Daily Archives: March 29, 2014

2014
03/29

Category:
quilts

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Sherbet socks

We scored a new record for rain in the month of March.

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photo courtesy of daughter Kati

 

Perhaps you’d like to see the steps to a sock, starting with the  heel flap, which I make about 2″, using half the stitches.

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The first photo is the front, the second is how the back of the flap looks.

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Then the heel is turned.

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Next the stitches are picked up on one side of the heel.   I used an extra needle to pick these up as it is easier for me.  This is the most difficult part of knitting socks and is not difficult.

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Then I knit across to the other side and pick up those stitches the same way with an extra needle.

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When I knit across the front, I knit in the pattern.  The stockinette stitch feels better under the foot.     I have now knit the entire sock circle and am working on the ankle area.     Because I knit a 7″ leg, when I fold the sock at the heel, I am half done and can easily see how far to go to finish.

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