Comments on: Knit Pick — about Socks

By: Nichole

Nichole — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 19:49:51 +0000

Dear Inge,

There is a great pattern for knee-high socks on this site! You can make them custom for your daughter, just as you can make every sock (that I’ve seen) on this site a custom fit. It’s called the “Hourglass Knee Sock” under archives. I would suggest taking a look at that first. If that’s not your style, take a look at knitty.com, because I believe they have at least 2 knee-high sock patterns. I happen to like the Knitting Fiend’s pattern better because it’s so customizable.

By: Inge Simms

Inge Simms — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 18:05:04 +0000

I am fairly new to sock knitting but getting better every pair is finished. Now, seeing my progress, my 30 year old daughter wants me to knit her a pair of “knee highs” and I have a problem finding anything (or even a pattern) for knee highs on the net. Do I just make a super long cuff or do I need to increase for the calf and then decrease again for the cuff until I am at the point of a sock again?
Is the knee high even staying up with just a 2×2 ribbing or am I ending up with a “slough sock”?
Please help.
Thanks
Inge Simms for California (near SanFran)

By: Tamara Archibald

Tamara Archibald — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 19:01:59 +0000

I have made many socks using self patterning yarn. I give myself permission to have them mismatched, too. In fact, just the difference in the 2 socks makes them more interesting to me. I have had the most trouble with Opal yarn keeping the pattern from going crazy when I do gussets & heels. Some of the “tiger” patterns just went into ugly jagged colors and didn’t recover until all stitches were decreased. I will use your idea of putting another ball on when doing the heels with this yarn. Regia, Lorna’s & other yarns haven’t given me so much trouble. I don’t mind different widths of stripes, as long as they stay stripes!

By: Becky Wing

Becky Wing — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 00:45:45 +0000

I love these tips…if I can get my yarn to start right, I will definitely be using them.

I need some help…I have some Sockotta self-patterning yarn, and I tried three needle sizes to get gauge of 7 stitches per inch. But as I knit my sock, the pattern does not look very crisp. What is the trick to getting the pattern to work? Does it make a difference if you are using straights or two circulars? I did the swatch on a circular, but the color nibs just aren’t matching up. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Hope this is an ok forum to ask this question.

Thanks,

Becky

By: Danielle M

Danielle M — Wed, 02 May 2007 22:14:36 +0000

Regarding Alice’s comment, the same is true for the V-neck, only more so. You’re right that the order of the colors remains the same, but the stripes will be significantly thicker (much more so than on a medium sized sock.) The only way I’ve been able to “fix” the V-neck is to knit it with a steek. You still get a little thicker stripe as you near the shoulder, but its much, much closer & does not require the waste of the yarn as the above method does.

By: Chris

Chris — Sun, 06 Aug 2006 22:15:04 +0000

I made a Christmas stocking with an afterthought heel and now would like to go back and have a turned heel. Can this be done and how.

By: lucia

lucia — Sat, 25 Feb 2006 08:50:07 +0000

I am taking the gusset into account. The issue you are describing is also an issue; the distance between stripes get shorter as a result of a gusset. But, that’s at least a smooth variation in the color.

The heel flap results in a “jump” which can be more jarring.