When knitting socks you should first choose which yarn you want to use. There are several good sock yarns on the market, including self-striping sock yarns. While the sock yarns are exactly the right weight for a good pair of socks, some think that wool yarn is a better sock yarn.
Knitting is so easy that even beginners can learn how to make socks pretty quickly. The trickiest part of knitting is reading the pattern. Make sure to study closely the patterns and follow the illustrated instructions .
Here are the materials that are needed to knit socks: 2 sizes of 3 double-ended needles, the smaller size being for the ribbing. 5 (or more) balls of sock yarn depending on the pattern. A pattern A pair of scissors Stitch markers A yard needle A highlighter to mark the working copy.
There are 2 ways to complete your knitted socks. You can make them with heels or without heels. Some say that the ones with heels are more comfortable.
The sock size depends on the size of the ankle. If you create a sock with a heel, you will need to measure the foot and figure out the heel placement. When you measure the ankle, subtract 1" for an adult size and " for a child's size. Usually, the ankle size for for a male is 10" and is 8" a female.
Please use sock yarn for the best fit on your socks. Now you must calculate how many stitches you need to cast on your needles. The stitches should be equally divided between the 3 ends of the double point needles. Mark the first stitch for the beginning of the round. Do the ribbing first and use the smaller needles for this. After the ribbing has been completed you change over to the larger needles. The stockinette stitch is a good solid stitch to use for both the ribbing and making a plain pattern. This stitch does produce an excellent fitting sock.
Then you need to work on the heel by placing half the stitches on a needle. You should start the stitches at the beginning of the round. Then place the 2nd half on a different needle, which allows the heel to be knitted from the front to the back using only one needle. The stockinette stitch is used again, for 2 thirds to 3 quarters of the rows on the heel. Then, reduce the heel area and turn. Finally, create the gusset. You should end up with two selvedge edges in between the heels. To create the gusset pick the stitches up. To complete the heel, knit the remaining stitches. The gusset should be decreased at this point.
It is now time for the foot, which should be 2" shorter than the foot measurement. Start knitting at the center with a quarter of the stitches on the 1st needle then one half on the 2nd needle then the remaining quarter on the 3rd needle. Alternate between rounds. Then the sock can be finished off in several methods. One way is to keep decreasing to the toe and then either cast off or bind off and then sew the remaining together. - 15634
Knitting is so easy that even beginners can learn how to make socks pretty quickly. The trickiest part of knitting is reading the pattern. Make sure to study closely the patterns and follow the illustrated instructions .
Here are the materials that are needed to knit socks: 2 sizes of 3 double-ended needles, the smaller size being for the ribbing. 5 (or more) balls of sock yarn depending on the pattern. A pattern A pair of scissors Stitch markers A yard needle A highlighter to mark the working copy.
There are 2 ways to complete your knitted socks. You can make them with heels or without heels. Some say that the ones with heels are more comfortable.
The sock size depends on the size of the ankle. If you create a sock with a heel, you will need to measure the foot and figure out the heel placement. When you measure the ankle, subtract 1" for an adult size and " for a child's size. Usually, the ankle size for for a male is 10" and is 8" a female.
Please use sock yarn for the best fit on your socks. Now you must calculate how many stitches you need to cast on your needles. The stitches should be equally divided between the 3 ends of the double point needles. Mark the first stitch for the beginning of the round. Do the ribbing first and use the smaller needles for this. After the ribbing has been completed you change over to the larger needles. The stockinette stitch is a good solid stitch to use for both the ribbing and making a plain pattern. This stitch does produce an excellent fitting sock.
Then you need to work on the heel by placing half the stitches on a needle. You should start the stitches at the beginning of the round. Then place the 2nd half on a different needle, which allows the heel to be knitted from the front to the back using only one needle. The stockinette stitch is used again, for 2 thirds to 3 quarters of the rows on the heel. Then, reduce the heel area and turn. Finally, create the gusset. You should end up with two selvedge edges in between the heels. To create the gusset pick the stitches up. To complete the heel, knit the remaining stitches. The gusset should be decreased at this point.
It is now time for the foot, which should be 2" shorter than the foot measurement. Start knitting at the center with a quarter of the stitches on the 1st needle then one half on the 2nd needle then the remaining quarter on the 3rd needle. Alternate between rounds. Then the sock can be finished off in several methods. One way is to keep decreasing to the toe and then either cast off or bind off and then sew the remaining together. - 15634
