?symbol? in the legend for each pattern with a picture of toes pointed either up or down so I can know at a glance if I am going to have to alter the pattern to be toe up or if I can just print it and commence knitting.

Happy Knitting!
Bee

re: Your Perfect Sock Pattern

Lordix — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 05:20:06 GMT

I have never knitted socks because I don't seem to be able to handle double pointed needles, can you recommend a well illustrated sock pattern book, with large pictures to show detail
thanks

re: Your Perfect Sock Pattern

KathyM@5 — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 14:17:17 GMT

Help! - I'm stumped. Can anyone tell me how to do the "eastern cast-on" using two strands of yarn, like on the Caspian Sea Sock? The "see the box" instructions doesn't really address that issue.
Thanks and Happy Knitting!

re: Your Perfect Sock Pattern

Storey_12 — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 14:06:08 GMT

I love knitting socks.;-)
Now, I'd love to have a go at the Caspian Sea Socks but the pattern (especially the chart) brings up several questions I've had:
1. How do you read the chart?
2. How do you carry the colors when you only have a different colored motif in one spot on the cuff of the sock that doesn't carry around the entire cuff? For example: you have a red butterfly on a black sock. How do you carry the yarn for knitting the butterfly as you knit the cuff?

re: Your Perfect Sock Pattern

BeverlyR — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 15:43:46 GMT

I do so wish that all sock patterns would include instructions for knitting with two circulars or the Magic Loop method. I loathe DPNS, especially when working with fine/fingerin weight yarns.

re: Your Perfect Sock Pattern

PattieM — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 17:18:09 GMT

I have found that an elastic bind off for the cuff is the sewn bind off. IK frequently has it in their instructional pages.

re: Your Perfect Sock Pattern

MoserMomKnits — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 14:41:07 GMT

I knit my socks on one long circular needle too. I do them two at a time from the toes up with short-row heels, so when I'm done, I'm done! This also eliminates grafting and creates a pair of socks that fit perfectly and are each made from one continuous piece of yarn.

I like to use a textured or lacy stitch for single color yarn, stockinette for self-striping, and some sort of lacy rib for handpainted to make the most of the color changes.

I would also like to see more on working short-row wraps as I am still struggling a bit with this.

Does anyone know a good bind off that is at least somewhat invisible (discreet) and fairly elastic?

re: Your Perfect Sock Pattern

LornaW — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 14:54:58 GMT

The Caspian Sea Socks were fabulous! I've knitted three pairs already in different yarns and different colorways. When I wear mine I always get comments, and the two I gave away as gifts were received with "ooohs and aaahs".

re: Your Perfect Sock Pattern

ElizabethS — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 07:55:51 GMT

I knit on one circular and love it, found two circulars too awkard and dont lose the needles ont he train wher I spend hours most days

re: Your Perfect Sock Pattern

Gauss — Sun, 17 Jun 2007 23:17:39 GMT

Maybe they don't knit socks?

re: Your Perfect Sock Pattern

JennyH — Sun, 17 Jun 2007 11:06:54 GMT

I love toe-up socks! They're so great for when you have that horrible "oh dear I don't think I have enough yarn" moment...because they become footies...

Just a question - what do the 17% of people who don't use circulars or dpns to knit socks use?

re: Your Perfect Sock Pattern

Gauss — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 16:34:46 GMT

I've knitted the caspian sea socks pattern, and they turned out great.

http://gaussknits.blogspot.com