Well, I must be the most rookie You-Tube viewer ever! I just figured out that I can zoom in (close-up) for a better view of what Arne was doing with picking up the stitches on either side of the waste yarn! Who knew? Thank you so much, gentlemen, for a very clear and detailed video, and I am certainly going to try this technique with my next pair of socks. 😊
Thank you! This takes me back, to when I first “met” you two…..by googling “easy sock pattern”, and there you were! It was probably 5 or 6 years ago and I was so charmed by you both that I then watched every video you had posted. And I never stopped. You got me through the pandemic with my mind intact and continue to keep me entertained and inspired every week. You are treasures!
I despaired of ever learning knitting continental, but both of you have completely changed my knitting life, esp. with the Norwegian purl. What a huge relief! I am ready to start knitting, and am following your terrific instructions! Thank you.
Nice and clear. I have always wondered how you attach the heel after the sock is finished. Arne, you are a terrific teacher but together, you're both GREAT. Thank you.
Regia has a nice pdf file with all numbers for different yarn thicknesses, needle suggestions, different feet sizes, few different heels, toe-up and toe-down socks instructions. Easy to find on google. I always use this guide. All you need to do is choose your own pattern to apply on those numbers ❤ and i love your Arne&Carlos Regia sock yarn. Last Christmas I made socks with it for my friends and they were amazed how beautiful the stripes are ❤
Oh my goodness what a help this was! I first pair of socks I added a stitch at the beginning if each needle😢...not right. Second pair I got the toe right😊, but didnt still understand the scrap thread😢. NOW, To SEE the white thread go in and come out makes all the difference in the world😂 in my understanding. My first 2 pair are wearable😮 , but my next pair will be done correctly thanks to this. THANK YOU SO MUCH❤
You make it so easy for everyone to know the joy of sock knitting. From the beautiful yarn to the many techniques and the helpful tutorials. Everyone should know the true pleasure of wearing hand knit wool socks. They are hugs for your feet and make you feel so good from your toes right on up to the top of your head. Thank you for this revisit to the easiest sock in the world. I really hope many who might have been reluctant in the past to give it another go.
I've started knitting socks this year, I started cuff down and with heel flap and gusset. I thought knitting an afterthought heel would be really challenging but you made it see not complicated at all. Definitely will give it a go!
Excellent tips for the heels! Thank you. They really are the easiest socks in the world. For all those people who think it is difficult, I say just practice doing the toe area with the increases and the heel with some left over yarn. When you are feeling comfortable, then try making a proper sock.
I have become so used to doing cuff down but I totally trust you and it is time to work a sock toe up. Do you remember which Regia collection or colorway your toe up sock is, I just love that pattern and color - but truly I have been deeply enjoying other Arne & Carlos Regia that works up so beautifully, way more than expected from how the colorway looks in the skein. What a magical surprise!
I have yet to buy your books, but I absolutely adore your books and I love the cover(s) artistically Speaking.. You two-fellows are absolutely great artesian’s!
I just love ya'll! 😊 Johnny from The Yarnist mentioned you in one of the newsletters. Had to check ya'll out since I had not heard of you before. Sure glad I did! Been watching ever since and plan to continue watching. I have learned several things. Thank you for what ya'll do. Your a great team!!😻
I’m not a sock knitter (I prefer mittens and sweaters), but this tutorial is still fun. I remember learning about afterthought thumbs on the cruise, so this technique looked familiar ❤
i love gradient yarn for my sock yarn as i don't do matching pairs, they're all uneven but that's the way i prefer them; even striped socks never match :)) have not tried an 'afterthought' heel; have been a follower of WinwickMums blog with her sock tutorials, very easy instructions there too but she does the ordinary heel & gusset have never been able to get a toe up sock started, ends up a mess then i go back to cuff down lol is there an easier way than 'julia's figure 8 cast on? I noticed you had 2 types of toes? love listening to you both, very smooth & calming thanx for sharing
Hey, you two are super sympathetic! I have a question: isn't a German short row heel the same but simpler? I'm from Germany and I do that all the time and it's sooo easy
This is SO important, believe me because I learned the hard was by NOT picking up the stitches on needles first -DON'T take the scrap yarn out and then think you will easily pick up the stitches!! 😮
This video made me feel better about after thought heel in socks. The one I tried used the Kitchener stitch to close the heel. Not my favorite. I like this one much better. I usually do the heel as I go and use a mix of fish lips kiss and eye of partridge for the heel. It requires counting and keeping track of rows.
