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post #21 of 30
10/12/08 at 1:24am
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Originally Posted by Rhiannon Feimorgan View Post
I like this one to. This is a great really basic pattern.
Those are the tuts I used to learn to knit socks! I printed them out and put them in page protectors and into a binder which I carried around with me for months. lolz
post #22 of 30
10/12/08 at 1:28am
i learned to knit just so i could knit socks. i love knitting socks. i'm still not a fabulous knitter, but i'm good at socks. my patterns have all come from ravelry.
post #23 of 30
10/13/08 at 7:55pm
I used this pattern : http://mary4169.tripod.com/Easy_Worsted_Socks.pdf

To produce these:
http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z...ptember009.jpg

I'm an intermediate knitter, but they weren't as hard as you'd think. The think about them is the hard parts are spaced out. You have to CO and join, and that's tricky... then you settle into your ribbing and pattern. Then it's time to pay attention again while you turn the heel, and then it's back to pattern while you do the foot. Then you reduce for the toes, and kitchener the end! Fun fun.
post #24 of 30
10/17/08 at 8:40pm
Mind if I ask a ribbing question?? When a pattern says k2p2, and I do that row of k2p2 is my next row k2p2 in the same order or do I alternate it so it's a p2k2 using only 2 needles?? For some reason I'm not doing this correctly and I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong
post #25 of 30
10/17/08 at 9:52pm
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Originally Posted by greenluv View Post
Mind if I ask a ribbing question?? When a pattern says k2p2, and I do that row of k2p2 is my next row k2p2 in the same order or do I alternate it so it's a p2k2 using only 2 needles?? For some reason I'm not doing this correctly and I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong
I'm not sure what you mean about "so it's a p2k2 using only 2 needles," but when you do ribbing, you want it to stack up, purls over purls and knits over knits. So after the first round, you knit the knits and purl the purls. If you look at ribbing on a store-bought sock or sweater, you'll see that there are columns of purls alternating with columns of knits. Hand-made ribbing has that look as well.
post #26 of 30
10/19/08 at 1:12pm
THANK YOU so much for posting this thread!!! I am right where you are, OP. I've picked up stitches and have used circs, but never dpns. I'm gonna look over this thread for the links and I'll get back to you on my FO
post #27 of 30
10/20/08 at 10:34am
subbing. i gotta get over my sock knitting phobia!!!
post #28 of 30
10/23/08 at 11:47am
Socks were my second project as a knitter. However, I crotchet for years before learning to knit and I basically taught myself how to knit. I think that as long as you are comfortable with 1) reading patterns and 2) knitting and purling, you could probably do a sock with no problem. I love to make socks and can make a pair in just a couple days and without a pattern...its my fav quick project when I'm in between bigger projects.

Have fun!
post #29 of 30
10/23/08 at 11:51am
PS - If you've never knitted in the round with DPNs, then have someone show you how to join when you do it for the first time. Or find good photographs/tutorials online (like the one posted by Rhiannon Feimorgan). This is probably the trickiest part for a new knitter.
post #30 of 30
10/23/08 at 2:19pm
I found this youtube video that looks really useful.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NQMGCo_mXY
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