@AngelaPreston and other #Knitting folks - I bought yarn to knit socks but I'm paralyzed trying to choose a pattern. Do you have a recommendation for a long-time knitter who has never done socks?
And this is (not exactly a pattern?) a good worksheet for making toe socks - not for someone who has never knit before but for an experienced knitter making socks it is helpful as a recipe.
@consumablejoy I’m an experienced knitter (knit my first sweater when I was 11) but I’m not adventurous in learning new stitches. I’ll check it out! How much does Mastodon rock that I can get help like this from kind people?
@consumablejoy oooh! That's the pattern that I use now, except I use a Turkish cast-on to start at the tippy-toes and then just increase until I've got C, then I work my way to the heel etc. I much prefer toe-up socks because it's much easier to try on the sock and get a feel for when it's time to start the heel.
@fritzoids @consumablejoy So that’s another thing that paralyzes me - toe up or top down? Toe up seems logical as you’ve described, but I tried it with one pattern and couldn’t get the hang of it (tried about a dozen times). Maybe this pattern will be the magic one for me. I haven’t heard of Turkish cast-on either.
@fritzoids I really like toe up being able to try the socks on easily as you go. I do Judy’s magic cast on to start (I used to do Turkish but it was always wonky on one side). There are lots of different heel types you can swap in. For toe up I usually do either a short row heel or an “afterthought” or “forethought” heel but there are others that work well too. KnitMuch.com has some great posts on this as well as an an intro toe up sock pattern
@idle That’s a great endorsement. I’d rather have a pattern that worked for a beginner knitter. I’ve read a lot of patterns and I don’t “get” how this works. Not a lot of experience with circular needles (or double-ended needles). How much does Mastodon rock that I can get help like this from kind people?
consumableJoy
in reply to podfeet • • •This is a great intro pattern for learning to make socks (on Ravelry)
ravel.me/im-so-basic-socks
I'm So Basic Socks pattern by Summer Lee
RavelryconsumableJoy
in reply to consumableJoy • • •And this is (not exactly a pattern?) a good worksheet for making toe socks - not for someone who has never knit before but for an experienced knitter making socks it is helpful as a recipe.
knitty.com/ISSUEsummer06/PATTu…
Knitty: Summer 2006
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in reply to podfeet • • •fritzoids
in reply to consumableJoy • • •oooh! That's the pattern that I use now, except I use a Turkish cast-on to start at the tippy-toes and then just increase until I've got C, then I work my way to the heel etc.
I much prefer toe-up socks because it's much easier to try on the sock and get a feel for when it's time to start the heel.
podfeet
in reply to fritzoids • • •consumableJoy
in reply to podfeet • • •@fritzoids I really like toe up being able to try the socks on easily as you go. I do Judy’s magic cast on to start (I used to do Turkish but it was always wonky on one side). There are lots of different heel types you can swap in. For toe up I usually do either a short row heel or an “afterthought” or “forethought” heel but there are others that work well too. KnitMuch.com has some great posts on this as well as an an intro toe up sock pattern
knitmuch.com/wp-content/upload…
consumableJoy
in reply to consumableJoy • • •@fritzoids Here’s one of her posts - features the fleegle heel which has a fit many people love
knitmuch.com/the-perfect-heel-…
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in reply to consumableJoy • • •@consumablejoy
Thank You for this! I'm looking forward to trying the Fleegle heel.
podfeet
in reply to consumableJoy • • •idle
in reply to podfeet • •I knit my first pair of socks successfully with ravelry.com/patterns/library/s…
But I was a beginner knitter, so my needs might have been different.
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