Hello, about a year or two ago you both where in your garden and started to knit scrap blankets, did you both finish them, if so I must of missed the video, or if not can you show them, I am starting one today, thank you❤
I have been knitting since I was a kid and never knew! I have now started the close toe knit up sock and will be attempting the afterthought heel. So much easier! I also tried to look at your yarn and the site is unavailable to me. Is it because I live in the United States? Sock yarn in stores is so limited.
Arne -- clip that scrap yard a couple of times while you're pulling it out so you won't have to pull the entire length through each stitch! (Birds will appreciate your shorter scraps for building their nests.)
@@bgummeson I didn't know that and I appreciate your pointing it out. I'm curious to know why and also wondering if tufts of sheep's wool (left from picking over a fleece for spinning) are problematic.
@@nancylindsay4255 I haven’t seen anything about unspun wool. I searched ‘materials to support nesting birds’ and got some results. YT doesn’t like links in comments, for some good reasons, but I have faith in you being able to find the information. 🙂
@nancylindsay4255 yarn is treated with chemicals for fire retardance, color, acrylic or other synthetic materials are added. If one is knitting with pure, untreated lambs wool, giving the tiny yarn bits to wildlife may be OK. Anything else may be dangerous. Also, some yarn strands that are too long may tangle a bird wing or legs, etc and cause a problem. Tiny snips of pure wool yarn fluff should not cause any problem. 🎉
Knitting/Quilting has always been the most creative crafts for me,one can literally make a million things with quilting/knitting.I just got into the quilting space and I love it ,I’m giving knitting a break to focus and learn more in quilting. Hoping to learn more things on here,shares ideas and make new craft friends. Leave an emoji ❤ if you would to be a craft friend
Hi Arne! Hi Carlos! I made your 2023 Christmas Sock last year and plan to do another this year! But I thought you would love to know that I was watching Rox Rocks latest podcast and she showed winning knits at the Minnesota (US) State Fair and someone had knit the 2023 xmas sock also and it had a Blue Ribbon on it! First place! I agree, it is super super cute!!
I know this is a simple sock video education tool but in the future could you show variation such as reinforced heel! Either by making a stronger yard ticker ply or perhaps the actual stitch pattern itself Lens itself to a stronger , thicker heel. Just thinking out loud I actually work out my socks quite heavily by doing yardwork and physical labor and also I like the feeling of the heel Being stronger
I've only ever knitted one sock. It fit lovely until I did the toe kitchener bind off and then my toes felt squashed. I'm wondering if my socks would need a fairly flat bind off, not a pointy one. Is that unusual?
Couldn't you also run lifelines above and below the scrap yarn row to make picking up the stitches easier? I'm not a very experienced knitter and I've never made socks, so I don't know if there's a reason not to also use lifelines.
I’m thinking the easiest Sock in the world would be for Arne to knit me an average woman pair of Socks. Please. Beautiful Socks. I enjoy all adventures you two take and show us. Thank you 😊
Hi guys thanks for the sock tutorial. I was wondering if for a small fee, you would add a video tutorial to each of the patterns in your store. I know it is a lot of work, but I would be willing to pay extra for the service. Sometimes written instructions are not enough, especially for visual learners.
The first time I heard "scrap yarn" I thought meant yarn that was no good, stained, bad or otherwise ready to be thrown away.😊 When using Pairfect yarn I like to use the yellow tail as my scrap yarn.
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Well, I must be the most rookie You-Tube viewer ever! I just figured out that I can zoom in (close-up) for a better view of what Arne was doing with picking up the stitches on either side of the waste yarn! Who knew?
Thank you so much, gentlemen, for a very clear and detailed video, and I am certainly going to try this technique with my next pair of socks. 😊
Thank you for watching, you can also use the slow motion function.
@@cherylhaupt4692 thanks I didn't know that
Thank you! This takes me back, to when I first “met” you two…..by googling “easy sock pattern”, and there you were! It was probably 5 or 6 years ago and I was so charmed by you both that I then watched every video you had posted. And I never stopped.
You got me through the pandemic with my mind intact and continue to keep me entertained and inspired every week. You are treasures!
Just in time for me to watch a few times and follow in knitting my first socks this winter! I've been hesitating for so long!
The first Arne&Carlos video I ever watched was the original Easiest Sock in the World! The rest is history.
