Sock Links (With descriptions)
Posted on 12.06.05 by lucia @ 9:47 am

I'm already getting a variety of sock questions / tips / requests in comments and by private email. Some people just want to find the appropriate tip.

So, I thought: "I can save sock knitters time by collecting together links to all my sock articles and posting them in one place." If you can't find a link you want, you can search for books at my Amazon Affiliate Sock Knitting Book List. (Also, if you want to find other people sock links, visit my sock link frenzy.

Here are the current posts:

Lucia's Sock Knitting Patterns, Tips and Techniques.

  • Avoid holes in sock heels.Technique: Work two L1s (lift ones) to avoid a hole after a short row heel.
  • Cast On for Toe.Toe Up: Backward loop cast on and pick up stitches.
  • Design Tip.Tips for using self patterning yarns.
  • Elastic bind off for rib..Bind off elastically for 2 x 2 rib. Great for socks.
  • Entry Form..Links: An entry form that lets YOU add YOUR favorite links to my new links page.
  • Graft Sock Toe.Technique: Cuff Down: How to graft the toe of a sock.
  • Heel Stitch.Heels: How to work heel stitch on sock heel flaps.
  • Heel Turn Haiku.Poem
  • Mismatched Sock Haiku.Poem.
  • New sock link page..Links page: includes links to other people’s sock patterns, tips and resources.
  • Peasant Heel.Technique: How to work a peasant heel.
  • Provisional Cast On.Technique: Provisional cast on using crochet chain.
  • Self Patterning Yarn.Tip: Avoid weird patterning after heel turns.
  • Self Patterning Yarn (ABCABC).Tip: Avoid upside down regions when using self patterning yarn.
  • Short Row Heel Turn.Heel: Single wrap short row.
  • Sock - u - lator I.A Free Pattern: Simple sock pattern generator with a heel flap and round heel turn.
  • Sock - u- lator II.A Free Pattern: Sock pattern generator with short row heels. ( As always, also suitable for Men’s socks!)
  • Sock Gusset.Heels: How to knit a gusset for a cuff down sock.
  • Sock Gusset.How to work a gusset for a toe up sock.
  • Sock Tips, Techniques, Patterns.Links for sock knitting.
  • Sock u lator III (100 meter socks.).A Free Pattern Generator. Toe up socks, double wrapped short row heels and toes. (Yes, you can create a pattern for Men’s socks!)
  • Sock-u-lator IV.Description: A Free Pattern: Double wrap short row heels, knit cuff down.
  • Socklator V.A Free Pattern: Toe up sock. I knit it using the magic loop method.
  • Sockulator 7.Pattern. Peasant heel. As with all sockulators, coded for men’s socks, women’s socks and children’s socks!
  • Sockulator V — purple..Ankle length sock knit toe up, gusset and heel flap.
  • Sockulator: Hour Glass Knee socks..Knit toe up, heel flap and gusset. Shaped calves.
  • Sockulator: Hourglass knee sock..A Free Pattern: Simple stockinette sock with shaping for large calves.
  • Sockulator: Zig & Zag.Creates patterns for chevron socks similar to “Jaywalker”, “Sock it To Me” or “Pine Tree” Socks.
  • Technique.Short row heels– picking up wraps when working single wrapped heels.
  • Technique: Magic Loop Method for Socks.How to knit using “The Magic Loop Method”.
  • Tool: Sock Yardage Estimator.Estimates yardage required to knit a sock.
  • Windy Ridge
  • Windy Ridge

    • I'm using WordPress links and a template tag to display these. So, the list will grow as I add to the "my sock links" category. (If a visitor who writes their own knitting blog wants know more about how to display these lists, just ask. )

    If you know other sock hints or tips, feel free to add those to comments. I'll look at the sock links you suggest; if I'm curious about the technique, I might try it out myself. Plus, if there are tons of useful techniques off site, I might create an "off site sock knitting tips" category display those.

    That would make this page a great general resource for hand knit socks!

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    24 Comments »

    1. Thanks for those links!
      P.S. How did your Mom like Croatia?

      Comment by Sandra — 12/6/2005 @ 5:56 pm

    2. [...] Ok, so how do you fiddle to hide the wrap? I’ll describe that, and a final fiddly operation to avoid big holes on the sides of the heels in my next two articles. Filed in Sock Links. Later articles: Hide the wraps. Hide holes on sides. Previous posts: ( Knit Pick — about Socks | Home | Sock Heel Experiment)   [...]

      Pingback by The Knitting Fiend » Blog Archive » Short Row Heels — 12/16/2005 @ 6:39 pm

    3. [...] This is filed in How To Knit Socks. Previous posts: ( My Poor Kitty! | Home | Four things!)   [...]

      Pingback by The Knitting Fiend » Blog Archive » Magic Loop — 1/4/2006 @ 4:17 pm

    4. [...] Finishing: Tidy up, make second sock, wear. Filed in Sock Links. Previous posts: ( Sexy Swimsuit Haiku | Home ) [...]

      Pingback by The Knitting Fiend » Blog Archive » Sockulator V — 1/9/2006 @ 11:34 am

    5. You have a wonderful site and your instructions are great! I’m just learning to knit socks after knitting sweaters, caps, mittens, and booties for years. What fun! Your site and knittinghelp.com are my two very favorite places on the internet. Thank you so very much for all your hard work and for sharing your knowledge.

