Why knit socks

Three teams have launched, and with ridiculously handsome mascots! Meanwhile, Kay and Olive are still locked in contract negotiations. Stay tuned for further developments…. My mom and I are in again! My socks will have wrap and turn heel which is so hard for me. Also my mom has gorgeous self-striping yarn and I would like to do the heels for her as afterthoughts to keep the integrity of the striping.

Is that legal? Thank you! Go team socks. I have been knitting tube socks for over two years and live how fast they knit up. I always have a pair going. All my friends and family love getting a pair. My husband wears his in steel toe boots and lives them. Do I have to buy something in the MDK shop to get the tags?

Please help. Merci beaucoup from New Orleans. Have faith, it works! My DH has been wanting me to knit him a pair of socks for over15 years! Does this make me a failure as a wife? What are the rules, my knitterly friends? I think if I knit him a real pair of socks he can wear, he might wash my car for a year, or something like that. A pair of socks is a relatively quick and easy project. Socks are great skill builders.

There are various ways to do the shaping of the toes and heels, with stitches and techniques that you will encounter in larger projects. The same logic applies to learning and practicing new stitch patterns, like cables or lace. The Socks on a Plane pattern incorporates a cable into an otherwise basic sock pattern.

Please allow a few minutes for this process to complete. Join Now. View All Benefits. No products in the cart. Search for:. By: Laura Hulslander October 13, Never again will your socks slide off!

Knitting socks in wool will keep your feet from getting stinky. All the cool kids have mismatched socks. Add to cart. Free for members Join Now. Categories: Featured Knitting Articles , Knitting. Tagged: Sock Knitting. It would drive me nuts every time I saw it. If you never want to see your socks look worn and tired, give them away! Maybe more so. The insulating properties seem to work as well in heat as in cold.

Hi there. I just want to thank you. I live in the U. I go to yarn shops and I am faced with rather scratchy, cheap, manmade fibers that are not nice to knit with.

Sure, we have the other side too with some great hand dyers, fantastic silks and cashmeres. But my thanks to you is that you link all your blogs to great yarn suppliers who not only love knitting, but love the products that they knit with. Finally I can lay my hands on yarns that I get excited about and want to stash away for a rainy day, or a summer vacation on the beach knitting socks! I always enjoy reading your blog and I hope that you know just how good you are.

Have a great weekend! I have never made a pair of socks for myself! From the first pair that I crocheted to the most recent pair I have on my dp needles for an upcoming birthday gift— none were ever for me. Except for two dismissive recipients, they have always been received with great excitement and thanks. Hmmm, maybe I should make myself a pair to find out what all the fuss is about. Another thing I find is that the occasional small mistake goes entirely unnoticed my giftees are not knitters , so my movie knitting is quite satisfying.

So many movies, so many projects to knit in them; I foresee a very satisfying summer…. My machine washable hand knitted socks have stayed a lot nicer since I stopped using regular laundry detergent on them. Laundry detergents often contain enzymes that eat proteins. I just use a wool detergent on any load containing something woolly.

SueH The Knitting Assassin! What a lovely post. The best thing about handknit socks is they are handknit. Wearing them feels like a special touch of comfort, care, and luxury just for me.

When a pair wears thin, I choose some gorgeous new yarn and knit another pair. Most of my socks are knit from your pattern in 3 x 1 rib, three parts auto pilot knitting and 1 x paying attention knitting. I recommend the pattern frequently. Prairiepoet, Jane. Thanks for the info!