Category Archives: Working

Making Socks?

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update:  Okay, so across several posts on FB the votes had 1 vote for BRS22-231, and 3 votes each for 21-923 and 22-281.  I think I’ll go with 21-923.  Besides being the nicer colors (in my opinion), it is also from last year’s collection, the BRS21 series.

Okay, so yesterday, I posted to the Knitivity Insiders that next week I would share my personal sock-knitting pattern/technique.  Preparing a pseudo-tutorial takes time and effort, since I need to document the important parts.

First, of course, I need to decide which yarn I want to use.  Should I use this one: 

Or this one: 

Or this one:

Leave your selections in the comments below (or comment on the Facebook post)

Then, I need to decide which parts, if any, to video.  You tell me what you want me to show on video, or write out.

My basic construction is toe-up, two-at-a-time, Turkish cast-on, with two needles.   Then a simple short-row (hourglass) heel.  My socks are knitted flat, with a 2×2 ribbing starting an inch above the ankle.

The anatomy of a basic sock is quite straightforward:   Toe, Foot, Heel, Ankle, Leg.  I wish I could still find my picture where I knitted those parts with color coding.  Alas, I think that picture is gone with the wind.  🙂

Anyway, make your color selection below and also indicate any special things you want me to document for you.  If I need to video various parts and/or write/chart line by line, I’d like you to tell me.

Thanks!

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What Have I Dpne??

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I had some beautifully hanks of yarn that I dyed yesterday.  These are early shots fresh from their steaming pouches before they went into the wash-rinse process:

I have been rinsing yarns in this new washing machine for over a year.  I KNOW which cycle to use and generally do two rinse-and-spin cycles, very little agitation.  The first cycle ended and since I was doing something else, I opened the machine, closed the machine, and set it for the second cycle.  Apparently I failed to check to be sure it was on Rinse-and-Spin, because I now have six pounds of beautiful dreadlock-like hanks of yarn.  There is NO WAY I am going to invest the time required to smooth these all out into knittable yarns.

I don’t know what to do with it, but I’m sure there are clever crafters who can use it for a variety of fun things, like a base for needle felting, or just braiding them into coasters or something.  I will let these dry and then I’ll post them as Twinsets pairs on the BRS page at $15 for each Twinset.  At full price (i.e., $27.00 each hank), I am now out $648.00 at the end of the month when my major bills are due so I’m basically screwed.   If I sell these at craft-making discount I’ll at least make a little bit.

  • Update – a clever crafter has claimed the entire batch, so they are all sold

 

 

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