AUTUMN SOCK KNIT ALONG. 2023 New

[Deafoldbat]

@Lowena But you can knit, you said so in this thread a couple of months ago (c mid-September)

I can only do knit and purl on metal, straight needles.

If you can do that, you can do anything. You just need to try...

[Pearl]

I use 9” circular needles, @Lowena .  I don’t think I could manage dpn and magic loop is a bit too faffy for me.

[Diane]

Magic loop  i never know which needle to pull through, i always end up in a right ole pickle 

[Lowena]

@Deafoldbat  the last time I knitted something ( a square ) I was 7 years old.......67 yrs ago!!!! That was one row plain and one row purl.....

[Ellabella]

@Deafoldbat  the last time I knitted something ( a square ) I was 7 years old.......67 yrs ago!!!! That was one row plain and one row purl.....

@Lowena if you can do plain and pearl you’ve cracked it, everything else is variations of that.

[Ploshkin]

Even plain and purl are the same thing, just from the front and back.  I always tell people that there is only one stitch in knitting and you do things with it 

[Flobear]

I've finally started on a Hearthside slipper - haven't got far, it's taking a bit of concentration. I just hope they're going to come out the right size!

[Ann]

I have the socks ready to start the toes. A couple of days and they will be done. The video is up ready for me to follow along as I do them.

When I learned how to do magic loop and using double pointed needles you will not believe how many times I took my first projects apart and started again. It was part of the learning process. I have learned a lot from some great sock knitters -- Purl Together and Lucy Neatby to name two. Purl Together has given me more confidence in knitting using the magic loop and Lucy Neatby knitting with 5 dpns. I never learned how to knit in the round properly until I was older and it was learn as you go. YouTube, Craftsy, and a few books.

I have one more pair of socks to knit before Christmas and then I will be done until mid January when I start knitting socks in worsted weight yarn. I'll be keeping this thread active.

[b15erk]

Sorry I've been AWOL, but stuff intervened which meant I have been unable to pick up either knitting or sewing for several weeks.  I had two weeks of infections which laid me low, and last week, the middle finger of my right hand was causing me so much pain, I could barely hold a pen, much less knitting needles.

This week, I feel so much better, but not sure I'll catch up with everything, so I will concentrate on what is possible.

Jessie

[Celia]

It’s good to see people still knitting.  Don’t worry @b15erk life has a nasty way of getting in the way.  I

I have had to unpick the second of my mittens as I forgot to do the in rear or after the rib  :thinking:  So my socks are a bit more delayed.

I am also thinking of knitting these
https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/shiversome    Or at least something like them

[Flobear]

I often knit little snowmen at this time of year as Christmas decorations. The charity I volunteered with in Dorset used to sell them in their shop. Also mini striped 'stockings' that were just the right size for two mini Green and Blacks choccies.

[Pearl]

Even though I haven’t finished my cable socks, I couldn’t resist this little box of loveliness.

[Ann]

I got DGS's socks done and forgot to post them yesterday. Though the yarn is lovely, the finished product (as usual) looks ugly. As I rib his socks they are always long and skinny looking. As long as he likes them and wears them, he gets socks.

I have cast on DDIL's socks and have the first cuff knit and did part of a round on the 2nd cuff. I'm going to try something new with her socks -- Purl 2 Knit 4. They are mirrored socks which are always fun to knit.

[realale]

Well, I've cast on for the first sock and done 6 rows.
I was inspired by winwickmum.co.uk on YouTube and then followed her tutorial on her website. It's so long since I knit socks that I'm like a beginner again.
It's not helped by not liking the sock wool I have but I'm too stingy to buy some other when this is ok just not my colours. (The socks are for hubby and he likes the colours so meh  )
Don't wait with bated breath, this could take some time. 

[Ann]

I'm on pair #4 now and have about 15 more rounds on sock #2 and I'll be doing the heel flap. These socks are fun as I am using up left over yarn and learning new techniques. I learned that I needed to knit the first row of the color change so the purl bumps don't show two colors. I also learned how to do jogless joins in the round.

I'm having fun with them and I hope DDIL enjoys them. If she does, I will knit up the yarn left over from DGS's socks for her in the same pattern as these. They knit up fast though the pattern can be a bit boring at times though easy to do when watching videos.