Re: Sock Yarn Question

Posted by Wooly on June 25, 2006, 6:40 pm

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Any wool/nylon sock yarn that works up at the same gauge as the Opal
handpaint will work. I do recommend *plain* yarn, or yarn with long
color repeats else the stitch pattern will disappear. People of my
acquaintance (including myself) who made these socks found them to be
too small when knitted as written. I have a size 10.5 foot, I like
snug socks. My sample wouldn't turn the heel to actually be pulled
on.

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Posted by hesira on June 25, 2006, 7:15 pm

Thanks, Wooly,

You are always so helpful. I picked the Jaywalker because so many
people seemed to be so pleased with the pattern. I haven't heard that
it turns out small. There are 2 sizes specified. I guess you used the
larger size? I may try a trial pair for myself, and see what happens.
If they work out, l'll make them for the intended recipients.

That said, you wouldn't have a sock pattern you just love, that you
would be willing to share, would you? (By share, I mean of course, to
direct me to.)

Thanks again

Hesira

Wooly wrote:

People of my acquaintance (including myself) who made these socks found
them to be
too small when knitted as written. I have a size 10.5 foot, I like
snug socks. My sample wouldn't turn the heel to actually be pulled
on.

Posted by Wooly on June 25, 2006, 7:28 pm

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I usually knit the largest size in which a sock pattern is written.
Most of the time they fit. I don't understand why a size 7 is
considered the "average" woman's size when shoes in my size are always
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These days I make pretty basic socks.

Measure your ankle, multiply by the gauge at which you *intend* to
knit the socks, subtract 10% and round to a number evenly divisible by
4. Cast on that number.

Work in 2-2 or 3-1 rib until the leg is as tall as you want it to be.
Work 5 rounds plan. Make the heel and gusset, knit plain down the
foot. Start decreasing at both sides of the foot when the foot
reaches the tip of the small toe. Graft. Darn in ends.

Done.

Nancy Bush's book _Folk Socks and Stockings_ contains in it a much
wordier version of this basic pattern, written in four sizes, plus
various heel and toe treatments. The rest of the socks in the book
are also interesting, and most can be resized (up or down) pretty
easily if you don't fit the patterns-as-given.

It all boils down to gauge, as with pretty much everything knitted
that isn't a dishcloth :D

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Posted by bienchat@hotmail.com on June 27, 2006, 9:09 pm

I am so glad you told us about the Jaywalker pattern Wooly. I was
looking at that pattern to make some socks. er- I do have a size 7
foot, but if the pattern is that snug I will use the larger pattern or
else go up a couple of needle sizes. I would be mad if I went to all
that work and the socks didn't fit!
I like using the Fortissima Colori yarn, also the Moda Dea Magic
Stripes and recently I bought some of the Trekking yarn (so soft and
pretty colors, the color varients are on the subtle side), also have
several balls of Marks and Kittens Clown which is another self
patterning yarn and thanks to one of our stash enhancing pals on here,
I bought a bunch of that Regia cotton. I heard somewhere that cotton
tends to knit up tigher then wool, so I'll have to make a swatch (ugh)
and keep on eye on it while knitting it up. Also in the stash are a
couple of Noro Kureyon.
My favorite basic sock pattern is the Basic Sock leaflet by Ann
Norling, but there are literally hundreds of cool sock patterns on the
web. Let me know if you'd like any URLs.
Marie and the cats

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Posted by Katherine on June 25, 2006, 11:26 pm

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Thank you, Wooly. That is good to know, as I am planning to make those
socks, too. Maybe I will use a different yarn. I have a lovely plain green.
How do you think that will work?

Higs,
Katherine

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