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Weekend Knit-a-palooza! | 47 comments (47 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: Weekend Knit-a-palooza! (4.00 / 2)

I've finished this sock and am working my way up the lace cuff of sock #2. Those are size 2 Harmony DPs from KnitPicks and I love them. Much easier on my slightly arthritic hands than metal DPs.

One way or the other, this darkness has to give....

by Denim Blue on Sun Jan 27th, 2008 at 01:55:23 PM EST

Re: Weekend Knit-a-palooza! (none / 1)

Very pretty! What kind of yarn are you using?

BTW, I'm glad to hear you like the Harmonys, because I needed circulars for my sweater, and decided to give the KnitPicks Options a try, and had them throw in a set of the harmony DPs just to give them a try.

by CabinGirl on Sun Jan 27th, 2008 at 02:35:48 PM EST
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Re: Weekend Knit-a-palooza! (4.00 / 2)

I have no idea what the yarn is other than wool. I bought it at a garage sale - $5 for a 4 oz skein that didn't have a ball band. I really like the color. My first pair of socks were made with Sassy Stripes in red, pink, grey, white & magenta (on sale for $1.99 a ball). I wanted to try making a sock without investing a lot of money in the yarn but they're awfully bright. I used short row heels on that pair and they turned out ok, but I don't like working short rows, so this pair has a toe-up heel flap. I don't really have a pattern for either pair as I found working the first sock that the standard every other row increases for the toe made it too wide too fast. I do every other row about four times and then switch to increasing on every third row until I get up to 64 stitches.

One way or the other, this darkness has to give....

by Denim Blue on Sun Jan 27th, 2008 at 02:56:27 PM EST
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Re: Weekend Knit-a-palooza! (none / 1)

The color is really nice.

I did my first toe-up socks with a short row heel, but I think I like the heel flap better too (picking up wrapped stitches is a total pain). Do yo do it the same way you would from the top down?

by CabinGirl on Sun Jan 27th, 2008 at 03:25:44 PM EST
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Re: Weekend Knit-a-palooza! (none / 0)

When I got about 3" from the heel, I worked only on the stitches for the sole to make a heel bed until it was just about the same length overall as my foot, slipping the first stitch of every row. Then I turned the heel just like I was going top down, picked up the slipped stitches along the side of the heel bed and worked across the instep. On this one, I decreased every other row on each side of the heel turn, but next time, I'm going to work the decreases where the instep & heel bed stitches meet to make it look more "normal". I'm using a lace design for the legs on this pair that's fairly stretchy like ribbing and when I cast off, I use a needle two sizes bigger (a 4 in this case) so the cuff doesn't get too tight.

One way or the other, this darkness has to give....

by Denim Blue on Sun Jan 27th, 2008 at 08:46:37 PM EST
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Re: Weekend Knit-a-palooza! (none / 1)

I want to buy some cable needles and read some good comments on the Harmony interchangeable set. Anyone here use interchangeable cable needles? Do you think they are a good investment?

There's a sense that people in America aren't getting the truth. - George W. Bush (Gee, ya think?)

by Kamakhya (onyx at earthlink dot net) on Sun Jan 27th, 2008 at 03:49:03 PM EST
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Re: Weekend Knit-a-palooza! (none / 1)

I've never used them, but they seem to get a lot of good feedback from people who do. I love the look of the colored wood.

I was given a full set of straight metal needles when I started knitting, so I never had to think about investing in them. Then when I started using circulars, I just bought what I needed as I went along, sometimes plastic, sometimes metal (Addi turbos), sometimes bamboo (Clover). When it comes to choosing what type of needles you like, it's really a personally preference thing. The smooth metal ones can sometimes be too slippery with smoother yarns; sometimes the wood ones aren't quite slippery enough with certain wools. Whether you knit tightly or loosely probably affects your preference too.

I tend to like the slipperiness of the addi turbo needles, so I just ordered the Options metal interchangeable circular set from KnitPicks (I'm tired of always needing some size or length of circular needle that I don't have), and I'm looking forward to giving them a try with my new sweater. I'll let you know what I think after I get them.

by CabinGirl on Sun Jan 27th, 2008 at 04:19:24 PM EST
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Re: Weekend Knit-a-palooza! (none / 1)

Those are some fine socks and they match your name too!

There's a sense that people in America aren't getting the truth. - George W. Bush (Gee, ya think?)

by Kamakhya (onyx at earthlink dot net) on Sun Jan 27th, 2008 at 03:21:47 PM EST
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