Comments on: FO: 15 Colour Rainbow Socks

By: PamelaR

PamelaR — Fri, 13 Jun 2014 03:22:52 +0000

I just signed up on Ravelry–Pamelaric. I only have two pictures of the progress of my sock toe, but I’ve started working on my heel. I’ll post a pic when I head up the leg to the cuff.

By: Maryse

Maryse — Thu, 12 Jun 2014 02:57:19 +0000

These look really happy!

By: Bekah

Bekah — Sun, 08 Jun 2014 19:27:37 +0000

Oh those socks are AMAZING! So awesome, and so bright!
But yes, matching up stripes is funnn, right? I have recently tried doing that with a pair of socks and I love how they turned out, but man it was a pain trying to get it just right! 😛

By: jody

jody — Sun, 08 Jun 2014 14:11:06 +0000

i don’t know about fitting high insteps. it does make a deeper heel than a regular afterthought – more similar to a heel flap. and you can also change the depth by working more plain rnds at the beginning or more rnds between decs.

would that help?

By: jody

jody — Sun, 08 Jun 2014 14:09:50 +0000

ah ok – that’s a short row heel. that’s the first heel that i did too. after several pairs i realized that the fit just wasn’t that great for me. now my favorite toe up heel is Wendy’s Toe Up Slip Stitch Heel http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/wendy-knits-toe-up-slip-stitch-heel.

i think doing your first pair in worsted is a good call – you get to try out all the techniques without struggling with the tiny needles.

are you on Ravelry? i’d love to peek at your progress.

By: Donaknits

Donaknits — Sun, 08 Jun 2014 11:14:17 +0000

Jody your socks are delightful! They are perfect! I never tried an afterthought heel, I wonder if it would fit a high instep foot…
Happy Sunday!

By: PamelaR

PamelaR — Sat, 07 Jun 2014 18:05:33 +0000

I’m following the “Learn to Knit Toe-Up Magic Loop Socks” video tutorial that I found on verypink.com. I did a provisional cast on–a little complicated but I got through the toe on the fourth try. I picked this video tutorial as she goes through almost stitch by stitch and it also had measurements for man-sized socks–me and my HUGE feet. I have never had pretty socks in my life. Every time I tried a pair on, the heel would hit me right in the middle of my arch. I figure if I make them, I can make them to fit. Scathingly brilliant idea, no? (grin) The pattern says that making the heel will be just like making the toe so I’m not exactly sure which heel I’m doing…yet. Next step is the heel. I started in a beautiful sock yarn but it was like knitting with toothpicks so I switched to a nice worsted weight for my first pair. I figure these can be pretty bed socks for the winter. Thank you so much for the encouragement.

By: jody

jody — Sat, 07 Jun 2014 15:15:46 +0000

you know i was thinking about this after reading your comment. what i might do if i could do it over is use a different color (coordinating) for the heel. this way i could use up as much o the yarn as i wanted to.

i think i’ll try this for the next pair.

By: jody

jody — Sat, 07 Jun 2014 15:14:16 +0000

oh yay i’m so glad you found the sock knitting bug! let me know if you have any issues (toe up is my fave). which CO and heel are you going to use?

By: Audry

Audry — Sat, 07 Jun 2014 06:02:32 +0000

I love your socks! They are quite cheerful. If ever I get to a 15 color rainbow, what I’ve learned from you is that I will need two skeins of it so I can have extra long striped socks.