Kauni. Introduction « Katherine Misegades. This workshop was originally presented the week of October 1, 2006. The following is a collection of three posts that introduced the workshop: Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated. [Confucius] The appearance of a lot of complicated-looking things is an illusion. This sock workshop will lead you through this pattern in small steps. A word about yarn weight — socks need to be firmer than other garments so that they wear well and don’t migrate in your shoe. In addition to knitting a sock during this workshop, you will have the opportunity to learn (if you don’t already know these things) features of gansey knitting, pattern reading, chart reading, and maybe some new techniques. Education consists mainly of what we have unlearned. If you’ve printed the PDF file for this pattern, you will see a paragraph about my inspiration for this sock design.
Knitting Traditions is Beth’s web site and you might enjoy browsing her patterns. Like this: Like Loading... Free Sock Patterns. Toe Warmers - Footlets, use these inside your boots.These are ma. Toe Warmers - Footlets Convert to crochet Clicking here will bring the shoe store to your door. Attached is a pattern for footlets which I have used inside my winter boots for years. These are made of fine yarn and can even be worn inside shoes during Fall and Spring seasons for extra warmth.
Note the needle size is U.K. The U.S. equivalent is size 1 (one) MATERIALS: (1 oz) ball of Patons Canadian Fingering 3 ply or Patons Nylox 3ply. ( fingering weight). The equivalent is size 1. Cast on 27 sts, Work 3 rows garter st. These 5 rows complete border for top of heel. TO make heel:, 1st Row: *K 1. 2nd Row: K 1, Purl to last st, K 1. Repeat these 2 rows 16 times (L-18 times) then 1st Row once. To shape heel: 1st Row- P 17 (L- P 18), P 2 tog. 2nd Row: K 3, Sl 1, K 1, Psso, K 1. 3rd Row: P 4, P 2 tog, P 1. 4th Row: K 5, SI 1, K 1, psso, K 1. 5th ,Row: P 6, P 2 tog, P 1. 6th Row: K 7, S1 1, K 1, psso, K 1. 7th Row: P 8, P 2 tog, P 1. 8th K9, Sl 1, K 1, psso, K 1. 9th Row: P 10, P 2 tog, P 1.
Break yarn. Knitting Patterns by d-made. Sewing down a picot edge. This is how I finished off the picot edge on the toe up socks in the previous entry. I tried plain sewing and didn't like how the stitches ended up twisted. In an attempt to sew them down flat and keep the stretchiness, I came up with this. It's sort of like the kitchener stitch in that you're sewing through the live stitches twice. That is what makes them lay flat. Here we go... Click pictures to see a slightly larger version. Cut the yarn and leave a really long tail for sewing down the free stitches. Insert the sewing needle into the first stitch purl-wise and keep the yarn underneath the knitting needle.
Hold the sewing needle pointing towards the picot edge. Insert sewing needle knit wise into the first stitch on the knitting needle. You can see how it looks a bit loose in the picture below. This is what the finished section looks like. My Very Own Stitch Pattern. Melanie's Twist Regina, Sockapaloooza Pal Extraordinaire, has OK'd me sharing "Melanie's Twist" with everyone, so the directions are below. This stitch pattern has an 8 stitch repeat and is 12 rows/rounds long. Round 1 and all odd numbered rounds: Knit. Rounds 2, 4, and 6: *K3, K2tog, K3, inc 1, rep from * to end of round. Rounds 8, 10, 12: *Inc 1, K3, K2tog, K3, rep from * to end of round.
Note that these directions are for knitting in the round. I've also started knitting on the handspun and handdyed yarn Regina sent me.