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Jan 2021
4:11pm, 12 Jan 2021
1,881 posts
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runnyeyes
Using marker yarns for decreasing at the toe. This is the second sock 👍👍
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Jan 2021
4:14pm, 12 Jan 2021
1,882 posts
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runnyeyes
If the light is good I can probably read the stitches for decreasing.. but it’s annoying if I get it wrong... hence the pink threads.
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Jan 2021
4:23pm, 12 Jan 2021
51,015 posts
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Velociraptor
I mark both sides of the foot when shaping the toe. It's easier to shuttle a loop of yarn than to count and read the knitting.
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Jan 2021
5:16pm, 12 Jan 2021
38 posts
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Limegreenjelly
I actually prefer to work socks on dpns although I don’t usually make it to the heel, so I haven’t knit a pair in a long time! I have just discovered that a pair of gifted handknit socks are the best thing for wearing with my motorbike boots so I will have to get past the heel eventually. It’s not that I can’t turn a heel I’ve done more than half a dozen pairs but the autism makes me a bit tetchy! 😂
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Jan 2021
5:19pm, 12 Jan 2021
27,568 posts
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HellsBells
I like DPNS or a single tiny circular. Magic loop/travelling loop etc just seem too much faff
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Jan 2021
5:31pm, 12 Jan 2021
5,721 posts
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Wine Legs
Whereas I like magic loop & find dpns a faff. I haven't tried tiny circulars though, or addi flips.
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Jan 2021
5:35pm, 12 Jan 2021
51,017 posts
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Velociraptor
Having had a play with Addi FlexiFlips, I planned to replace all my small circulars and standard DPNs with them. But I've never quite been able to bite down on the financial outlay.
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Jan 2021
5:35pm, 12 Jan 2021
27,569 posts
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HellsBells
I like my addi flips, I just keep forgetting that I’ve got them so they don’t get used much
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Jan 2021
6:11pm, 12 Jan 2021
362 posts
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Nickid
Hi
I’m looking for advice please.
I’m a knitting newbie and I’ve just bought 12 balls of style craft super chunky wool/acrylic mix and some circular needles planning to make a double blanket.
I thought I’d easily be able to calculate the number of stitches and ensure that I had enough wool but I’m now getting cold feet that I’ll run out of wool!
Does anyone know where I can get a calculation from please.
Thank you
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Jan 2021
7:05pm, 12 Jan 2021
21,475 posts
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Meglet
It’ll probably involve some maths and a weighing scale and a swatch. Or if it’s from a pattern it will often tell you how much yarn you need, assuming your gauge is to pattern (or coming out smaller!) you should be fine.
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Fetch Birdwatchers
Mar 2025