No Fear Sock Knitting: Perfectly Matched Socks with Self Striping Yarn
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The EarthtonesGirl Podcast Presents:
NO FEAR SOCK KNITTING CLASS ONLINE -
Perfectly Matched Socks with Self Striping Yarn
In Today's class we are going to cover how to prep and knit with self striping yarn for perfectly matched striped socks. I will cover winding yarn and setting up a starting point in the yarn so your stripes match and your socks are perfect twins.
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NO FEAR SOCK KNITTING CLASS ONLINE
Class 1: Getting Started
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Another very informative class, Denise. Thanks so much for the great tips. I have never knit with self striping yarn but I'm now ready to try it out.
You are so welcome!
Hi there - love watching your channel and listening to your voice! May I just offer an additional tip to anyone using the Opal or Regia “Fair Isle” style commercial yarns; it is really helpful to look at the picture on the ballband of a finished sock (or often online for the right colourway) as these yarns often have similar repeats of different lengths. It’s really important to ensure the two balls are identical and you haven’t just started where the same two colours change. Wind through a couple of repeats and compare to the picture. I’ve knitted what looked like identical socks but then I got a shock and had to rip back and start one from scratch! I have got into the habit of using the ballwinder for the first caking, then I hand-cake to ensure both balls are the same. It’s very mindful, and you learnt to understand your yarn - and find any surprise knots - thank you!
Thanks so much for sharing that tip with us!!
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I wish I had found tutorials like this when I started knitting socks!
Well I’m very happy you’re found them now!!!
Oh, I need to stop watching!! LOL--my yarn stash is growing by leaps and bounds. I just tore myself away from Cozy Knitter. That said, I have finished my first pair of shorty socks and am working on the second. Thanks so much!
Oh dear...I know how that feels!!! And you’re so welcome!
Hi, Denise. I really loved your tutorial on matching stripes in self-striping-yarn socks. You're terrific, keep it up! Ah, the love of fibres. Am about to start knitting socks for the first time.
Did you find the beginning of the yarn? 😃 I do wish all yarn makers would put a "start here" or "pull here" tag on the yarn. I've seen one or two that do, but I mean how many years, decades, centuries has yarn been wound into balls and it's still not evolved to having a starting point? 🧶 Right? LOL
I have never come across so many other Denise’s as I have in the knitting world, lol. So now I will go retake every cake I have ready and waiting! Thank you for that bit! BTW you have a wonderful, relaxed teaching style that is great!
Thank you so much!! And you’re so welcome!!
I’m a novice knitter and started knitting socks about a year ago. I have learned so much from you! And your cheerful countenance brings such joy to my day. 🌸
Could you share information about your swift and ball winder? I have been wanting to buy those but don’t know where to begin with all the choices out there.
You are a treasure! Thank you for sharing so much information freely...
Hi Lana,
Thank you so much for your lovely message.
My swift is by Hornshaw Woodworks
hornshawwoodworks.com/
And my ball winder is by Royal
www.amazon.com/Stanwood-Needlecraft-Hand-Operated-Winder-4-Ounce/dp/B004B44PYI
Do you have a tutorial on how to knit contrasting heels so you don’t interrupt the striping pattern? I know the afterthought heel works for this but can it be done with a standard heel and gusset sock? Thanks, enjoyed the tutorial.
That Opal yarn is $30 right now. Hmm, looking for a sale…
Very helpful! I just finished my second pair of No Fear Shorty Socks (THANK YOU!) and am ready to try stripes before moving on to a different pattern (One More Step by Denise Desantis of course!) Thank you too for the review of your favorite sock yarns. All of them are so beautiful!
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks for this video. Will help in the future. I did my first sock with you and your pattern. I went to my local yarn shop and she had the opal. I did not want to spend much on my first socks also she didn’t have much else in sock yarn one other yarn but didn’t like the color and was $10 more. I wish I would have bought a really good yarn for my first socks because I found this yarn hard to work with for me. It had great stretch width wise but not length wise, so when I dropped a stitch I had a really hard time bringing the stitch back up to my needle. Partly too cause it is a bit ruff in texture and not great stretch it was at times impossible to fix a dropped stitch. I tried to match them but just could not find the matching color. After my first sock was done I tried unwinding till I found a spot I thought would match but was wasting so much of the ball I was getting nervous I would not have enough to do another sock. But to be far I am a new sock knitter so partly my inexperience. I love doing socks so I ordered some better yarn online and going to keep trying. I didn’t have a heard time finding the end but seems like this stuff was already giving you a heard time too. Let me know if you have ever knit with the opal pattern yarn and if you had any luck with it, and if you have not ever used it would love for you to give it a try and do a review on it. Please. I know the Regia Arno and Carlos perfecta yarn is designed to pull the yellow yarn till you get to the main color and you start there and then when you do your next sock you unwind till you find the yellow again and cut when you get to main color. They make it fool proof but have not tried it yet. One Can get it at yarn.com but my next socks are going to be a solid color to make things easier lol. Thanks for all you knowledge Judy
Thanks so much for sharing your experiences with us Judy!!!
