http://savannahchik.com/2006/01/and-the-winner-is.htm savannahchik knits, sews, cooks Sun, 04 Oct 2015 16:52:56 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.38 http://savannahchik.com/2006/01/and-the-winner-is.htm/comment-page-1#comment-3202 Thu, 12 Jan 2006 23:43:44 +0000 http://savannahchik.com/2006/01/and-the-winner-is/#comment-3202 There’s a good legwarmer pattern in the book, Weekend Knits. I think they’re shown in Morehouse Merino which is similar to Koigu.

]]> http://savannahchik.com/2006/01/and-the-winner-is.htm/comment-page-1#comment-3201 Thu, 12 Jan 2006 20:42:15 +0000 http://savannahchik.com/2006/01/and-the-winner-is/#comment-3201 I’m working on Koigu socks on a size 00 needle to make them nice and snug. My other pair I knit on a 0, with about 7.5 spi (I’m a loose knitter) and they have definitely stretched. Not to the point that they’re not wearable, but it’s noticeable. This new pair I’m getting about 8.5 spi and they’re much snugger, so if they stretch a little, they’ll still fit. I would go down a needle size if I were you.

]]> http://savannahchik.com/2006/01/and-the-winner-is.htm/comment-page-1#comment-3200 Thu, 12 Jan 2006 19:54:12 +0000 http://savannahchik.com/2006/01/and-the-winner-is/#comment-3200 Great idea! Will you share the pattern?

]]> http://savannahchik.com/2006/01/and-the-winner-is.htm/comment-page-1#comment-3199 Thu, 12 Jan 2006 19:03:36 +0000 http://savannahchik.com/2006/01/and-the-winner-is/#comment-3199 Oooh, fun! I love legwarmers…I love Koigu…I love this idea!

]]> http://savannahchik.com/2006/01/and-the-winner-is.htm/comment-page-1#comment-3198 Thu, 12 Jan 2006 17:03:24 +0000 http://savannahchik.com/2006/01/and-the-winner-is/#comment-3198 I made Lucy Neatby’s Fiesta Feet in Koigu. Maybe it’s the stranding and the slip stitch patterns, or just the miniscule needles used, but these have never stretched appreciably. They’ve also held up spectacularly — mine are at least five years old and still going strong.

]]> http://savannahchik.com/2006/01/and-the-winner-is.htm/comment-page-1#comment-3197 Thu, 12 Jan 2006 15:06:45 +0000 http://savannahchik.com/2006/01/and-the-winner-is/#comment-3197 Yes, Koigu socks tend to stretch out when you wear them. Next koigu socks i make will be made smaller in circumference and with a smaller needles.

]]> http://savannahchik.com/2006/01/and-the-winner-is.htm/comment-page-1#comment-3196 Thu, 12 Jan 2006 13:23:46 +0000 http://savannahchik.com/2006/01/and-the-winner-is/#comment-3196 Legwarmers? Good idea! But I must confess, I have never in my life up to now worn legwarmers!

]]> http://savannahchik.com/2006/01/and-the-winner-is.htm/comment-page-1#comment-3195 Thu, 12 Jan 2006 10:57:04 +0000 http://savannahchik.com/2006/01/and-the-winner-is/#comment-3195 I love Koigu but it does streach out. I made jaywalkers in the smallest size and now they are so big that I have to pull them up all the time. My gauge was right on too. Then in a different sock I cast on only 56 st instead of the usual 60 and that worked out a little better, but I still have to pull them up but the foot fits better. Hope this helps

]]> http://savannahchik.com/2006/01/and-the-winner-is.htm/comment-page-1#comment-3194 Thu, 12 Jan 2006 10:42:59 +0000 http://savannahchik.com/2006/01/and-the-winner-is/#comment-3194 Can’t wait to see!

]]> http://savannahchik.com/2006/01/and-the-winner-is.htm/comment-page-1#comment-3193 Thu, 12 Jan 2006 10:39:27 +0000 http://savannahchik.com/2006/01/and-the-winner-is/#comment-3193 Knit tightly and apply a round in the dryer if they stretch.

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