Then you have been with us for a long time! Thank you for your support.
I despaired of ever learning knitting continental, but both of you have completely changed my knitting life, esp. with the Norwegian purl. What a huge relief! I am ready to start knitting, and am following your terrific instructions! Thank you.
Nice and clear. I have always wondered how you attach the heel after the sock is finished. Arne, you are a terrific teacher but together, you're both GREAT. Thank you.
👍🏻
I love knitting socks, find it so therapeutic, the Regia yarn is gorgeous, knits beautifully and the socks made with it feel so nice on😊
Regia has a nice pdf file with all numbers for different yarn thicknesses, needle suggestions, different feet sizes, few different heels, toe-up and toe-down socks instructions. Easy to find on google. I always use this guide. All you need to do is choose your own pattern to apply on those numbers ❤ and i love your Arne&Carlos Regia sock yarn. Last Christmas I made socks with it for my friends and they were amazed how beautiful the stripes are ❤
I got mine a long time ago with the sock instructions, Well worth getting.
Excellent addition to the original video, perfectly complementary.
Thank you!
Thank you! I may knit my first sock!
Happy knitting!
Thank you for another wonderful video sharing your experience and skills. The love you have for each other and your crafts is amazing
Oh my goodness what a help this was! I first pair of socks I added a stitch at the beginning if each needle😢...not right. Second pair I got the toe right😊, but didnt still understand the scrap thread😢. NOW, To SEE the white thread go in and come out makes all the difference in the world😂 in my understanding. My first 2 pair are wearable😮 , but my next pair will be done correctly thanks to this. THANK YOU SO MUCH❤
You are welcome!
You make it look so easy. But it would be able to make your own socks. That you so much for sharing. Love you both. Love and peace.😊
Thank you!
You make it so easy for everyone to know the joy of sock knitting. From the beautiful yarn to the many techniques and the helpful tutorials. Everyone should know the true pleasure of wearing hand knit wool socks. They are hugs for your feet and make you feel so good from your toes right on up to the top of your head. Thank you for this revisit to the easiest sock in the world. I really hope many who might have been reluctant in the past to give it another go.
I’m so happy to see you expand your skills and enjoy the results. Congratulations!
I've started knitting socks this year, I started cuff down and with heel flap and gusset. I thought knitting an afterthought heel would be really challenging but you made it see not complicated at all. Definitely will give it a go!
You should!
I struggle with socks. Maybe I'll try this one. It still doesn't look that easy. Love you both❤
I'm a sock knitter but normall do cuff down and heel turn and gussett. Going to give this a go!!! Thanks for the video ❤
Thank you for watching!
Excellent tips for the heels! Thank you. They really are the easiest socks in the world. For all those people who think it is difficult, I say just practice doing the toe area with the increases and the heel with some left over yarn. When you are feeling comfortable, then try making a proper sock.
👍🏻👍🏻
After watching this video, I feel much braver about trying an afterthought heel!
Go for it!
I love you. The world with you is the best way to find and improve the creativity in our souls ❤️❤️❤️
I love watching Arne knit!
❤️🔥 What a coincidence! I’m knitting a sock right now!
Thank you so much for your impressive demo! 😘
Happy Sunday! Love knitting socks and your beautiful Christmas stockings!
Have a wonderful week! ❤❤🤗😘
This tutorial has been so helpful! Now I can pick up the socks that are on my needles and finish them! Thank you! ❤
We are glad you got inspired!
Great tips, Carlos - the ankle bone as the place where the sock heel will start, AND the idea of the square shape formed. Excellent visual help!
We are glad you liked it!
This is fantastic, thank you so much. ❤❤
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Wonderful episode point two - I also love your sock yarn - thank you so much
I have become so used to doing cuff down but I totally trust you and it is time to work a sock toe up. Do you remember which Regia collection or colorway your toe up sock is, I just love that pattern and color - but truly I have been deeply enjoying other Arne & Carlos Regia that works up so beautifully, way more than expected from how the colorway looks in the skein. What a magical surprise!
We are glad you liked it!
Interesting approach yo heel insertion. Thanks for the great tips. Love the yarn you used.
The ankle bone as a landmark is a great tip thank you
So many fun tips! I will definitely revisit this next time I start a pair of socks. I even have some of your yarn in my stash!!!
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i love your tutorials. i also am curious about the wooden foot. is that a sock blocker or for displaying the sock? ❤
Knitting your first pair of socks toe-up is a great idea! Thanks for that tip! Great video!
