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Posted by Helena Bennett on December 6, 2006, 3:38 am
I have recently tried knitting socks using 4/5 needles. So far I have only
made bedsocks with chunky wool, but would like to make finer ones.
My question is, when knitting do you have the knitting coming towards you,
ie with the right side showing, or going inwards so that the inside is
showing? Does it make any difference, especially when finishing off at the
toe end.
Helena
Posted by WoolyGooly on December 6, 2006, 7:42 am
On Wed, 6 Dec 2006 08:38:27 -0000, "Helena Bennett"
>My question is, when knitting do you have the knitting coming towards you, >ie with the right side showing, or going inwards so that the inside is >showing? Does it make any difference, especially when finishing off at the >toe end.
You should have the public side of the knitting - the side that'll be
OUT - facing you when you work. I do know a couple of people who knit
their circular colorwork inside out because it gives them slightly
longer floats but that's the only situation I can think of in which
having the work inside-out would be of any benefit.
Posted by Georgia on December 6, 2006, 10:58 am
Circular stockinette inside out means you have to do it all in purl
stitches, right? Purling seems like so much more work to my arthritic
fingers than knitting, I'd avoid this whereever I could, personally.
> >toe end. > You should have the public side of the knitting - the side that'll be > OUT - facing you when you work. I do know a couple of people who knit > their circular colorwork inside out because it gives them slightly > longer floats but that's the only situation I can think of in which > having the work inside-out would be of any benefit.
Posted by WoolyGooly on December 6, 2006, 10:44 am
>Circular stockinette inside out means you have to do it all in purl >stitches, right? Purling seems like so much more work to my arthritic >fingers than knitting, I'd avoid this whereever I could, personally.
Have you got anything going right now on a circ? Turn it inside out,
the needle tips will be on the opposite side of the work, and you can
knit with the work inside out. Handy if you're a tight floater (which
I'm not)...
Posted by Helena Bennett on December 7, 2006, 3:38 am
> wrote: >>Circular stockinette inside out means you have to do it all in purl >>stitches, right? Purling seems like so much more work to my arthritic >>fingers than knitting, I'd avoid this whereever I could, personally.
No, it is always just knit whichever way I have done it. If the purl side
shows the unused needles are at the front, if the plain side shows the
unused needles are at the back.
> Have you got anything going right now on a circ? Turn it inside out, > the needle tips will be on the opposite side of the work, and you can > knit with the work inside out. Handy if you're a tight floater (which > I'm not)...
Yes, I am working on a sock now and this is the first time I have tried with
the public side showing, and I seem to be able to do it better and so far do
not have any noticeable tension problems where the needles change. Not
going to think about more than one colour yet.
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>ie with the right side showing, or going inwards so that the inside is
>showing? Does it make any difference, especially when finishing off at the
>toe end.