Weird, huh? I quite like the socks now. At first you work just a few plain rounds between the increase rounds but the further you work your toe the more plain rounds you work between the increase rounds. Its wildly interesting without being at all as difficult as it looks like it might be.). I almost feel like I never knit for myself, and when I do I feel almost selfish. Thats funny. Wishbone Socks. Cats a genius but I grow weary of all the socks on a deadline. It may take a little more time and a little frustration, but we CAN do it. Lang is often good enough to tuck a little spool of reinforcement thread into the centre of your sock yarn. Does it work? I like the socks, all of them. I was hoping to see your ocean toes did you ever finish them? I myself travel waaay too much and also was rarely seen in the flying cigar without two circulars in hand. I just ordered a skein of the Alpaca Sox in Classic Pinstripe to make my husband his first pair of handknit socks. I use The Sock Knitters Handbook myself. Ummmmwhat? After the first sock is completed, unwind the yarn to the next yellow starter thread and cut it off. The pattern gets lost in the shading!). But what sets this yarn apart from other sock yarns is that the yarn is made up of 35% Blue Faced Leicester! I actually embraced the simple peace in knitting the 22 ribbing to start a plain vanilla sock this evening as I, er, enjoyed my first ever Elementary School Spring Concert. not only are the socks beautiful, but they carry greatly powerful knitterly mojo holding the travelling sock has had quite an immediate effect on my formerly non-knitting mom! I bet youre back on socks when you come to see us (and me! All done, one pair of plain vanilla socks, another contribution to the long-range-planning box. Vanilla Socks on 9" Circulars pattern by Crazy Sock Lady Designs If you can make a gauge swatch, do simple math, and can pick out some basic stitches, than you can make your own basic sock patterns. You will find yourself darning your socks a lot less than you are used to! Would you knit ME a sweater?? Gauge 8 stitches = 1 inch in stockinette stitch Needle size US 1 - 2.25 mm Yardage 380 - 400 yards (347 - 366 m) Sizes available Small (Medium, Large) More than that (since my priorities are still well, mine Im not currently really knitting anything. You can do Elizabeth Zimmermanns ingenious Moccasin Sock, where the whole sole can be removed and replaced. You can find it on my Etsy shop. P.S. It was surprisingly good, (beginner recorder class though? I think you should knit some lace now. Cascade has very recently released Heritage Prints, a yarn that knits up in a jacquard style stripe. Im going to go have that 2nd cup of coffee now.. oh the knitters without borders colorway is great! With this pair, I'm up to heels #13 & 14. The socks you knit with this pattern are worked toe-up. Thanks, Stephanie! Ken, would you walk around in them with shoes on for a while and then report back? I am in that sock boat with you. Hopefully soon I will try to conquer my first pair of socks! sweetie, Second Sock Syndrome must have came up and bit you in the leg a few times. Wow all of them are so cool and different! So soft, and even I, someone who doesnt wear socks in bed, would be tempted by these. They dont count. Too bad they dont count toward christmas knitting!!!! As Im a soon-to-be grandmother, it was already pretty long and its starting to be gardening season too much to do, no time. The knitting situation is a mess. How much yarn do you need for a pair of socks. OH ALSO: I should mention that this: http://emilytheslayer.livejournal.com/232103.html this is partially your fault. WOW. Go figure.. all this sock talk reminds me to ask.did the recipient of the socks with all the teetiny leaves love them?? Ive spent the day trying to pull together the disaster that is our house and lives Joe and I have both been travelling and working a lot, and things are getting a little dodgy around here If by dodgy, you understand that I mean that there are dust bison roaming the floors, the only food in the fridge is condiments, and neither of us have a pair of clean socks. Everyone else is getting tons of socks, but I need to remember to keep a few pairs. You are important too. Maybe I should try a fancy sock. BTW, I bought a sock ruler but don't really know how to use it. Wow that is a lot of socks. Increases are made evenly in four sections around the sock. LOL. Im working on Francie right now (after having to rip back the entire leg of one due to knitterly denial they were wayyyy too tight), and it really is a fun little pattern. Perfect. I will have to ask her how tall she wants them to be, thanks!! You could also hold two strands of fingering weight double instead of using DK weight if you'd prefer. , Shouting out to Ken: , I