10 Tips for Hand Knitting Socks
ฝัง
- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 ก.ค. 2024
- Links Discussed:
Where to find me:
Instagram - / dogmomknits
Ravelry - www.ravelry.com/people/DogMom...
Dog Mom Knits' Ravelry Group - www.ravelry.com/groups/dog-mo...
My Patterns:
Road Trip Socks - www.ravelry.com/patterns/libr...
Bumps in the Road Socks - www.ravelry.com/patterns/libr...
All the information about my projects can be found on my Ravelry Projects page:
www.ravelry.com/projects/DogM...
The BEST Magic Loop Sock Knitting Tutorial -
The Crazy Sock Lady, How to Knit Socks on Magic Loop -
• How to Knit Socks on M...
Shops I Mentioned:
Desert Vista Dyeworks - www.desertvistadyeworks.com/
Three By the Sea Designs - www.etsy.com/market/three_by_...
The Crazy Sock Lady Co - crazysockladyco.com/
-Knitting Needles - crazysockladyco.com/collectio...
-Notions Tins - crazysockladyco.com/products/...
-Sock Ruler - crazysockladyco.com/products/...
Woodico Sock Blockers - www.etsy.com/shop/WoodicoProj...
Time Stamps:
Welcome 00:00-1:39
Tip 1: Gather All Your Notions 1:40-4:34
Tip 2: Cast-On with Two Needles and a Progress Keeper 4:35-11:33
Tip 3: Mark the End of the Cuff with a Progress Keeper 11:34-13:46
Tip 4: Mark the Start of the Heel Flap with a Marker 13:47-15:22
Tip 5: Move the Progress Keeper from the Cuff to the Start of the Leg 15:23-16:53
Tip 6: Close the Gap in the Corner of the Gusset with an Extra Stitch 16:54-19:22
Tip 7: Use Your Project Bag to Help Remember When to Decrease 19:23-22:30
Tip 8: Use a Sock Ruler to Measure the Foot of Your Sock 22:31-24:32
Tip 9: Place a Marker at the Start of the Toe to Help Socks Match 24:33-26:17
Tip 10: Use Your End as You Weave It in to Close the Gap at the Cast-On 26:18-28:14
Thanks for Watching! 28:15-29:08
![10 outstanding sock knitting tips [for neater results]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/Mbaoqy7MKWI/mqdefault.jpg)
![10 outstanding sock knitting tips [for neater results]](/img/tr.png)
![ช่วยพาฉันผ่านเวลา - วสันต์17 [Official MV]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/HFnntWoqc54/mqdefault.jpg)
Some of these tips are quite quirky in a cute way (no shade here) 😂. Thanks for sharing. I learned stuff and that’s the point 👍🥰
I just found you, and I have already benefitted by tip #2! I, also, can't count so what a relief to have to only do it once. Thank you so much.
I love the tip about using a project bag to remember decreases. It has also never occurred to me to place a marker halfway when casting on. Thanks for sharing these!
I'm so glad I could help with some tips.
Thank you for watching! 💜
Me too. Made me smile about the project bag as I said - duh - smart 🤪
Socks are my go to project for my ‘waiting room’ bag, in which I keep my project in project bag kit much like you. For stretch I use old German (sometimes called old Norwegian) cast on. I have homemade stitch markers from yarn. Very easy to glide across the needles. I place one every 20 sts when I cast on. They get removed a few rows in. Because I have so many after I get going different colors of these homemade markers will be designated for important points of shaping or pattern changes. I work socks cuff down. Every 20 rows I place a lightbulb pin to keep track of how tall to make the other cuff. I use the Chiaogoo mini tips with a really long cord (37 inches I think) so that I can magic loop. This allows me to keep the instep on the cord while I use the tips to work the heel flap. From here the end of round shifts to the center back heel and I keep the work in a triangle through instep, which helps me visualize shaping. Depending on the stitch pattern I may or may not keep the end of round at the bottom the instep through the foot. (If it’s plain stockinette it won’t matter and it will be easier not to) I will use light bulb pins to count the rows from the last instep decrease to the toe shaping, however. One other thing I do is that I made up a work sheet years ago of my preferred toe shaping and heel instructions. I fold up a copy and tuck it in a pocket of each project bag for quick reference on the go. This was something I worked up before smart phones and I’m just not in the habit turning to my phone for that. My old eyes probably couldn’t see it anyway, lol.
Sounds perfect!! :)
Thank you for all these tips! It's been a while since I knitted socks but everything you should I was like , that IS a great tip for socks !! Definitely the next time I make socks I'll have to look at these tips again ! I hope your doing well & have a great weekend !
Thank you so much for watching! I'm glad to hear the tips helped. 💜
Good tips for first time sock knitting!!!🤩
Thank you so much! 💜
Wonderful tips. Thank you!