      Comment by Toni — 1/25/2006 @ 11:09 am

    6. I don’t know if you have this one. But it is pretty complete, knitting Cuff Down Step by Step
      http://www.cometosilver.com/socks/SockClass_Beginning.htm

      Suzann

      Comment by Suzann — 1/31/2006 @ 6:21 pm

    7. Lucia,
      What do you have for children’s socks? There is a little one year old across the hall. Her first words are ” Hi” and
      “Sock!” ~ She loves socks! ! I know nothing about sizes, so I don’t know what to put in the simple cuff down sockulator, which I do want to use.
      I’ll keep looking for an kids link too.
      Thanks so much. You are the best.
      Marcia Bromberg
      in New York City

      Comment by marcia bromberg — 2/7/2006 @ 8:29 am

    8. Well, I coded childrens foot sizes in my sockulators, but I haven’t tested them on children’s feet. (I don’t have any kids around.)

      Other than that, I’m afraid, I don’t have any specific informatoin about kids sock sizes. Have you tried joining sockknitters– the yahoo email group? They might have advise on the best socks for kids.

      Comment by lucia — 2/7/2006 @ 8:32 am

    9. [...] socks [...]

      Pingback by The Knitting Fiend » Blog Archive » Recalculating a Rectangular Scarf/ Shawl. — 2/14/2006 @ 12:34 pm

    10. Dear Lucia,
      I have a very narrow foot. My ankle measurement is 7.5. I began on a cuff down sock on Fortissimo Colori sock yarn with 64 stitches, size 2 needles with 7.5 stitches/inch guage. I tried them on half way through the foot and they were so baggy around the ankle and heel. This is a problem I do not see too often. I am thinking about making a shorter sock under the cuff and casting on 52 or 56 stitches. Any ideas or suggestions. Thanks in advance if you have time to deal with this. Thanks for a site with such a wealth of info in one place about sock knitting, etc.
      Sherrill Allen

      Comment by Sherrill Allen — 4/9/2006 @ 2:20 pm

    11. thnks using your sockulator, new to socks and knitting in general- not sure in foot measurement when you say from where you picked up heel? do you mean from the original start of the heel flap or the ‘point’ after you decrease the heel and measure from there for length of foot- thanks for any help.

      Comment by CiCi — 7/30/2006 @ 9:23 am

    12. I would like to know how to determine how long to knit the foot of a sock for various foot sizes. Is it 8 inches for size 8 shoe? waht about a size 5 and 1/2? Is it 5 and 1/2 inches knit in the foot of the sock? Can you direct me to a site that can help me?

      Many thanks,

      sheila Peruzzi

      Comment by Sheila Peruzzi — 8/23/2006 @ 9:45 pm

    13. [...] socks, calculators [...]

      Pingback by The Knitting Fiend » Blog Archive » Peasant Heel Sockulator (7) — 9/17/2006 @ 3:35 pm

    14. Does anyone have apatterns for mens socks,just an ankle sock for inside mining boots.thanks so much for any help

      Comment by Darlene — 2/4/2007 @ 9:39 am

    15. Many times patterns will tell you how many stitches to cast on for a sock, and how many dpns to use, but they don’t tell you how many stitches to place on each needle. Wouldn’t that be important information if the sock has a pattern on it? What should I do?

      Comment by janice jaffe — 4/15/2007 @ 2:40 pm

    16. [...] socks, calculators (older) calculators (newer) [...]

      Pingback by The Knitting Fiend » Blog Archive » Behold the Power of WendyKnits.Net! — 5/2/2007 @ 5:29 pm

    17. That top picture of the sock and a half, I did some socks in that very exact same yarn! Too fun. I love the colors. :)

      Comment by Cynthia Blue — 5/3/2007 @ 11:04 am

    18. I really like socks. They are my only friends. Most people laugh at me, by my socks only do what I tell them to do. I think that I will be an astronaut. If that doesn’t work, my fall back will probably be a sock knitter. I hear that they are relatively well paid, is that true? My favorite kind is argyle. People make fun of me because I wear socks like that, but I don’t care. I think that ankle socks are dumb because only dumb people wear ankle socks.
      I’d like to go to the zoo, but my mom says that I am too old for things like that. Do you think that 17 is too old for the zoo. I need a friend, please write me. I LOVE MY SOCKS.

      Comment by Random guy — 1/10/2008 @ 12:54 pm

    19. socks are totally gross and sick because they go on people’s feet and everyone knows that feet smell like cheese which is gross and cheese is gross. knitted socks are the worst because they make your feet sweat like cheese which is probably why feet smell like cheese that’s what i think anyway. i don’t wear socks and my feet don’t smell but they’re still gross.

      Comment by sock biter — 2/21/2008 @ 10:05 am

    20. Wonderful blog Lucia. I was looking for knitting information for my Mom and discovered your blog. Nice work!

      Comment by Colleen — 2/4/2009 @ 7:28 am

    21. Hi, I was reading your post about how to prevent the holes when knitting socks at the heel. Is there by any chance a video so that I can see how this is done. I just can not seem to understand, and would you mind responding to me at my e-mail addy, as I have no idea how I stumbled across your site and I’m afraid I might not be able to find it again in case you do answer my question?
      Thank you so very much in advance,
      Sherry in NC

      Comment by Sherry Ethier — 4/21/2009 @ 1:30 pm

    22. I am looking for a simple crocheted sock pattern for children; up to age 10. Any free or reasonable patterns would be appreciated. Thank you, Diane

      Comment by diane — 5/5/2009 @ 1:16 pm

    23. Measure a foot with a known size to see if it means inches.Then if you want to return to a site click on the heart icon for favorites, name a new folder and enter it in. Hope this helps.

      Comment by Patsy — 7/2/2009 @ 8:00 pm

    24. I produced a great video The Zen of Socks, it will teach you to knit as well to knit socks.
      http://www.buffalogirlsdesign.com/zenvideo.php

      Cheers
      Anna

      Comment by Anna — 9/1/2009 @ 8:16 am

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