know how you feelIve been doing nothing but socks, and I have this sudden urge to purl. Such a simple project that can easily get tossed into your purse/bag to be worked on when you find yourself with a lull in your day? That might just be enough of I wanna make! to get me out of my Basic Sock Recipe mindset. THANKS! She also has a new class on Craftsy that is on my Christmas list. Sorted! Plain Sock by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee. | MelsNattyKnits Perhaps Im old fashioned, but if you put them away clean and didnt wear them for a bit, arent they still clean? Besides which, there was no knitting on the trips in the 60s. I dont think hed like the Francie socks although I think they are wonderful. I thought youd want to know. I enjoy knitting socks because i can finish them fairly quickly if i set my mind to it, im scared to start a sweater for this reason i get bored so easily! My ravelry queue has gotten a little bit longer now. Thanks to Easy Start it is easy to find the beginning of each sock and to start knitting. And an easy blanket project to work on while watching movies. If you are not familiar with yarn weights please see this very helpful guide. Rye . I do hope to learn eventually what the red socks were that I got my photo taken with (along with scores if not hundreds of other knitters) at the Maker Faire. This is a universal sock pattern that you can use to knit perfectly fitting vanilla socks of any size and with almost any yarn. Im temporarily displaced to the deep south so sweaters and warm thick stuff is just not gonna happen for awhile. So allow me to introduce you to some fancier socks. Plain Vanilla SOCKS | knitting pattern | yarn Opal & Drops - YouTube 0:00 / 4:39 Plain Vanilla SOCKS | knitting pattern | yarn Opal & Drops Knitting I Love 21.5K subscribers Join Subscribe. The sole I almost always knit with stockinette. It's possible because I've made a collection of interactive patterns that will do the math for you. FREE - Vanilla Socks - Jo Torr The gauge is, however, a matter of taste and you may also knit with a looser gauge if you prefer softer fabric over more long-lasting sock. My dear Harlotta I swear the whole last few blog entries are making me rather Seussical Oh, the places youll go! Wow!! ART!). Stephanie Pearl-McPhee (@yarnharlot) - Instagram Perhaps next tour you can do mittens. When I was 10 to 15 years old, our neighbourhood version (since we lived half-a-block away) was The psychiatrists kids are completely insane! I have changed to a larger needled not socklike project. Im pretty sure I can bang out a cast-on and (possibly) one ribbed cuff. Thats a lot of socks! I have a knitting club in Helsinki and people are always asking for help. Im so glad you talked the gals at STR into that colorway. The important thing here is to find needles that get you a good gauge. Another fabulous sock yarn that comes in a rainbow of variegated shades (rather than striping) is Cascades Heritage Paints. Now? It is not a dead digit, it just seems to be locked in place. While knitting plain vanilla socks is always a joy, every so often it feels good to sit down and actually focus onastitch pattern. The pattern comes from the Yarn Harlot's book " Knitting Rules " - Sock Recipe: A Good, Plain Sock by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee and is an ideal pattern to use with self patterning sock yarn. From Rivendell to Francie and everything in between . And toe up to boot!! I perform you a service, cherished Yarn Harlot: I take up the other side, knitting one sock in two months, as opposed to your 200 socks in one month. Still, if you wanted to really worry us, you could have announced the plan and never mentioned the word it would have been like waiting for the other shoe to drop.. In this section, I explain how to measure your foot (or how to estimate the measurements based on shoe size) and then decide what size socks you should make. But the constant, repeating ads made me crazy. I guess I wasnt too far off. ), Coming in close to the end of the tour then, I started a pair of Francie socks (I LOVE this pattern. What was your favorite dish? if not, maybe i wont get killed first round then! Stephaniedont you have any comments to make on yummy Justin Trudeau? Vanilla Latte Socks by Virginia Rose-Jeanes . enjoy the sweater. Might as well wait until thats over! This type of toe shaping fits well if all of your toes are almost the same length. So good to see knitting again. Do you ever wear tube socks from a pack? St Andrews by the Sea?! We hired someone to clean the house once a week as soon as we realized there was no way I could handle it by myself (DH and I are both college profs). When I sent my sister a picture of the Baby Surprise Jacket I knit for her granddaughter for Christmas and asked her what she would like, she responded socks would be fine. Last I heard, the ones I sent for her birthday three years ago were too nice to wear. I guess I should get started, its definitely going to take me longer than just a weekend. Darn you!! Socks Socks Socks | Yarn Harlot I think I may have finally found my niche in knitting! Is it already picked out, or are you surfing Ravelry for inspiration as we speak? Now! I love your socks. Plus the little ones give some variety while the big ones drag on. Thats a heckofalotta socks. 