So, knitting dilemma solved. (They fit Rachel H tooso it was a win-win. Maybe I was facing in the wrong direction?? Best Matches. Designed by Talena Winters. Might as well wait until thats over! OK, I, too, am deeply curious about how the Francies feel, because I find the shaping completely compelling. . Love the socks, esp. Good Luck and cant wait to see what you come up with **Joes gansey** cough cough. If you are a seasoned sock knitter and you already know what is the total amount of stitches you would like to have for your sock you can select any of the toe patterns below. The socks are all lovely. But what did I buy at MD S&W? But I think I like the Frankies best, just because of the surprise soles Have we dubbed this sock porn yet? Knitting is like life it moves in cycles. My design philosophy is to make simple, useful, and beautiful things. (Well. Cool cowl, too! & thanks for all of the coverage of your tour somehow you managed to make it more about us than you. I saw you in NYC, somewhat circumscribed after the party the night before, so had no idea of how you folded folks into each stop! I hope your agent booked you a deep tissue massage at every stop along the way. But Im glad you made it home safe, (partially?) I love the feeling I get when someone loves the hand-knit Ive given them (especially when they get compliments on it), but I also love the feeling of getting a compliment on it myself and being able to say yeah, I knit this.
Ravelry: Plain Vanilla Socks pattern by K McKiernan Okay Ken could be a foot model seriously I didnt think it was a real foot at first. I did that recently with scarves, especially as I was doing simple ones plus my own pattern over and over. Steph, Rosalia. You are important too. I have some projects but NOTHING FOR IT! You can find the german short row heel pattern here. Well done! Ive got just a few serviceable pairs, and thats after a festival of darning. What a lovely form of travelogue! Dana Its very easy: The yellow starter thread marks the beginning of each sock. Be the first to find out about Free Patterns,New Yarns and Trends. Would you knit ME a sweater?? Thank you again, Stephanie, for the shout-out for my yarns! It is my 'go-to' pattern when I make plain socks. . Socks it is! . I just started a travelling sock for the commuter train to and from work. The socks are all wonderful.
Vanilla Socks on 9" Circulars pattern by Crazy Sock Lady Designs DK yarn makes for a slightly heavier sock that's sure to keep your feet warm and cozy. After plugging away with a basic sock pattern, I have now ventured off and started a patterned sock. Nice workonce again. lol. Ive been waiting to see a reasonably close-up picture of the Rhinebeck sweaterfworn or at least draped over a suitable piece of furniture. . Should you be someone that prefers the self-striping patterns- fear not! Not enough for a sweater and I dont want a hat, but this would be great. As Im a soon-to-be grandmother, it was already pretty long and its starting to be gardening season too much to do, no time. Do you have any trouble getting your dpn thru security? Not that seeing Ken is a bad thing. Designer Adrienne was thrilled you held them! All done, one pair of plain vanilla socks, another contribution to the long-range-planning box. And an easy blanket project to work on while watching movies. You are surely ready for sweater time. All in all, it would probably be more productive for me to try to bribe Denny into doing it for me. I knit a pair of plain vanilla socks from the forthcoming Sock Ease from Lion Brand Yarn. So soft, and even I, someone who doesnt wear socks in bed, would be tempted by these. So I got back to my center-cable EPS sweater. Sock Patterns - Lion Brand Yarn Sock Patterns See our collection of sock patterns to knit or crochet and get inspired for your next project! So cool! Generally speaking, what I say isnt really worth repeating. When I sent my sister a picture of the Baby Surprise Jacket I knit for her granddaughter for Christmas and asked her what she would like, she responded socks would be fine. Last I heard, the ones I sent for her birthday three years ago were too nice to wear. I guess I should get started, its definitely going to take me longer than just a weekend. Nearly 10,000 pairs of socks have been made using this pattern and recorded on Ravelry!!!! Women's UK shoe size: 1-4 (4-7, 6-10) Cast on: 56 (64, 72) sts. If you are not familiar with yarn weights please see this very helpful guide. Welcome to Buckles Bobbins and Bolts; a fabric shop and sewing studio located on I44 in the heart of the Missouri Ozarks. I would be happy to see your version! Of course your pair looks WAY better than mine. And its so easy to make someone happy fast with a pair of socks. My two favorite things in this post: If you want more conventionally constructed socks, you can do an Afterthought Heel, which can be carefully snipped out and replaced. (And Lynn, what a wonderful phrase. Yeah. Wowza! Darn you!! You can stick a fork in me