i do very simple crochet and very simple knitting but i would love to make my self some socks....and have a pttern or two for double circular needles etc etc...
have a couple of questions......
What the DK mean( i know it is double knitting) but i always thought that was a special knitting technique and not a yarn weight designation......
and.....i know this is going to sound really dumb but is it possible to make tube socks?
me
Yes! You make a toe, but not a heel. Just keep on going until you have the length you want. One thing, though -- make the tube stretchy sideways so you have plenty of room for your heel, i.e, the tube has to fit around your foot at what will be the largest part (from the back of your heel, around the ankle, and back to the heel).
A sock on two circulars is pretty easy. It's hard to lose a circular needle, you just have to remember to knit each half of stitches back onto its own needle :D
DK is both a yarn weight and a method of producing two layers of fabric on one (set of) needle(s). Doubleknitting yarn typically works up at about 22-24 stitches per inch. Double knitting is merely knit
1, slip 1 around or across, then on the next pass work the slips and slip the worked stitches. Usually done to produce a tube using straight needles.Sure, but you may not like them. The point of making socks with heels is to avoid having that bunchy wad of fabric on top of the instep. I hated white tube socks when I was a kid for just that reason.
Turning a heel isn't all that tough. It's a bit confusing the first time but if you have a good pattern with clear instructions and trust the knitting it's almost magical to watch the heel cup emerge.
wow, that was fast! Thanks....ggggggg... if it doesn;t work out when i try the pattern I am thinking of(have to find the needles first, no one seems to carry circular size 0's, 1's, 2, 3, 4.....(no LYS near here) I am going to make tube socks!
me
snip
Works best at ~ 8 stitches per inch, but most knit it at 22-24 stitches per
4 inchs : )There are also "double knitting" like methods that can be accomplished in a single pass by carrying two or more strands of yarn and knitting alternate stitches with the different yarns. Some consistency is required to keep the various yarn strands from tangling. I have been working on DK mittens, and one of the project trays looks like 6 kittens have been playing in it, which is strange, because there is not a cat in the house : ) snip
Aaron
Har! Size matters, it does!
thanks everyone for the input....i am very pleased to think that i may just be able to knit myself a pair of socks! There is a person on flickr that knit a pair of knee highs using what i think is a complicated pattern of diamonds and strtipes in red and yellow...she calls them turkish socks and the design is decidedly turkish...oh how gorgeous they are!
me
A man has got to know his limits. I have reached my limit.
My limit is about 20 spi. Even with Texas Froghair, British Spider Wire, and other exotics, I'm just too old to be pushing that limit.
In fact, I am going in the other direction. The materials for a new set of DPN are on my workbench. They will be HUGE. Almost a full 1/8" in diameter.
A.
Are you boasting again Aaron? ;-)
It is possible to make socks without a heel that fit reasonably well by using a diagonal rib pattern. I have a pattern for such a thing on my site:
VP- I looked at the pattern and would love to make some up for my MIL. but, vintage speaking, what is a #12 knitting needle in todays sizes? Thank you Coggie
If it's a UK12 (not vintage) that would be a US 2 or 2.75mm. About right for socks.
sue
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