All Over Sock Help

General Knitting Questions | February 03, 2008
By Liette

I made the size large on size 1US DPNs. I wear a size 7.5-8 shoe… when making a sock, are you supposed to make them a bit small, so that when you block them they stretch out a bit? I finished my first sock, and the heel pooks out a bit, it’s a bit loose all over, and I haven’t blocked it yet… little lost (eep).

Liette

2 socks at the same time - yarn question

General Knitting Questions | February 02, 2008
By Rosa

For those who are doing 2 socks at the same time, how do you evenly divide the skein into 2?  I want to try this method but am not sure what to do with the one skein of yarn.  If I divide it unequally then I might run out of yarn on one sock, etc.  Any suggestions would be appreciated.  Thanks!

HEEL HELP PLEASE!!

General Knitting Questions, January Kit Questions | February 01, 2008
By Chaya Mushka Davey

i knit with 2 circular needles and have knit many pairs but i am stumped on this heel pattern. i don’t “recognize” it as heel construction. There is not standard heel flap then decreasing and then gusset. i am working the large size so i have 36 stiches on each circular needle… but the pattern calls for 43 stitches. My lace pattern is automatically centered because ALL my heel stitches are on one need and ALL the instep stitches are on the other. Help… i am sooo confused.

Judy Becker’s Magic Cast On

General Knitting Questions | January 31, 2008
By Louise Thibodaux

I have tried this cast on, but I am having trouble with tension.  I can follow the instructions in Cat Bordhi’s book (pp. 23-24) but by the time I am on my 10th loop the needles drawing are so close together that I can barely slip the yarn between them.  Does anyone have a clue as to how to keep myself from this degree of tension?

Lou Thibodaux, Birmingham

Lace pattern question

General Knitting Questions | January 30, 2008
By Kim Kissell

I am on round 15 of the lace pattern.  What doe sthe abbreviation ko mean?