tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post1210861455595289423..comments2024-03-29T08:22:33.053-05:00Comments on Leigh's Fiber Journal: A Toe Up Sock ToeLeighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-57843518629896177012007-09-22T20:11:00.000-05:002007-09-22T20:11:00.000-05:00P.S. forgot to say - I love the way the socks are ...P.S. forgot to say - I love the way the socks are turning out. I think the colors and the striping are great!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11194828903719000019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-60563314935102180212007-09-22T20:10:00.000-05:002007-09-22T20:10:00.000-05:00I've been wanting to try making socks for ages and...I've been wanting to try making socks for ages and toe-up sounds like the way to go. I really like the way you started the toe - I've only attempted the kitchner stitch once for that felted bunny and fortunately it was well hidden after the felting!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11194828903719000019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-26878513717525773272007-09-22T17:36:00.000-05:002007-09-22T17:36:00.000-05:00I am always saying that I will do the next pair of...I am always saying that I will do the next pair of socks toe-up...but I never do. There is something comforting about knitting socks in my usual, boring, cuff down way. There is not, however, any comfort to be found in running out of yarn before the sock is done. Maybe I'll give this toe up thing more consideration...Sheepish Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15564802976550099985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-39706187978472611522007-09-22T11:46:00.000-05:002007-09-22T11:46:00.000-05:00Bettina and Rob, I'm gonna have to get those books...Bettina and Rob, I'm gonna have to get those books! Thank for mentioning them. Rob, I hope this post is helpful for your friend.<BR/><BR/>Geekweaver, thank you so much for the link. I recall trying this toe once before but really botched it. Knitty's instructions are so clear though, that I've bookmarked it and will have to try it again.Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-5383158783585002862007-09-22T11:11:00.000-05:002007-09-22T11:11:00.000-05:00Hi Leigh,Nice sock toe. I am forwarding your url ...Hi Leigh,<BR/>Nice sock toe. I am forwarding your url to a friend who was trying to figure out how to start toe up socks in a simple way on dpns. Your formula made me remember that I learned something similar in Priscilla Gibson-Roberts book Simple Socks. I ran the formula for my foot and gauge, and came up with the number I usually use. I forgot how I originally came up with that number!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-12953131560481915332007-09-22T10:50:00.000-05:002007-09-22T10:50:00.000-05:00If you like toe up socks, you should check out the...If you like toe up socks, you should check out the magic toe up cast on at http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEspring06/FEATmagiccaston.html<BR/><BR/>I've switched to it for most of my toe up socks.geekweaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07350308456824882102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-56747776467604759862007-09-22T08:57:00.000-05:002007-09-22T08:57:00.000-05:00I only started toe-ups after doing the olg worksho...I only started toe-ups after doing the olg workshop! I tend to do the normal pattern for my own socks, because I know by now how many rows and stitches I can do with 100 g of wool - but I started to use toe-ups for my handspun and also for other people, when I am not sure how much I need and how much yarn I have to spare! I am very keen on the new book by Bordhi though - to find out about more unusual "sock ways"!:) and there's still the unusual one to try ouyt from that issue of vogue, where they had plenty of choice!Woolly Bitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11961632742998726155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-37734631681924006412007-09-21T16:32:00.000-05:002007-09-21T16:32:00.000-05:00Dorothy, I should have done some increasing, but o...Dorothy, I should have done some increasing, but ordinarily I don't as the ball of my foot measures the same as my ankle. I have done increases on socks for others and have been told they made a good fit.Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-59844434851847007282007-09-21T15:46:00.000-05:002007-09-21T15:46:00.000-05:00I do like that sock toe, nice and quick to get sta...I do like that sock toe, nice and quick to get started! Might give it a go on my next pair.<BR/><BR/>Is this the pair of socks with the instep increases? I'd like to know how that works out. I'm wearing an experimental pair myself at the moment, I added a few stitches in at the sides, starting an inch before the short row heel, decreased again about an inch after. On one sock of the pair the increase is 8 stitches (sock normally 56 stitches round) and the other, which I think fits better, I added 4 each side.Dorothyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06488670649558382921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-47147438260615110862007-09-21T07:28:00.000-05:002007-09-21T07:28:00.000-05:00You've inspired me to knit a toe up sock. Great e...You've inspired me to knit a toe up sock. Great explaination!! Should keep your little toes nice a warm this winter.bspinnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11385723696922637454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-30568725878392248572007-09-21T01:37:00.000-05:002007-09-21T01:37:00.000-05:00Thank you for leaving a note upon stumbling into m...Thank you for leaving a note upon stumbling into my blog! I do love my new Alpacas and the fibre is definitely beautiful! I can't wait to figure out the basics of sock knitting. I have done mittens but confess I am a little shy of trying a pattern for socks. :)JQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00880950528196485280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-42008415502774686822007-09-20T01:34:00.000-05:002007-09-20T01:34:00.000-05:00I too enjoy Kitchnering, but I've become enamored ...I too enjoy Kitchnering, but I've become enamored with toe-up socks. I shall have to give your toe a try one of these times.Kristi aka Fiber Foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12845705004295176738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-77929602166272391182007-09-20T00:04:00.000-05:002007-09-20T00:04:00.000-05:00Thanks Leigh. I have hated every Kitchner experie...Thanks Leigh. I have hated every Kitchner experience but will make notes and follow this so I can use some of my infernal socks leftovers. They fill a filing box.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06432035940956042729noreply@blogger.com