folks because I. Its hard, because I feel like wool socks are almost universally appreciated if you live in a cold place, and having people appreciate you knitting is the best. You are so good about knitting socks for other people. Cascade has very recently released Heritage Prints, a yarn that knits up in a jacquard style stripe. I have taken a pair of isotoners an pinking sheared off the tips of the finger since my fingers are also having a wee bit of PAIN. I never thought a sock could be sexy, but the mitered ribs on the sole of the Francie have me thinking impure thoughts. However, this pattern is a bit more difficult than the previous two. Yeah, and what Presbytera said, too. I also love the LB Sockease color. Required fields are marked *. LOVE the rivendell. The self striping aspect of Langs yarn makes knitting socks out of this yarn wildly addictive (Just one more stripe!) and this yarn is built to last. Scrappy socks can be knit in whatever manner you wish. However, your teaser begs the question: What will the next amazing sweater be? Its wildly interesting without being at all as difficult as it looks like it might be.). So soft and fuzzy. Be safe in your travels! Enough with the socks already. This pattern is written for the magic loop method (for long circular needle)but you and adjust it for the double pointed needles as well. I have only ever knit your plain vanilla sock pattern. Just asking. Thanks for all the inspiration and happy travels, always! The circumference of my foot is I thought I was done with socks forever until I saw the Francie pattern. I am so thankful that I stuck with it and didnt give up on knitting them. I started wearing my wool socks a few weeks ago and didnt go near a wash place first. Theyre all pretty, but Rivendell and Loskins are my favorite (cable sucker). Wait a bit on the sweaterIm nearly done with my current in-progress one! : ). Of course. I was just telling my mother this morning that if something happened and all knitters had to specialize in just one article (be it shawl, hat, whatever) that I would definitely be the sock girl. Im just sayin. I absolutely love how the pattern goes around to the bottom of Kens socks! ! OK, what we really said was The shrinks kids are nuts!, but we were far less PC-aware then. One confession thoughI have never ever made anything you madeyou ARE a tremendous inspiration to me in many ways, but I am usually not an imitator. If you are looking for some inspiration for stitch patterns see a list of 9 of my favorite knitting stitch dictionaries. There are lots due in July (including mine). Heck, yeah!! Ive spent the day trying to pull together the disaster that is our house and lives Joe and I have both been travelling and working a lot, and things are getting a little dodgy around here If by dodgy, you understand that I mean that there are dust bison roaming the floors, the only food in the fridge is condiments, and neither of us have a pair of clean socks. Got to the heel and lost my nerve. youll come back to socks, their siren is to loud to resist. Each pair is lovely. They are all fantastic. dear, stephanie, My daughter in law, God gave to me because, she knew that neither of my daughters would have any interest in knitting, painting, or cooking and entertaining, My daughter in law, Lisa thompson has given me two of your books, both of them signed. My favorite person to knit socks for is my short, short-footed friend who likes her socks just couple inches over the anklebone; unfortunately everyone else I would want to knit socks for wears at least a womens 9. Seeing all these gorgeous sock and having a friend in the STR sock club who asked me to try on a partially knitted sock that felt wonderful could go a long way to curing me of my phobia. What a lovely array of socks. Dont know if its the same stuff, but here in the UK we have something generally known as sleet, but which my husband refers to as lumpy rain. The instructions are in Knitters Almanac and Knitting Around. Ever since hearing you speak, and meeting you (in San Mateo we brought the muffins and the contraband *shhhh* beer) she has been quoting you like crazy and telling people (.at work) to leave her alone so that she can knit. Im so glad you talked the gals at STR into that colorway. You get this number by multiplying the circumference of your foot with 0.9. You are the reason I have learned to knit! (First [baby] socks for the Portland event!) Lace! I suppose I could ask him! Love the socks. BTW: Im really enjoying the new book. The socks are AMAZING (just the number of socks you have knit is amazing and we wont even get into the patterns and colourways and artistry of them all). Your knitting doesnt have to be underfoot all the time. Be warned: I turned my first sock heel 13 months ago. a pair or TWO of socks over the weekend . Too bad they dont count toward christmas knitting!!!! Now that you know the measurements of the foot the sock is going to be knitted for you can calculate the dimensions of your sock.
