Okay, I’ve started a few pairs on test socks (and I managed to complete two pairs on my Bond Knitting Machine) but I’ve never completed a pair by hand knitting, but I like to think that’s mostly because I need to know all the stuff I need to know before I set out to do it.
There are a number of problems I have with the whole sock knitting thing.
1. I know I’d end up with a pair of mismatched socks because I’d never knit the second one of the pair. My fix?
Knitting two socks on two circular needles. The instructions can be found here: Two Sock Method
2. I want to do Toe-Up so I can try them on as I go.
So I found that method HERE. The only difference is, I use the Magic Cast On which can be found HERE.
3. I don’t want to deal with heel flaps and all those other things that are sure to confuse me and muck up my socks, so I want a nice simple short row heel.
One that will kind of match my toe, so I found what I was looking for HERE.
4. What happens if I get to that heal and I freeze up? Well, I’ll just skip it and do this one instead.
It’s called the After-Thought-Heel. HERE it is.
5. Now let’s say for some odd reason I decide to do a Top-Down-Shock, well, then I’d need this nifty little stitch, it can be found HERE in video and HERE in plain text, not even a picture.
It would help, too, if I did that After-Thought-Heel. To get to the video you need to scroll down to where it says Finishing and it’s the first video. It’s called the Kitchener Stitch. It can’t be that difficult, after all, I am making a sock with what is basically two flexible sticks.
6. Now that I have all the methods I will need to make a sock (And I recommend practicing them so that you are as comfortable with them as you can get.) I need to know how to construct it and exactly what I need to cast on and so on, so I looked up a nice, Toe-Up sock formula. It can be found on Knitty.com HERE.
p.s. If you want to knit socks for kids, remember how fast their feet grow. I buy a new pair of shoes for mine every three months! So instead of making fitted socks that will only last three months, try spiral knit socks for the kiddies (or your self.)