You are welcome!
Arne and Carlos thank you for these tips. Now that I’ve knit a bit more this gives me confidence to try an afterthought heel sock
Thanks for sock 2.0...teally helped my sock knitting!
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Telling where to start the was very helpful. Thank you. Love those yarns!
You are welcome! Happy kntiting
I have yet to buy your books,
but I absolutely adore your books and I love the cover(s) artistically Speaking.. You two-fellows are absolutely great artesian’s!
Knitting socks at the moment. So lovely I found this episode of yrs. Loooove following you boys...xxoo
Thanks! Great tutorial.
I had decided to make the afterthought everything sock, but will knit toe up so I can try it on! Thanks guys! 🧶
You are welcome!0
Thank you for this video I haven't knitted any socks yet and I didn't know how but now I think I might try it
You should give it a go!
@@ARNECARLOS Thank you for replying that's really nice of you I think I will give it a go 😀
This was very helpful. Thank you! Happy knitting 💚🧶💚
I have only knitted socks with multiple DPN's. So I'm looking forward to learning this technique.
Great instructions thank you.
Arne, great tips on how to make the socks look the same!
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Thanks again for revisiting this!
You are welcome!
Hi guys great tutorial on the sock made socks the old way but this seems more easy thanks
You make it look so easy breezy!
Practice makes it easy!
Hello from Québec!
Thank you so much for the tips, love it!
Fantastic! Loved your tutorial! Thank you so much ☺️ ❤
I just want that yarn. What a beautiful colorway. 😍💯
Thank you!
Thank you for this great video. Now I have to watch the others in the series!
We are glad you liked it!
I just love ya'll! 😊 Johnny from The Yarnist mentioned you in one of the newsletters. Had to check ya'll out since I had not heard of you before. Sure glad I did! Been watching ever since and plan to continue watching. I have learned several things. Thank you for what ya'll do. Your a great team!!😻
Great tutorial! Thank you for sharing it!
Thank you both so much for your help!!! Love your videos!!❤
Thanks for this demonstration
I’m not a sock knitter (I prefer mittens and sweaters), but this tutorial is still fun. I remember learning about afterthought thumbs on the cruise, so this technique looked familiar ❤
i love gradient yarn for my sock yarn as i don't do matching pairs, they're all uneven but that's the way i prefer them; even striped socks never match :))
have not tried an 'afterthought' heel; have been a follower of WinwickMums blog with her sock tutorials, very easy instructions there too but she does the ordinary heel & gusset
have never been able to get a toe up sock started, ends up a mess then i go back to cuff down lol is there an easier way than 'julia's figure 8 cast on? I noticed you had 2 types of toes?
love listening to you both, very smooth & calming
thanx for sharing
You two are amazing I just want to ask that the fairisle which I knit is not so soft like my plain knit work how I can make it softer like yours
Can you use a reinforcer stitch for the heel! ie stronger stitches
Hey, you two are super sympathetic!
I have a question: isn't a German short row heel the same but simpler? I'm from Germany and I do that all the time and it's sooo easy
Thank you so much to clarify your sock heel insert.
You are welcome!
I’m going to give it a try!
With shop bought socks I prefer the elasticated ribbing. Do you ever knit in elastic?
Wonderful instructions!!!
Thank you!
This is SO important, believe me because I learned the hard was by NOT picking up the stitches on needles first -DON'T take the scrap yarn out and then think you will easily pick up the stitches!! 😮
This video made me feel better about after thought heel in socks. The one I tried used the Kitchener stitch to close the heel. Not my favorite. I like this one much better.
I usually do the heel as I go and use a mix of fish lips kiss and eye of partridge for the heel. It requires counting and keeping track of rows.
Thank you 😊
I love knitting socks.
❤️
This scrap yarn trick is absolutely fantastic, thanks ! Wouldn't the spiral sock be the easiest sock in the world ?
If you want to avoid knitting a heel that is true😀
@@ARNECARLOS It is especially good for small kids, nor yet walking, but growing so fast !!!
What a performance
I would love to know what binding off method you use on the cuff?
A L İ Z E yarns have beautiful designed sock yarns.Turkiye
Hello, about a year or two ago you both where in your garden and started to knit scrap blankets, did you both finish them, if so I must of missed the video, or if not can you show them, I am starting one today, thank you❤
Nice video.