959. What a cool pattern! I really enjoyed meeting you in Atlanta and look forward to being able to do it again sometime. The socks are gorgeous, and I hope to make so Loksins myself very soon, if I can get out of the dyeing kitchen long enough! Thanks for all the inspiration and happy travels, always! Oh I can certainly understand the stick a fork in it attitude about socks I hit that same wall myself a few weeks ago. So far I have completed 4 pairs on two needles and am about to do my first pair on DPNs. Heres a guide that helps you to buy the right amount of yarn based on your sock size and yarn thickness. I was enjoying the sock parade until the last one (thatd be the Francie) when I was hit with that heart-pounding, breath-gasping moment. But I think I like the Frankies best, just because of the surprise soles Free Sock Knitting Patterns for Beginners - CraftWorld I hope your agent booked you a deep tissue massage at every stop along the way. 25 Terrific and Free Knit Socks Patterns - love. life. yarn. And let the socks keep those toes of yours toasty. I may be overly sensitive to the possibilty, however, as I have a medical problem which causes my feet to swell. I was looking at butterfly arses today and thought of you. Ive been waiting to see a reasonably close-up picture of the Rhinebeck sweaterfworn or at least draped over a suitable piece of furniture. It has a lot to do with me wearing sandals and happens every time it gets warm. Cars, Trucks & Motorcycles For Sale in Bolivar, Missouri - Facebook Wow that is a lot of socks to have completed. Its so pretty. Angus sends his love. Very Vanilla Socks is a free Knitting pattern by Jo-Anne Klim, available as a Downloadable PDF and includes instructions in English, German. Wrong. I have only ever knit your plain vanilla sock pattern. How??? I cant wait to use mine. Very nice! When is this item going to be available now that you have us all inspired? now that i see it, i wish i had bought a couple. I suggest a lace shawl or something, sweaters are a little out of season. Your socks are beautiful. Wait. If anybody out there has also made the Leyburn socks, did you have a problem with your instep coming out way shorter than your sole, by the time you were ready to start on the heel? Theyre lovely. Your socks are beautiful, and I hope you go back to them, once youve done a sweater. Wow, Ken looks very cute at that angle! May just have to knit me some of the same. I have become a sock fanatic and usually have two different pairs of socks on the needles. In the event that I ever actually complete a handknit sock, Im probably going to have to name it Stephanie in your honour, because itll probably be your fault. Geez, at this rate, Joe deserves kilt hose and a long cabled cape to go along with that alleged gansey. Someday before my legs are taken from me I will get to one of these events. Unbelievable! I did that recently with scarves, especially as I was doing simple ones plus my own pattern over and over. That is unfortunate because I liked the idea of mixing toe designs and heel patterns. Clear and If you dislike ads theres a pdf-version that is this sock pattern with an afterthought heel and wedge toe. However, your teaser begs the question: What will the next amazing sweater be? AirNav: M17 - Bolivar Municipal Airport Here you are stepping away from socks to do a sweater and I am trying to finish up a toddler sweater so I can knit multiple pairs of socks. Im on a sock binge too, for the much the same reasonlots o travel. Done. I would have my second pair of socks finished if gremlins had not run off with Knitting Rules. (I tried what I thought was the next step, and ahem, my foot isnt that weirdly shaped). I am thrilled to see her work show up on your page I know it will get a Harlot bump! So much so that I have been (wince) READING on the plane. love the socks, cant wait til Dana has some yarn up for sale, and cant wait to catch up with you in the San Francisco area again! Ok.. the real reason I had to comment is Ive been reading all the old posts since I only recently discovered your super blog. Do you ever take pictures of Joe or does he hide when the camera comes out? It took me about a year. Beautiful work. I have hand darned socks also so, into the sock stash and my socks need done