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I haven't had much experience writing patterns, but I had a ball of Schoppel-Wolle Zauberball Crazy Sock Yarn that I was itching to knit into a pair of socks, and I couldn't settle on a pattern. So I decided to write one myself! The yarn lent itself better to a plain or cable pattern than to...
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Kathleen Cubley
on Sep 23, 2009
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I started knitting circular objects—socks, gloves, mittens, hats, and so on—on double-pointed needles (DPNs). While I enjoyed knitting the pattern, I didn't particularly like the finished object because I always ended up with ladders where I switched from one needle to the next. I guess...
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Kathleen Cubley
on Sep 16, 2009
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Monkey Socks: Wrap-Up Our first knit-a-long was a great success! When I started this knit-a-long back on July 1, I wasn't sure how it would go. I'm thrilled that Monkey Socks by Cookie A. were knit by about 20 people and to date there are 241 thoughts shared on the forum. I'm so happy that...
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Kathleen Cubley
on Aug 14, 2009
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"Sock it to me" is such a cliché, but it's true this time--I've been socked with sock goodness! Yes, I was lucky enough to attend the Sock Summit in Portland, Oregon, this weekend. Actually, I was only there on Thursday and Friday because I had to come home and teach a sock class...
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Kathleen Cubley
on Aug 10, 2009
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A few years back, I shared an office with Ann Budd, and she brought in a piece of childhood knitting to share...except that this wasn't a misshapen scarf, or a lumpy set of mittens. This was a hobby horse, complete with I-cord reins and matching ears and a charming embroidered face, all based on...
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KD Sandi
on Jun 24, 2009
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It is pretty tough to find a masculine sock pattern--especially Just The Right Masculine Sock Pattern, one that your particular Masculine Person will wear. Sometimes I think (with all due love and affection) that men are pickier than women are when it comes to such things. It can't be too much this...
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KD Sandi
on May 22, 2009
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Note from Sandi: There's more than one way to work a sock, as many long-time sock knitters will tell you. Most of us learn to make them by starting at the cuff--but if you find that this method isn't making you happy, then perhaps you could try knitting socks from the toe up. Here to explain...
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KD Sandi
on Mar 27, 2009
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Ann Budd adapted this pattern from Victorian England’s Weldon’s Practical Needlework (see “A Brief History of Weldon’s Practical Needlework,” PieceWork, January/February 2006) Designer Ann Budd Finished Size About 4 inches (10 cm) foot circumference, 4¼ inches (11...
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on Jan 9, 2009
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Ingenious cables ensure a sock design you’ll want to knit over and over again. Designer Ann Budd Finished Size About 7¼" (18.5 cm) foot circumference with ribbing unstretched, and 10" (25.5 cm) long from back of heel to tip of toe. To fit women’s U.S. shoe size 9 or men’s...
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on Dec 17, 2007
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Designer: Ann Budd Published: July 30, 2007 Technique: Ribbing Skill Level: Intermediate Finished Size: About 6½ (7½, 8, 9, 9¾)" foot circumference and about 7 (8¼, 9½, 10¼, 11)” foot length from back of heel to tip of toe. Socks shown measure 8”...
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on Jul 29, 2007
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Designer: Priscilla Gibson-Roberts Published: May 25, 2007 Technique: Borders, Edgings, Cast-ons, Charts - Colorwork, I-cord Skill Level: Experienced The Caspian Sea, the largest lake on earth, is surrounded by lands rich in color and history—Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Russia, and Kazakhstan...
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on May 24, 2007
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Designer: Ann Budd Published: May 17, 2007 Technique: Decreasing, Increasing, Grafts and Joins, Kitchener Stitch, Short Rows Skill Level: Intermediate There’s no end to the types of decorative ribbings that are appropriate for socks. The one here alternates stripes of k1, p1 rib and diagonal stitches...
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on May 16, 2007
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Designer: Ann Budd Published: May 15, 2007 Technique: Cables, Charts - Cable, Charts - Lace, Lace, Decreasing, Increasing, Short Rows Skill Level: Experienced Not keen on baby booties? Try baby socks. Ann Budd has designed five adorable pairs of tiny socks to make precious little feet even more precious...
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on May 14, 2007
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Designer: Knitscene Design Team Published: May 15, 2007 Technique: Grafts and Joins, Kitchener Stitch, Short Rows Skill Level: Intermediate Knit a pair of carefree chunky red socks to warm your feet—or those of a loved one—year round. Finished Size: About 6¾ (8, 9¼)” ...
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on May 14, 2007
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