Cars, Trucks & Motorcycles For Sale in Bolivar, Missouri - Facebook That way time does not slip by and the dreadful sock drawer is not forgotten for another winter. No wonder youre sick of them. You should now have finished your toe and its time to select what kind of heel you would like to make. Do you have a number one sock knitting pattern? Thanks for wonderful pictures! Just fine. I havent yet plucked up the courage to try to make my first pair yet. So much so that I have been (wince) READING on the plane. Yippee! Now? I have umpty-ump things to knit for various swaps, through mid-December at least. Simple Skyp Sockstook the sock knitting world by storm a while back, and if you cruise through the THOUSANDS of projects on this patterns Ravelry page, you will see that it can look beautiful in both solid yarn, or subtly variegated. IS. Holy socks Batman! Yarn Harlot Thrummed Mittens. She also has a new class on Craftsy that is on my Christmas list. Yikes, guess that means you wont be wanting the sock goodies I was going to send for the day of your birth.I have impeccable timing like that! Which those sock yarns did you enjoy working with the most during this hectice tour? She gives step-by-step day-by-day instructions on how to de-clutter a space and keep it de-cluttered. If you want to wear your sock in shoes pick fingering weight yarn (also known as sock weight yarn or 4ply yarn) or if your shoes are loose-fitting you can pick a little bit thicker sport weight yarn. Everyone else is getting tons of socks, but I need to remember to keep a few pairs. Two-ish whole pairs in one weekend??! The stranded pattern does very, very interesting things with a handpainted yarn. Increase lines form a star-like shape. Love that expression air snow. This is truly inspiring, but I can see how a sweater would be sweet relief. Wont go the the doc to get it fixed sohubby with the 9 fingers. Do you ever take pictures of Joe or does he hide when the camera comes out? Measure foot length: The next thing is to measure the length of your foot. Ive been stuck on those since January. Knitting, or doing anything else, for yourself is not selfish, its self-caring. Tapestry needle, scissors, sock blockers (optional), stitch markers (optional).
Knitting Tutorial - The Black Squirrel's Favorite Toe-Up Sock Recipe But the constant, repeating ads made me crazy. *sigh* Maybe someday Ill be that fast. Lots of socks! I was at Rhinebeck, staying at a house in Salt Point, and Sunday morning, we woke up to SNOWair snow, but still.freaked me out, but we went to the festival anyway. I am packing the socks right now!
Knitting Scrappy Socks - HubPages Free Sock Knitting Pattern - Biscotte Yarns I need a knitting plan, the next big thing. Such a simple project that can easily get tossed into your purse/bag to be worked on when you find yourself with a lull in your day? How does ribbing feel on the bottom? What a beautiful cowl! Your socks are, of course, awesome. 2. Pattern is Sock Recipe: A Good Plain Sock by Stephanie Pearl McPhee (the Yarn Harlot).
Free Sock Knitting Patterns for Beginners - CraftWorld I knit another plain pair in Blue Moon Heavyweight (forthcoming colour Grimms Garden, Then I finished a pair I havent told you about, because I knit them all stealth so Rachel H wouldnt find out, what with them being a birthday present for her. Enjoy the change. Can I please? Wheres the angst??? Im Ida a 30 something engineer living in Lapland, Finland. I have a phobia about knitting sock, which goes back to a Bad Experience of trying to knit a pair at the very beginning of my knitting career, if you want to call it that. So, I started another pair of socks and ordered another copy of your book. What a dazzling array! Ive been filling in the space lately quite productively with knitted tits. Learn to knit for you too. Ive been waiting for a reasonably close-up picture of the Rhinebeck sweaterworn or draped on a piece of furniture or something. now wheres her big girl boots? When I was 10 to 15 years old, our neighbourhood version (since we lived half-a-block away) was The psychiatrists kids are completely insane! Wow, that is an amazing number of socks. Did he start keeping his nails short enough to take care of them? Arthritis be darned, I am knitting two shawls for myself right now and a pair of mittens are in the works for my husband. Promise. This heel is worked the same way as the plain flap and gusset heel but instead of stockinette the heel is worked with a slip stitch pattern in order to make it more durable. So Im either impressed at your calm, or terrified at your medical condition. ANYONE and everyone who reads the harlots blog is invited to e-mail me with remedies of any kind. . Lovely socks. Needles: Knit Picks Options in US sizes 4 and 5, a'la magic loop, with a little bit of dpns thrown in to mix things up a bit Start: January 24 Finish: January 26 i remember the socks being modeledthey were very cool. Im thinking that it might be easiest to make some for my baby daughter. You must knit in your sleep (or have you given up sleep with the recent hectic travel arrangements). I have my crafters glove onI am a continental knitter so all my right hand is doing is holding that needle and slipping some stitches along it oncest in a while. You can find the afterthought heel pattern here. And from the look on his face, he does too. So sorry about Joes broken leg! While knitting plain vanilla socks is always a joy, every so often it feels good to sit down