too. Good on you Steph! Wow, if you got tired of socks then Im doomed. Especially the socks. Well done! You can find the afterthought heel pattern here. Youve solved one of my knitting problems at well Winterlong will be just perfect for some skeins I have sitting in my stash. So I got back to my center-cable EPS sweater. They are all wonderful, each in their own way. Tapestry needle, scissors, sock blockers (optional), stitch markers (optional). Patons Kroy Socks | Free Patterns | Yarnspirations The first half of the increases are made each round while the second half is worked every other round which makes the toe rounder than the wedge toe. Rosalia. Maybe in a couple days Ill pick up my almost finished Biscuit cardigan for a while, but I think I need a little sweater break. Excellent stealthing, by the way. I owe my success to you, and continue to dye my little heart out! One confession thoughI have never ever made anything you madeyou ARE a tremendous inspiration to me in many ways, but I am usually not an imitator. & thanks for all of the coverage of your tour somehow you managed to make it more about us than you. I saw you in NYC, somewhat circumscribed after the party the night before, so had no idea of how you folded folks into each stop! I know youll be back remember all those green socks you knitted for that TV show? They look great in that yarn. ;o). Such pretty socks! Socks it is! ), would you like my address? If you dont one day you will put your needles down and not pick them back up. easy. What luck! Im all for scarves and mittens now. Im thinking that it might be easiest to make some for my baby daughter. I always love seeing your adventures. What a very socksy post! I pulled out my hand knit socks last weekend, and most of them have holes in the bottom of ONE. Waiting for the doctor, sitting on the bus, waiting for the water to boil). Appropriately, I have to touch the foot to post this . love the rivendell socks especially! What an amazing line-up. Colourways that are exciting enough for your wild side, and tame enough for your conservative husband/best friend/mail carrier/person on your gift list. . I love this style of sock yarn- it's cabled. Scrappy socks can be knit in whatever manner you wish. OMG! Your email address will not be published. I wont look at any of this designers other patterns. This whole concept of actually finishing a project and moving on to another one is simply fascinating to me. That Ken is such a handsome devil! Now go ahead and select a toe pattern for your sock! I give about a hundred hand knit gifts every Dec, so I use a spreadsheet to organize it all. Happy sock knitting! I agree with Chris T, Im lucky if I can knit a pair of socks in one month. I have only ever knit your plain vanilla sock pattern. Im channeling you, I was done with socks as of yesterday. The instructions are in Knitters Almanac and Knitting Around. Kim. Just when I thought I was out, they pulled me back in. Hippity hoppity sale on Hobbii. I know what you mean, Im on this weird hat jag while I try to come up with something good for my next big project. I am SO filling my front-seat knitting basket with DPNs and sock yarn. We love sock knitting. Even mens socks! Let the colours do the talking! Personally I recommend you using brighter colors. Project: Basic Sock Pattern by Ann Budd Yarn: Artyarns Supermerino, 2 skeins in some purpley pink that I've had in my stash for over 2 years. Like LOVE it. If you find yourself getting bored and distracted with traditional free knit socks patterns, then be sure to check this one out! Its color coded, so when I wonder what to knit next, the red ones are critical to start soon, the yellows are in need of work , and the greens are all done. Or did I mis-read that? Cant wait to see what it is!! Sometimes folks just dont say thanks and expecting them to do so is not good for you. The circumference of my foot is But I particularly love the ones Ken is wearing. You dont have to worry about matching stripes. . Lovely socks. Grrrr!!! I adore the Rivendell pattern, and very aptly nsmed. Your ability to produce them with such ease and ability is even more frightening. Now? Now in addition to stitch count, you also need to know your row gauge so measure how many rows per 4 (10 cm) there are on your sock. plain vanilla socks | Dim Sum Knitting She could have put this pattern on Ravelry, and had a lot of interest, leading newer knitters to try a first sock. I LOVE knitting socks. Congrats on the completion of your grand tour. Love the socks! Buckles Bobbins & Bolts | Lebanon, MO 65536 This is truly inspiring, but I can see how a sweater would be sweet relief. I'm sorry you feel that way. I do. Do explain. Beautiful socks! I have loved your journey through socks.
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