@AngelaPreston and other #Knitting folks - I bought yarn to knit socks but I'm paralyzed trying to choose a pattern. Do you have a recommendation for a long-time knitter who has never done socks?
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@Lena245 ooh - this looks good! How much does Mastodon rock that I can get help like this from kind people?
@AngelaPreston @podfeet I knit my first pair of socks successfully with ravelry.com/patterns/library/s…
But I was a beginner knitter, so my needs might have been different.
@idle That’s a great endorsement. I’d rather have a pattern that worked for a beginner knitter. I’ve read a lot of patterns and I don’t “get” how this works. Not a lot of experience with circular needles (or double-ended needles). How much does Mastodon rock that I can get help like this from kind people?
@podfeet @AngelaPreston This is a great intro pattern for learning to make socks (on Ravelry)
@consumablejoy Sweet! How much does Mastodon rock that I can get help like this from kind people?
@podfeet @AngelaPreston And this is (not exactly a pattern?) a good worksheet for making toe socks - not for someone who has never knit before but for an experienced knitter making socks it is helpful as a recipe.
oooh! That's the pattern that I use now, except I use a Turkish cast-on to start at the tippy-toes and then just increase until I've got C, then I work my way to the heel etc.
I much prefer toe-up socks because it's much easier to try on the sock and get a feel for when it's time to start the heel.
@fritzoids @consumablejoy So that’s another thing that paralyzes me - toe up or top down? Toe up seems logical as you’ve described, but I tried it with one pattern and couldn’t get the hang of it (tried about a dozen times). Maybe this pattern will be the magic one for me. I haven’t heard of Turkish cast-on either.
@podfeet @fritzoids I really like toe up being able to try the socks on easily as you go. I do Judy’s magic cast on to start (I used to do Turkish but it was always wonky on one side). There are lots of different heel types you can swap in. For toe up I usually do either a short row heel or an “afterthought” or “forethought” heel but there are others that work well too. KnitMuch.com has some great posts on this as well as an an intro toe up sock pattern
https://knitmuch.com/wp-content/uploads/eb_FreePattern_BasicToeUpSock_Filly.pdf
this pattern does a provisional cast on to allow you to shape the toes and then return to the provisional cast on to do the rest of the sock.
So all you need to find out is how many stitches you need to go around your foot once and then how pointy you like your toes and heel. Any sock is just jamming with those variables.
If you don't like the heel you get with the wrap&turn: socks are quick & small... find another heel and try that. Experiment.
@consumablejoy @AngelaPreston I’m an experienced knitter (knit my first sweater when I was 11) but I’m not adventurous in learning new stitches. I’ll check it out! How much does Mastodon rock that I can get help like this from kind people?
@podfeet @AngelaPreston I love the knitting community here on Mastodon. So yes I do think it rocks!!!
@podfeet any “vanilla” pattern would do (I’d recommend vanilla because it will help you find out which stitch count suits you best), but I learned through the Sockalong: https://www.winwickmum.co.uk/sockalong
@venite I’m not sure what a vanilla patter is! I’ll definitely check this out. How much does Mastodon rock that I can get help like this from kind people?
@podfeet sorry for the jargon! It means a stockinette sock without cables, lace, colourwork etc. So you can focus on the sock structure itself.
I have many thoughts about knitting socks so hit me up any time ;)
I like this pattern because it is easy to see where in the pattern you are. The original website is no longer available, but the WayBackMachine has got it.
https://web.archive.org/web/20220626011420/https://wendyknits.net/media/nanner-socks.pdf
@fritzoids Nice use of Archive.org! How much does Mastodon rock that I can get help like this from kind people?
@podfeet It’s not a ‘pattern’ as such, but more of a recipe for a specific heel on which you can build your own stitchpattern design. The Fish Lips Kiss Heel by Sox Therapist. It takes a bit of time to make the template(s), but they always fit me well. 64 stitches is always right for my shoesize 41-42 with this kind of yarn.
@MarieLouise I’ll look for it - thanks!
@AngelaPreston Yarn in case it affects the choice of pattern.
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