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Anonymous Publish time 2022-3-3 20:31

Help with knitting socks (colorwork)?

Edited by ValiantLuna at 2022-3-4 02:47

Hi all!

I want to make my first pair of knitted socks, but I am running into the problem of ladders in the cuff of the sock and my sock getting too tight to when I start with my color work. It just wont fit over my heel :( I am working with a magic loop and would love any tips or tricks!

Thankyou in advance ♡

pitussa Publish time 2022-3-3 22:38

Ittakes practice to do color-work without bunching. Take this as an exercise.
You are probably not leaving enough slack in your floats on the WS. I suggest you find some youtube tutorials on how to do color-work.
And do not fret. practice, keep on this sock until you get your tension right, then frog this sock and make the best pair of killer color-work socks ever!

ValiantLuna Publish time 2022-3-3 23:13

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Ittakes practice to do color-work without bunching. Take this as an exercise.
You are probably not ...

Thank you very much for the advice! I think I watched every YouTube video I could find lol, but you’re so right about practicing. I always want to do things perfect on the first go (which isn’t really possible). I’ll go and do some more knitting on it tomorrow :)

pitussa Publish time 2022-3-4 00:38

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Thank you very much for the advice! I think I watched every YouTube video I could find lol, but yo ...

SOmething I find helpful to keep those floats less tight is to knit in the round with the RS (right side) of my fabric inside the tube, and the WS facing out.
A bit like this:
https://www.dontbesuchasquare.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Stranded-colorwork-WS.jpg

CraftyLouAnna Publish time 2022-3-4 02:08

Interesting idea pitussa.Will try that the next time I do colour work!

ValiantLuna Publish time 2022-3-4 02:45

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SOmething I find helpful to keep those floats less tight is to knit in the round with the RS (righ ...

Ohhh I havent tried that yet, seems super smart!! Will try it tomorrow, thankyou!

ValiantLuna Publish time 2022-3-10 21:51

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SOmething I find helpful to keep those floats less tight is to knit in the round with the RS (righ ...
@pitussa This was exactly what I needed! So excited, thanks very much for your advice ♥️ here is a pic of how far I’ve come (of course turned it right side out again for the pic haha)

https://i.ibb.co/fHdnPPT/20220308-114611.jpg

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