👍🏻👍🏻
I have been knitting since I was a kid and never knew! I have now started the close toe knit up sock and will be attempting the afterthought heel. So much easier! I also tried to look at your yarn and the site is unavailable to me. Is it because I live in the United States? Sock yarn in stores is so limited.
A lot of yarn stores carry it.
You are amazing ❤
Arne -- clip that scrap yard a couple of times while you're pulling it out so you won't have to pull the entire length through each stitch! (Birds will appreciate your shorter scraps for building their nests.)
Respectfully, putting out yarn for birds’ nests is not recommended by wildlife experts.
@@bgummeson I didn't know that and I appreciate your pointing it out. I'm curious to know why and also wondering if tufts of sheep's wool (left from picking over a fleece for spinning) are problematic.
@@nancylindsay4255 I haven’t seen anything about unspun wool. I searched ‘materials to support nesting birds’ and got some results. YT doesn’t like links in comments, for some good reasons, but I have faith in you being able to find the information. 🙂
@@bgummeson Thank you for this. I'll be looking for more information!
@nancylindsay4255 yarn is treated with chemicals for fire retardance, color, acrylic or other synthetic materials are added.
If one is knitting with pure, untreated lambs wool, giving the tiny yarn bits to wildlife may be OK.
Anything else may be dangerous.
Also, some yarn strands that are too long may tangle a bird wing or legs, etc and cause a problem.
Tiny snips of pure wool yarn fluff should not cause any problem. 🎉
Knitting/Quilting has always been the most creative crafts for me,one can literally make a million things with quilting/knitting.I just got into the quilting space and I love it ,I’m giving knitting a break to focus and learn more in quilting.
Hoping to learn more things on here,shares ideas and make new craft friends.
Leave an emoji ❤ if you would to be a craft friend
Welcome to our channel!
hi Arne and Carlos love your videos as always but plz next time can you do a zoomed on view of the tutorials ❤
Thank you!
Hi Arne! Hi Carlos!
I made your 2023 Christmas Sock last year and plan to do another this year! But I thought you would love to know that I was watching Rox Rocks latest podcast and she showed winning knits at the Minnesota (US) State Fair and someone had knit the 2023 xmas sock also and it had a Blue Ribbon on it! First place! I agree, it is super super cute!!
Congratulations!
Hi, Arne & Carlos!! 💜🧶💜
Hi!
If I do not like using dpn’s,, can I start at the cuff with circular needles, size?, then when decreasing use the dpn’s for the last few rows.
I know this is a simple sock video education tool but in the future could you show variation such as reinforced heel!
Either by making a stronger yard ticker ply or perhaps the actual stitch pattern itself
Lens itself to a stronger , thicker heel. Just thinking out loud
I actually work out my socks quite heavily by doing yardwork and physical labor and also I like the feeling of the heel
Being stronger
Grazie per il tutorial❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ciao, a presto❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
You are welcome!
I have a large number of scrap DK yarn I would like to make socks with so how many sets would I need to cast on for cuff down please.
I prefer toe up and to make the heel as I go, not after! I always use 2 cabled needles on the heel only.
Thanks!
I've only ever knitted one sock. It fit lovely until I did the toe kitchener bind off and then my toes felt squashed. I'm wondering if my socks would need a fairly flat bind off, not a pointy one. Is that unusual?
When working with dpns, how do you avoid ladders?
Couldn't you also run lifelines above and below the scrap yarn row to make picking up the stitches easier? I'm not a very experienced knitter and I've never made socks, so I don't know if there's a reason not to also use lifelines.
I’m thinking the easiest Sock in the world would be for Arne to knit me an average woman pair of Socks. Please. Beautiful Socks. I enjoy all adventures you two take and show us. Thank you 😊
😅
Hi guys thanks for the sock tutorial. I was wondering if for a small fee, you would add a video tutorial to each of the patterns in your store. I know it is a lot of work, but I would be willing to pay extra for the service. Sometimes written instructions are not enough, especially for visual learners.
Thank you for the suggestion, we will have to look into that!
I like my old way to knit the sock.
Hi Arnie, I love you. Jorge from San Leandro, California.
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Is it harder to make a more rounded toe💜?
The first time I heard "scrap yarn" I thought meant yarn that was no good, stained, bad or otherwise ready to be thrown away.😊 When using Pairfect yarn I like to use the yellow tail as my scrap yarn.
That is good use of the yellow yarn!