and actually focus onastitch pattern. And last, but not least, we could not talk about solid coloured sock yarn without mentioning Cascade Heritage once again (no surprise). Theyre all lovely. This is probably the easiest heel pattern. Im currently doing this for myself. A large swatch in the round and two sleeves all match in gauge but the body doesnt and is over 4 inches too big. I think Ill get to work on the three different half-socks I have going now. Great yarns to work with while churning through those socks? From Rivendell to Francie and everything in between . You are a sock knitting machine! . Bah. If you would like to make a contrasting color short row heel without a stripe on instep see this pattern. Its a good thing there are so many choices now days, isnt it? How does the texture on the soles of the socks feel? Then you need to have a look at Langs wide range of sock yarn! I knit another plain pair in Blue Moon Heavyweight (forthcoming colour "Grimm's Garden" That Ken is such a handsome devil! I give you two weeks before you are jonesing for another sock. , Stephanie, Great Socks! Unbelievable! Required fields are marked *. Hi Patti! You can share it with me on Instagram by tagging me@knitgrammeror leavinga review with an imagebelow. I actually ran into another knitter at the airport a couple of months ago (my knitterly rays must have been strong that day, as she spotted my socklet from far away), and she was knitting with that same yarn, in the same color. NOTHING but sock yarn. Good on you Steph! Measure your foot circumference: If you are knitting the sock for yourself the first thing you need to do is to measure your foot circumference. We hired someone to clean the house once a week as soon as we realized there was no way I could handle it by myself (DH and I are both college profs). In the event that I ever actually complete a handknit sock, Im probably going to have to name it Stephanie in your honour, because itll probably be your fault. Ive looked at all of these components, and I could put together a sock pattern without swatching and it would probably be an acceptable pair of socks, maybe even a great pair if they were my first pair. That was Ken at lettuce Knit when I was there for the launch.. Its color coded, so when I wonder what to knit next, the red ones are critical to start soon, the yellows are in need of work , and the greens are all done. The increases are distributed evenly around the sock in eight sections. The pattern guides you through needle selection. Angus sends his love. I am starting a lovely sweater for my 9 year old hopefully if I ever get to see you in this area (St Louis please come back!!! I really need to get going because this is supposed to be done by next Sunday and Im only about 2 inches in and havent knit on it in a week (no, I made a hat, but its just a nibble, not a present. Is it already picked out, or are you surfing Ravelry for inspiration as we speak? http://emilytheslayer.livejournal.com/232103.html. Can you feel it at all? Check out our ever popular sock yarn that is made in Italy called Sock It To MeBold. Especially the socks. I may be overly sensitive to the possibilty, however, as I have a medical problem which causes my feet to swell. I have three pairs knit to the gusset (that is the hardest part for me) and then will finish them all up together. He was unable to walk for two months; hes up and around now, but still quite sore. OK, to each his/her own.but I have to go and make those puppies. Just when I thought I was out, they pulled me back in. , Shouting out to Ken: Its not a walk around the block!! Having just gotten into the sock bug this year Im not quite sick of them yet. Great colour combos and a wonderful hand, you will find it a pleasure to knit with. I have only ever knit your plain vanilla sock pattern. You definitely completed quite a few pairs of socks on this tour.
A Study of Pooling in a Variegated Sock Yarn - Lindy's Knits & Laces What sweater are you thinking of knitting on? Those socks are great! A good rule of thumb is that the fabric should not be see-through. I adore the Rivendell pattern, and very aptly nsmed. I always get nervous when I meet someone I respect from afar, worried that they wont be the same in real life. I should have known better. Ive spoken (probably a lot) about my strong preference for socks as the ideal travel project, at least for me. Please take many pictures. It went in about two inches, a puncture wound THEY ARE DANGEROUS this happened after we were on aplane where I could not take my needles so I decided to not complain I started taking plastic needles round. I perform you a service, cherished Yarn Harlot: I take up the other side, knitting one sock in two months, as opposed to your 200 socks in one month. . ( or cm). Perfect. I love all your socks but I especially covet Kens Francies. Im on a sock binge too, for the much the same reasonlots o travel. They picked something else. Filter. Now I could probably get a pair done (in a largish fingering weight) in about a work week. Congratulations on being done with the tour and being done with socks. This tour I knit the Rivendell socks out of I am the Eggpant Dyed in the Wool Handmade sock yarn. Sock yarn is generally a blend of merino (for softness) and nylon (for strength and durability). Im working on Francie right now (after having to rip back the entire leg of one due to knitterly denial they were wayyyy too tight), and it really is a fun little pattern.