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Sock Needle Lengths DAB 01-20-2007
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Posted by DAB on January 20, 2007, 8:15 am
Well I can't stand it anymore<G> I have decided to try knitting socks using
double points. I have the DVD Sock I How to Knit Socks on 2 Circular
Needles by Nenah Galati and after watching it several times and working
along I just don't get it.....keep getting mixed up on which ends/needles to
knit on so thought it might be better to learn the regular way and then try
it again.

Anyway after making several Hats for Christmas and baby hats for preemies I
am getting used to using 4 needles....I switch to double points to do the
decreases. But noticed it gets pretty hairy when there are less than 10
stitches per needle...the needle points get into everything and makes it
hard for me to keep em from poking into stuff, so I mentioned this to a sock
knitting friend and she said you need to get shorter needles for socks....[I
have the 7 inch size] so I did a search at Patternworks...none of the local
yarn shops here have the shorter sizes and looking at the size list I am not
sure which to get:

. 4" lengths
. 5" lengths
. 5.75" lengths
. 6" lengths
. 7" - 7.5" lengths
. 7.75" lengths
. 8" lengths
. 10" lengths

So if I can get some guidance or opinions on which size is best for making
adult size socks I would be very thankful.

TIA
Donna






Posted by YarnWright on January 20, 2007, 9:56 am
DAB spun a FINE 'yarn':

> Well I can't stand it anymore<G> I have decided to try knitting socks
> using double points. I have the DVD Sock I How to Knit Socks on 2
> Circular Needles by Nenah Galati and after watching it several times
> and working along I just don't get it.....keep getting mixed up on
> which ends/needles to knit on so thought it might be better to learn
> the regular way and then try it again.
>
> Anyway after making several Hats for Christmas and baby hats for
> preemies I am getting used to using 4 needles....I switch to double
> points to do the decreases. But noticed it gets pretty hairy when
> there are less than 10 stitches per needle...the needle points get
> into everything and makes it hard for me to keep em from poking into
> stuff, so I mentioned this to a sock knitting friend and she said you
> need to get shorter needles for socks....[I have the 7 inch size] so
> I did a search at Patternworks...none of the local yarn shops here
> have the shorter sizes and looking at the size list I am not sure
> which to get:
>
> . 4" lengths
> . 5" lengths
> . 5.75" lengths
> . 6" lengths
> . 7" - 7.5" lengths
> . 7.75" lengths
> . 8" lengths
> . 10" lengths
>
> So if I can get some guidance or opinions on which size is best for
> making adult size socks I would be very thankful.
>
> TIA
> Donna
>
Donna,
I like 5inch DPN's for socks, and a set of 5 rather than 4, to boot.
HTH,
Noreen


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Posted by DAB on January 20, 2007, 12:06 pm
YarnWright wrote:
> DAB spun a FINE 'yarn':
>
>> I did a search at Patternworks...none of the local yarn shops here
>> have the shorter sizes and looking at the size list I am not sure
>> which to get:
>>
>> . 4" lengths
>> . 5" lengths
>> . 5.75" lengths
>> . 6" lengths
>> . 7" - 7.5" lengths
>> . 7.75" lengths
>> . 8" lengths
>> . 10" lengths
>>
>> So if I can get some guidance or opinions on which size is best for
>> making adult size socks I would be very thankful.
>>
>> TIA
>> Donna
>>
> Donna,
> I like 5inch DPN's for socks, and a set of 5 rather than 4, to boot.
> HTH,
> Noreen

Whoops I meant 5 and yes I agree as far as doing the hats...3 with yarn on
makes it too scarry for me....dropped stitches. Ok thanks for the advice!

Donna



Posted by Katherine on January 20, 2007, 9:58 am

DAB wrote:
> Well I can't stand it anymore<G> I have decided to try knitting socks using
> double points. I have the DVD Sock I How to Knit Socks on 2 Circular
> Needles by Nenah Galati and after watching it several times and working
> along I just don't get it.....keep getting mixed up on which ends/needles to
> knit on so thought it might be better to learn the regular way and then try
> it again.
>
> Anyway after making several Hats for Christmas and baby hats for preemies I
> am getting used to using 4 needles....I switch to double points to do the
> decreases. But noticed it gets pretty hairy when there are less than 10
> stitches per needle...the needle points get into everything and makes it
> hard for me to keep em from poking into stuff, so I mentioned this to a sock
> knitting friend and she said you need to get shorter needles for socks....[I
> have the 7 inch size] so I did a search at Patternworks...none of the local
> yarn shops here have the shorter sizes and looking at the size list I am not
> sure which to get:
>
> . 4" lengths
> . 5" lengths
> . 5.75" lengths
> . 6" lengths
> . 7" - 7.5" lengths
> . 7.75" lengths
> . 8" lengths
> . 10" lengths
>
> So if I can get some guidance or opinions on which size is best for making
> adult size socks I would be very thankful.

For adult socks, I like 8" needles. However, 7" will also work, if that
is what you have. I don't like shorter ones, as the stitches tend to
slip off.

HTH
Higs,
Katherine
>
> TIA
> Donna


Posted by DAB on January 20, 2007, 12:08 pm
Katherine wrote:
> DAB wrote:
>> Well I can't stand it anymore<G> I have decided to try knitting
>> socks using double points. I have the DVD Sock I How to Knit Socks
>> on 2 Circular Needles by Nenah Galati and after watching it several
>> times and working along I just don't get it.....keep getting mixed
>> up on which ends/needles to knit on so thought it might be better to
>> learn the regular way and then try it again.
>>
>> Anyway after making several Hats for Christmas and baby hats for
>> preemies I am getting used to using 4 needles....I switch to double
>> points to do the decreases. But noticed it gets pretty hairy when
>> there are less than 10 stitches per needle...the needle points get
>> into everything and makes it hard for me to keep em from poking into
>> stuff, so I mentioned this to a sock knitting friend and she said
>> you need to get shorter needles for socks....[I have the 7 inch
>> size] so I did a search at Patternworks...none of the local yarn
>> shops here have the shorter sizes and looking at the size list I am
>> not sure which to get:
>>
>> . 4" lengths
>> . 5" lengths
>> . 5.75" lengths
>> . 6" lengths
>> . 7" - 7.5" lengths
>> . 7.75" lengths
>> . 8" lengths
>> . 10" lengths
>>
>> So if I can get some guidance or opinions on which size is best for
>> making adult size socks I would be very thankful.
>
> For adult socks, I like 8" needles. However, 7" will also work, if
> that is what you have. I don't like shorter ones, as the stitches
> tend to slip off.
>

Hummm sounds like I will need to get several sizes and experiment<G>

Thanks
Donna



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