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Lately, Elise has been very interested in my knitting. She takes note when I am wearing a sweater and always asks if I knit it. The answer always seems to be "no". She has also taken an interest in what I will be knitting for her, and is going as far as requesting different knit items.
From what I hear, this stage doesn't always last, so I have decided to try to take advantage of her interest while it is still there. So when Elise asked for a pair of hand knit socks, it was time for a special shopping trip (never mind the fact that my feet have never actually been inside a pair of hand knit socks... maybe soon!).
And I was not surprised in the least when this purple yarn was chosen and came home with us. It's actually a little darker and a little more grape-like than the picture lets on.
A true Elise purple.
Of course I tried to sell her on my interpretation of purple, but it didn't work.
Eh, looks like I win since it still came home with us.
So wish my luck- I haven't been much of a sock knitter in the past years.
What's your favorite way to knit a sock?
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Toe up!! My favorite technique is from Melissa Morgan-Oakes book: Toe-up Two-at-a-Time Socks.
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I learned toe-down and that is still my preference--probably because I have a lot more practice with it and thus the results are always better. When knitting socks for my 2.5yo and almost 5yo I always knit them top down because their little feet grow so quickly and the socks are still in really good shape when they are out grown. SO, I undo the toe and lengthen them as needed. It seems like I always have just a little ball of the yarn I used still hanging around and this is a good way to use it up.
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These are both great shades of purple! Can't wait to see how the socks turn out. I used to be really into toe-up but right now I'm all about top cuff down. You can't go wrong if you're knitting a sock, though. They're the best!
ReplyDeleteI think I might be a traditionalist- cuff down on DPNs. I like how it divides up the round into chunks. When I'm going around and around and around on a wire, I never really feel like there's a place I can put down my needles.
ReplyDeleteMy daughter is 21 and all the yarn I buy and everything I knit (well almost) gets one comment "MINE!"
ReplyDeleteI generally go toe-up because I'm bad at estimating when to stop knitting and start the toe. And I like short row toes better. I also really really hate doing flap and gusset heels--short row heels 4eva!--but a lot of people prefer them so try out both and see what you like best.
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