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AT GAUGE= TOO BIG??
Notorious Sock Knitters | March 26, 2008
On size 2 circs I am right on gauge. But the leg so far looks so big. Anyone else finding this? I am not trusting myself. I always seem to go down in needle and foot size (small for size 9 foot). But, being on gauge I just feel I’m missing something. Leg is wider than any socks in my drawer.
Cleaning up from January and keeping the blog tidy.
Announcements, March '08 Kit Questions | March 25, 2008
Mostly just re-categorized some posts. I only remember combining two posts on the same subject. The “photo links†post and “I’m finished†post will stick around for another couple of weeks before reverting to normal status from announcement status which is what keeps them at the top of the blog .
Thank you everyone for keeping your “It’s Here†together as comments to the original post. I’m sure our “feed†readers appreciate that.
If you happen to be a speed knitter that got your kit early please hold off on posting photos here for at least a couple of weeks. However first one done gets to title and start the “WhooHoo I’m finished postâ€Â! Everyone please be on the look out for that post. If you’re first and after you post send me an e-mail via the blog mom contact I’ll magically convert your post to an Announcement sticky!Happy Spring everyone. Enjoy the new kit when you get it and in the meanwhile you can play the game Tina posted earlier via a link to luckycharms.
Has anyone else seen Leafling?
Warning Spoilage | March 25, 2008
I am amazed that I looked at the back of the pattern many times and did not notice the face.  The first time my husband casually glanced at the pattern the face popped right out at him. We agreed it wasn’t an accident. Now I will have to go back to some of my other patterns and see if I can find any other visual jokes.
Sizing
March '08 Kit Questions, Notorious Sock Knitters | March 25, 2008
This is less of a question and more of a warning to those already knitting. Yesterday on Ravelry there was a brief discussion about the size of the sock and if it looks larger then normal. I went home and tried mine on and found that the size medium which should fit me, fit my calf but was too loose as I went down my leg. Decreasing 6 stitches (which would make it a size small) is too much (that would be about a 9% reduction) but I found that a 4 stitch reduction made it fit much better. I am still about an inch from the ankle, and since STR tends to bloom a bit in washing I may reduce the last two stitches, but think about this as you either cast on or look at your own projects.(Oh, P.S. My Gauge is about right on par)
Wow
Notorious Sock Knitters | March 24, 2008
Thats all I could say when the 1st installment fell into my lap,the colours are gorgeous! I havent posted due to forgetting (didnt read the fine print) and I couldnt get my hands off the skein. Havent started it yet due to trying to free needles up to start as they re full of other socks some of which are pressies so cant just hoist them in the UFO box,but Im getting there! So looking forward to seeing what other colours are in store this year!
“Knitters Block”?
General Knitting Questions | March 23, 2008
So, last week I was attempting, with dismal results, to knit my 2nd Jan club sock. Personally, the pattern isn’t that challenging to me…I have to pay attention, but it’s well within my skill set.
I could *not* knit that sock properly to save my life. In about 3 days I knit about 2 inches (say about 5-7 hours…really), and those 2 inches needed to be ripped out in the end. Â Yesterday, I actually ripped back to half the ribbing on the top and started again.
I think I now know what was happening…I think I was forgetting yarn-overs, because I did it tonight, came out short with my count, 3 stitches left at the end when there should have been 4, ripped back, tried again, same result, ripped back…thought a bit then. Came to the “dropped a yo” solution–found it, was right, did NOT rip back to fix the problem, patched it and moved on. I can hear your teeth grinding from here…I know, but geez louise…I cannot bear ripping out AGAIN. Despite this, I’m almost to the foot. In 2 days–about 3.5 hours.
Have any of you had this issue? I can’t imagine I’m alone. Where you simply cannot…CANNOT…figure out what you are doing wrong, in a pattern that really shouldn’t confound you??
thought I’d toss this to the group. Discuss amongst yourselves… *grin*
Purple Paper?
March '08 Kit Questions | March 23, 2008
My package came the other day and with the notes there was a punched piece of purple paper that was blank. Â Was there anything else sent with the notes?Thanks,ChristineÂ
You never know where the yarn will lead you.
Designer's Corner, March '08 Kit Questions | March 23, 2008
Hi, I’m JC, and I hope y’all like the Leafling pattern in this month’s kit. It’s another example of a design that ended up a good distance from where it began.In this case, it all began with a stitch pattern that caught my eye: a simple chevron pattern with a columns of purl dots. Hmm, I thought. A rib pattern like that would work well for socks. In Socks that Rock, of course.So I played around with the pattern on paper, charting out a bunch of variations–I tend to do that a lot–then swatched a few of them. As I was swatching, it dawned on me: why not arrange the decreases into feathers or leaves, rather than a plain chevron?More charting and swatching: oh, yeah, I liked that that variation. But instead of a rib that went all the way around the leg and all the way across the instep, how about just one panel running the length of the sock?Bingo, that’s what it had to be. Chart out a slick way of switching from a matching rib to the main pattern, cast on, and away we go.But what kind of heel? Usually I like flap-and-gusset heels, but I’d just finished reading Cat Bordhi’s New Pathways for Sock Knitters, so naturally I had to try a gusset-and-flap heel instead, with the gusset increases flowing from the leaf pattern. Sweet! Bonus: getting the heel stitch to cup all the way around the heel, for durability and cush padding.So the Leafling socks were a fun designing adventure. Hope y’all find them a fun knitting adventure!-JC
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