Not really that helpful to me but I'm still learning. I have a skein of the new Halloween freckled whimsey. It is a 12 stripe repeat. Not 12 colors. I have already finished the 1st sock. I was told to start the 2nd from inside the ball now. I guess I would try and find it by reeling off the center pull until I find it. But I think the striping would be going the other way. Can you help me please?
I’m so sorry the tutorial wasn’t helpful to you.
How would you go about knitting two perfectly matched self-striping socks but doing two socks at the same time? Also, I'm curious if Opal yarn reverses the pattern direction in the middle of the yarn ball. I've come across some self-striping yarn that does it.
This tutorial explains exactly how to do that. I hope you find it helpful. As far as I know, Opal does not reverse the pattern in the middle of the yarn ball.
This was very helpful! I especially appreciate the explanation on the different kinds of striping yarn to buy. Thank you!
You are very welcome!!
That was really helpful - thank you so much. I have a gobstopper in stash so can't wait to use my new knowledge! 🙂
Glad it was helpful!
You are magnificent in your tutorial. Just wish I saw this when I first started knitting socks. Thank you.
You are so welcome!
I really enjoy your teaching style, thank you! So keep knitting in same direction for both socks to get colour repeat in same order, and if I wanted the opposite order I'd wind 2 cakes and knit one sock pulling yarn from inside and other from outside?
Hi Jo-Anne,
I don’t recommend pulling from the center of a ball/cake. You run the risk of the outer layers collapsing on itself and then you have a tangle. I would just wind the balls in opposite directions. That will put you at opposite ends of the striping yarn sequence and will give you mismatched socks/stripes.
LOVED hearing your kids’ playful voices! Thank you for your practical , useful tips!!
You are so welcome!
Your winder is amazing! I’ve never seen one of those.
However, I like winding by hand. I was so surprised when my yarn balls kept coming out looking like a rose! Maybe I should wind yarn for people?
Hey… you never know. Might be a market for it. Lol. Or do them for show because they are so pretty!
Thank you for all these videos! You have done a beautiful job with them. You are an amazing teacher.
You are so welcome! And thank you so much!!!
What's your winder? I'm looking for a table top like that; my swift is starting to lose its life. thanks!
Hi Eugene,
It's a Hornshaw Windmill style Yarn Swift and it's amazing!
Here is a link:
hornshawwoodworks.com/project/swift/
Happy Shopping!!
Denise, I had heard about re-caking yarn but I never knew why it's a good idea. Thanks for that info.
You are so welcome!
Thanks for the instruction on this. It appears that you are knitting from the outside instead of a center pull. Is there a reason for this?
You are very welcome!
I simply do not like a center pull ball. They tend to collapse on themselves after a while and pulling from the outside keeps the ball neater. That's my experience. It's all about personal preference.
I really like your winder....and also the yarn ... That you choose to use.... Very pretty.... Happy Knitting.... I'm very please .,. On this podcast., I'm a beginner.... So now I can learn from this.,. So grateful ... Thank You So Much...😁👍💯❤😊
Thank you so much Connie!
You are adorable!! I’m so glad I found you and your videos!
I can’t wait to knit socks along with your vids!
So awesome to hear someone talk about the yarns without all the hit or miss for ourselves.
Thank you!!
All your tutorials are amazing. Thanks for sharing 💕
Glad you like them!
Loved this video. I can hardly wait to watch the rest of your socks instructions. I have one question--when you are knitting toe-up (my favorite) how do you know when you are half-way through the ball, or when to stop one sock and start the next? Weight?
Thanks to your classes I’ve completed my first sock and am on to number two! It went surprisingly well. One suggestion- this should be class 1A. I was concerned about trying to match them as best as possible, so I watched this before starting the second. I wish I had known how to mark the second skein when I was starting the first sock. I think I’ll be close enough after a couple restarts and am looking forward to completing my first pair soon. Love your course, your teaching method, and feeling you were with me on this journey. Thanks Denise!
Thank you again. Loving these classes.
Thank you so much I'm so glad you like them! And I thank you for watching!!
💕 love your podcasts. Very informative! I love knitting, and have been on a sock knitting binge for two months"so far". TY for the information! D Wade
Oh boy I watched the whole video just to see how you matched up the Opal jacquard type yarn. This is the type of sock yarn I use on my CSM all the time.
