Socks - Page 2

> Hi all,
> I'm back to tell you that my friend came over on Monday and got me
> started on 4 needle socks. She had taken me shopping for new yarn and
> larger needles first. Once she showed me how to get going, everything
> fell into place.She said she thought the woman in the yarn shop steered
> me wrong on what to buy. She tried using my original yarn and needles
> and said she, who is an experienced sock and mitten maker, was having
> trouble. When =A0spring comes and I return to Cape Cod I'll tell the woma=

> in the yarn shop out there that I was unhappy with her service and as a
> result she has lost someone who would have been a frequent and good
> customer.I'll do my shopping here at home first and bring my projects
> with me when I go to Cape Cod.

>> Hi all,
>> I'm back to tell you that my friend came over on Monday and got me
>> started on 4 needle socks. She had taken me shopping for new yarn and
>> larger needles first. Once she showed me how to get going, everything
>> fell into place.She said she thought the woman in the yarn shop steered
>> me wrong on what to buy. She tried using my original yarn and needles
>> and said she, who is an experienced sock and mitten maker, was having
>> trouble. When spring comes and I return to Cape Cod I'll tell the woman
>> in the yarn shop out there that I was unhappy with her service and as a
>> result she has lost someone who would have been a frequent and good
>> customer.I'll do my shopping here at home first and bring my projects
>> with me when I go to Cape Cod.
>
> Sounds as though you have gotten things sorted out now, Juno.
> Good to hear!
> Can you tell us what yarn and needles were first recommended and
> what ones you ended up using?
>
> Higs,
> Katherine
>

> I started out with this yarn:http://www.woolneedlework.com/Yarn/Supersock=

> and #2 needles. Now I'm using a worsted weight and # 4 needles. On my
> next pair I'll probably try #3 needles.Someday I hope to go back to the
> original yarn and see what I can do with bit. I'm getting my knitting
> feel back and feel more comfortable with them =A0every time I pick up my
> project to work on it.
> Hugs,
> Juno

> Katherine wrote:
>>> Hi all,
>>> I'm back to tell you that my friend came over on Monday and got me
>>> started on 4 needle socks. She had taken me shopping for new yarn
>>> and larger needles first. Once she showed me how to get going,
>>> everything fell into place.She said she thought the woman in the
>>> yarn shop steered me wrong on what to buy. She tried using my
>>> original yarn and needles and said she, who is an experienced sock
>>> and mitten maker, was having trouble. When spring comes and I
>>> return to Cape Cod I'll tell the woman in the yarn shop out there
>>> that I was unhappy with her service and as a result she has lost
>>> someone who would have been a frequent and good customer.I'll do my
>>> shopping here at home first and bring my projects with me when I go
>>> to Cape Cod.
>> Sounds as though you have gotten things sorted out now, Juno.
>> Good to hear!
>> Can you tell us what yarn and needles were first recommended and
>> what ones you ended up using?
>> Higs,
>> Katherine
> I started out with this yarn:
> http://www.woolneedlework.com/Yarn/Supersocke_Tropic_Colors.shtml
> and #2 needles. Now I'm using a worsted weight and # 4 needles. On my
> next pair I'll probably try #3 needles.Someday I hope to go back to
> the original yarn and see what I can do with bit. I'm getting my
> knitting feel back and feel more comfortable with them every time I
> pick up my project to work on it.
> Hugs,
> Juno

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> Juno B wrote:
>> Katherine wrote:
>>>> Hi all,
>>>> I'm back to tell you that my friend came over on Monday and got me
>>>> started on 4 needle socks. She had taken me shopping for new yarn
>>>> and larger needles first. Once she showed me how to get going,
>>>> everything fell into place.She said she thought the woman in the
>>>> yarn shop steered me wrong on what to buy. She tried using my
>>>> original yarn and needles and said she, who is an experienced sock
>>>> and mitten maker, was having trouble. When spring comes and I
>>>> return to Cape Cod I'll tell the woman in the yarn shop out there
>>>> that I was unhappy with her service and as a result she has lost
>>>> someone who would have been a frequent and good customer.I'll do my
>>>> shopping here at home first and bring my projects with me when I go
>>>> to Cape Cod.
>>> Sounds as though you have gotten things sorted out now, Juno.
>>> Good to hear!
>>> Can you tell us what yarn and needles were first recommended and
>>> what ones you ended up using?
>>> Higs,
>>> Katherine
>> I started out with this yarn:
>> http://www.woolneedlework.com/Yarn/Supersocke_Tropic_Colors.shtml
>> and #2 needles. Now I'm using a worsted weight and # 4 needles. On my
>> next pair I'll probably try #3 needles.Someday I hope to go back to
>> the original yarn and see what I can do with bit. I'm getting my
>> knitting feel back and feel more comfortable with them every time I
>> pick up my project to work on it.
>> Hugs,
>> Juno
>
> Hi Juno! I made my first socks last year and read and was given the
> suggestion to use worsted weight yarn for my "Sample Socks" as I had only
> used double points to finish the tops of baby hats. This worked well for me
> as It gave me a good sense of how a sock is put together....those socks I
> wear around the house. My next pair I used a DK weight yarn with size 3
> needles and those came out great for boots. Now I am on my 3 pair using
> sock weight yarn with size 1 1/2 needles for the top part and size 1 for the
> heel because I have narrow heels and that seems to work the best. It did
> take a while to get used to the smaller needles but now a size 3 seems big
>
> Take care and happy knitting!
> Donna
>
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