Thank you so much! 💜
Thank you! I’ve made many pairs of socks and have several of the issues you addressed. Such good ideas. Thank you and Jenny. I do the Shadow Wrap Heel (Earth Tones Girl) so I don’t have to mess with all the decreases. I hope you’re over your (September) bug and congratulations on your fair ribbons.
Thank you so much!! I'm glad the tips were helpful. 💜
Wow! Great tips, Amanda! I need to try the stretchy cast on over the two needles. Your socks turned out so pretty. Hope you are getting better! 🥰
Thank you so much for the well wishes and for watching! Each day is better than the previous and I am so grateful for that! 💜
Great tips!! ❤️
Thank you! I hope they helped. 💜
Great tutorial Amanda.
Thank you so much! 💜
Great video full of helpful hints! Thx so much for sharing.
I'm glad you enjoyed it! :)
Great tips as I'm a new sock knitter. I think the tip about the project bag is a fantastic idea. Very helpful. Thanks 😊
Glad it was helpful!
Great tips! I will try placing the stitch marker after 32 stitches on the cast on! I’m forever counting my stitches! Also the trick to remember the decrease row is awesome as well! Hope you are doing well 😍
Thank you for watching!! 💜
Your hubby needs to create the bags for sale😊❤
He used to have an Etsy shop and I will definitely share the comment with him. 😁
@@DogMomKnits , my first thought, I have a one of my dad’s shirts, and he has now passed away, was, “Oh, I could send him the shirt and he could make me a project bag, and my dad would always be before me, helping me, as he always did.”
I said something to my hubbie and he said he could do this for you if you decided to go that route. His email is theguyswhosews@gmail.com.
You can also get a stretchy cast on with the German twisted cast on, and the slip knot is eliminated.
I didn't have success with the German Twisted Cast On. For me it was too tight and wouldn't go over my heel. I'm not sure what I do wrong, but I cannot get that one to work.
Thanks for watching!!
@@DogMomKnits That’s a shame. It was a game changer for me.
Enjoy your channel. Happy holidays to you and yours.
You are my “less math is better” soul sister! I can spell any number, I just can’t add or subtract them! Love your tips! I do something similar for identifying the beginning of the slip stitch heel, leg and toe decreases. I use only the rose gold Crazy Sock Lady light bulb markers for rows of 10, and three colored light bulb markers for the beginning of the slip stitches, leg and toe.
That's a smart way to mark them off! Thank you for watching! 💜
I yet knitted a pair of socks yet, i came across your tutorial and found that you are a great teacher!!
Can you do a tutorial on how to actually knitt socks for beginners?😊 i think would be able to learn from you!
That is so sweet! Thank you for the kind comments. I can definitely consider that for the future. I learned from Kay of The Crazy Sock Lady. Her tutorials are so good!
I color code my lightbulb markers and use them to keep up with k rows =silver. decrease rows =black. I know I have lots of markers. But that is how I keep up when knitting Celtic plait cable sweaters.
That's really smart!! I love that tip. Thank you!
I've knit socks for years and you taught me some new tips. Thsnks! What would we do without The Crazy Sock Lady?
I credit Kay of The Crazy Sock Lady with my sock obsession. I appreciate her time and tutorials so much!
Thank you!
I am not sure I totally understand the sock ruler. How do you know each person's size? I am a size 8 or 8 1/2, depending on shoe width. Or do you measure from heel to toe for each person?
I have a high instep, so I do 18 rows for heel flap (then do heel turn) and pick up 19 for each gusset.
You are very welcome!
There are websites that will show the conversion of shoe size to inches, but if the person is with you, they can stand on the ruler, and you can see their measurement.
That is correct regarding the number of stitches for the gusset.
I’m not an English teacher but I always wonder why folks don’t say I knitted instead of I knit when they are speaking about past tense. I’m certain you can address this since you are an English teacher. I noticed you did the same thing.
I had to look it up because I wasn't sure but I found that "knit" is a past, present, and future tense verb. "Knitted" is also grammatically correct in English. I think because the people I am around say "knit" as past tense, that is what I say. 🙂
Thank you for watching and helping me learn something new. 💜
I always wondered this but in reverse.
I grew hearing knit used as an irregular verb. Last week I knit a sweater. Today I hear younger people saying knitted. Last week I knotted a sweater. The evolution of the English language 🥰
@@Jess38 Very true. Languages are fluid. 🙂
@@Jess38I tend to just “knot” sweaters too… I don’t think anyone would call what I produce “knitting” 😉😂
Drea English teacher, “fewer”, not “less”. When you’re talking about individual units.
And…”if I were to”, not “if I was to”. Subjunctive mood.
“I’m not somebody who…”; as opposed to “I’m not somebody that…”.