Hobbii (my fave cotton yarn) puts a little sticker on the end of the yarn so you can always find it. I wish everyone did that.
Is this the same for self patterning yarn that looks like a fair isle knit?
Hi there,
Yes it is the same!! 👍🏾
With The Cozy knitter cake, how did you know where you were in the green stripe? Since you didn’t go to a color change.
I'm not sure i understand your question. I just rewatched my video where I demonstrated that I measured out the green strip (made a note of the length), knowing that the length would be more than enough for 64 stitches. I then said that I put in a slip knot and started the cast on. I would repeat that process for the second sock.
@EarthtonesgirlPodcast to be honest, I was watching this when I was very tired and may not have paid the closest attention! I'm so sorry. I know you measured, but were you at the start of the green stripe? It looked like you just started from the free end of the skein. On the other skeins/cakes you found where the color changed and measured from there.
Again, so sorry for it maybe not being asked clearly!
Edit: and now I just realized you said you measured the length of the green stripe 🤦🏼♀️ goodness! I need to watch these videos when I'm more awake! Thank you for taking the time to respond to me!
I love your yarn holder spinner where did you get it please ?
Hi Cynthia,
I apologize for the delayed reply. It's by Hornshaw Woodworks.
Thank You
Thanks!
Thank you so much, simple tips with great results!!
I really loved your idea of rewinding a cake of yarn a second time. I too find that sometimes my cake is too compacted. One quick question. How do you keep the cake you're rewinding from flopping around? I can't seem to visualize it 😥
Hi Sherry, I just put it in a deep bowl and there’s no flopping...
Oh my goodness, this tutorial is superb. Thank you so, so much for your help Denise. I’ve been driving myself bananas trying to work it all out! I could listen to you all day long but, unfortunately, I have other things I have to do! Thanks again my TH-cam number one 👏👍😀.
I’m so glad you enjoyed it!!!
Thank you! So helpful ❤️
You're so welcome!
this is amazing! thanks so much!
You’re very welcome! I’m so glad you enjoyed it!
First time here. Always looking for a way to improve my knitting technique. Since I’m just getting serious about socks, will go back to the starr of your sock classes. Thank you!
Welcome to my little corner of the web! I’m very happy you’re here!!
GOBSTOPPER. Awesomely fun word! I feel like you gave me a Golden ticket. I have several of those from different vendors because I love the way they look. Now I can’t wait to use one.
It is such an awesome word!!!!
I learned so much by watching this! Thank you and love to hear your delightfully soothing voice. I just began watching your podcasts yesterday and have already watched 3 and a bonus! Guess you can call me addicted.
I'm so glad you're enjoying it Karen.
Great video! I love your passion. I have it too! The green and purple sock yarn is amazing. Opal Feelings is a real favorite sock yarn of mine! Looking forward to watching your other knitting videos.
Thank you so much!!! I will have to check out that yarn! Thanks for sharing!!
Thank you for your awesome channel as well as for making knitting socks possible for me to try. I appreciate all of the love and thoughtful planning you put into each video. Hugs and Blessings 💫💜💫
You are so welcome!
🌸💗 hey there I just got my yarn from tiny human knits yesterday so I came over to watch your video again to see how you work with self striping yarn. I appreciate you sooo much💗🌸
Wonderful! I’m so glad you got some of her yarn!!! You’ll love it!!!
I enjoyed this video...I love knitting socks and have knitted lots of the Felici color ways. It’s always a little hit and miss for me on getting the stripes exact...so thanks for this tip on the casting on.
If I’m going to use a solid for heels and toes, I’ve been knitting a few rows in that color and then start knitting with the self striping yarn.. so your tip really helps for those socks that won’t have contrasting heels and toes.
You are so welcome! I'm so happy to hear the tutorial was so helpful!!!
You are great!!! Wonderful teacher. TY.
These were absolutely fantastic tips in starting at the same color to make identical twins! Thanks soooo much!
You are so welcome!
That you for this tutorial. It is lovely to see the different types of self striping yarn. Beautiful colours 😊🧶
You’re welcome 😊
I did find the tutorial helpful. Thank you for taking the time to do it.
Glad it was helpful!
I'm new to knitting and I am so glad that I found you!!!!
Welcome!!! So glad you're here!!!
Thank you for the helpful tips!
You're so welcome!
Thank you very much I loved it
You're welcome 😊
as always another fantastic tutorial! :)
Thank you so much 😃
How did you know what end to start with to wind?
I start with the end that has the color I want to start with. It’s knitters choice!!!
Love that swift.
Thank you !
Thank you!
You're welcome!
Thanks Denise.
You are so welcome