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Diagonal Slip Stitch
General Knitting Questions | April 26, 2008
Has anyone ever heard of this stich? My sister is trying to do this and is calling me for help. ts so hard to explain things over the phone.
K1 * K5, K2-tog & k-1st *, K1Â (the st is typed high and small like you would for first 1st)
Diagonal Slip Stitch
Notorious Sock Knitters | April 26, 2008
Has anyone heard of this stitch and have an idea of how to explain how to do it?
 My sister is calling me on the phone   K1 * K5, K 2 - tog & k-1 st* , K1   She says the last st is small and in the air, like you’d write first as 1st.Â
An ideas?
We’re Back!!
Announcements, Camp Crows Feet | April 26, 2008
Well almost. I will agree with Stephanie that Camp has a mortality rate. I think we will need to make “Sock Camp Survivor” buttons for next year.
It was seriously crazy fun and even my wildest dreams did not hold a candle to what we all created together. I might be the head instigator but the magic of camp involves every single person there. We are just a bunch of stitches in a great pattern, of course in Gauge! (sorry)
Here are a few of my favorite moments: ( click on photo to enlarge)
I had not a clue that when I was sent to open the front door that this is what would greet me when I returned. “The Yarn Enforcers”
“Go with the flow swap” Where we played pass the TP cover to Cockeyed’s tale of hilarity enacted by Cat, Steph and Hot Flash.
Preformance Art at its absolute best. The infamous cockamamie chicken returns for yet another anatomy lesson from her creators Stephanie and Cat, the dynamic duo.
The visual feast that was the camp homework. So creative and wonderful. I want a museum showing for these. Every single one was a work of art.
Serious monkey madness.
Informative and entertaining classes where we learned all kinds of sock related goodness including exactly what is my fault and what is not.
Ahhhh, knitting!
and of course wrapping things up with a little sock puppet theatre.
So much fun and still legal, amazing!!
It is taking me a wee bit longer to recover than I would have predicted. I apologize for taking so very long to get anything up here. I figure with all of everyone else’s posts you did get a taste of what was going down. We have a Flickr account that I will post the massive amount of pics on and also give you the info. so you can post yours also if you like. With all that we have together we could make quite a record of this experience.
To campers, counselors and staff . My heart is so very full and from there I thank you for every single moment.
tina
leafling - toe instruction i don’t quite get..
March '08 Kit Questions | April 25, 2008
pardon my boneheadedness, all. i do seem to be the only one here with a toe issue. duh.
i’m knitting both socks at once, in the ’small’ size, using two sets of 5 dpn’s. i had to bag stitch markers almost immediately, because they weren’t working with my mind, or the dpn’s. my stitch counts are correct, unless 60 st per sock is not correct.
the instruction for concluding ‘foot’ before beginning ‘toe’, reads: “End having worked round 7 of dotted leaves pattern. Next round: k30(33,36), removing markers indicating dotted leaves pattern. PM to indicate end of instep sts and beginning of sole sts. Knit to end of round.” then, for ’symmetrical toe’, “Work even in St st until foot is approximately 1-3/4″ less than desired length, then shape toe as follows:” <snip>
so. how do the stitches get divided for the decreases? does the dotted leaves pattern end up centered among the instep stitches? seems like a no-brainer that it ought to (because there’s no special instruction for making the other sock be a mirror-image); but i’m confused as to how this happens without my ending up with one odd stitch on the instep, since dotted leaves is a 21-stitch pattern. or do i just be off by one slightly to the left of the stitch pattern on one sock and to the right of it on the other? does that one stitch even matter at all before time to graft?
everything i think of to do seems to me impactful enough that it would have had an explicit instruction if it were right. since the instructions don’t tell me to do any of what i think might work, i don’t think any of my ideas can be right.
you’d think i’d have had trouble with the heel, but - noooooo … i’m the weirdo with the toe problem. i welcome suggestions and/or explanations.
thank you ~
Who was staying in the same hotel as me in Los Angeles?
Notorious Sock Knitters | April 24, 2008
Hi! Do you recognise the license plate below? It belongs to a car that was parked next to mine when I was staying at the Best Western Hollywood Hills in LA about three weeks ago. It was such a coincidence I had to take a photo! I looked for a knitter at breakfast for the next couple of days, but didn’t spot anyone. Would love to say hello if you recognise your plate,
Tricia
http://www.flickr.com/photos/26644184@N00/2438678943/
Monkey Pattern
General Knitting Questions, Notorious Sock Knitters | April 21, 2008
I feel like I’m in the crapper since I wasn’t able to go to Camp Crows feet, maybe next year. But is it true we will be able to get the little monkey pattern here? I am a HUGE sock monkey fan, I think all of us who grew up in the 50’s and 60’s are. If so will the pattern be for sale, or is it going to be shared. Thanks. ps looking forward to stitches midwest, signed up for the sock class with JC.
Way too much fun!
Camp Crows Feet | April 20, 2008
Thank you Tina. Â I can’t say that I have ever had more fun than I had a sock camp. Â Thank you to all the Sockateers, JC, Cat, Steph and Cookie. Â It was an unbelievable experience.
Can’t figure out how to work the heel
March '08 Kit Questions | April 20, 2008
I have knitted 8-10 pairs of socks without much trouble but this heel is throwing me for a loop.  With past sock patterns…. the heel stitches are on one needle and the instep stitches are on the other (i knit with 2 circs) and i have done a few different types of heels but this one has me stumped.  i have done the slip1 knit1 part and am trying to figure out the w & t part….  i finished last RSC heel and even made another pair but to w & t and still be doing the knit on the R side and P on the W side  and work the leafing pattern… how does that work???  working in the round and “R and W side P and K” together????  HELP… i really love this socks, and don’t want to quit and don’t have anyone at a LYS to ask for help.  Thank you to anyone that can help me and let me finish and wear this gorgeous socks proudly!!!
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