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!
It takes 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!
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 real
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Post time 2022-3-3 23:13
pitussa 2022-3-3 22:38
It takes 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 :)
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:
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ValiantLuna 2022-3-3 16:13
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:
@Pitussa This was exactly what I needed! So excited, thanks very much for your advice ♥️ here is a pic of how far zi’ve come (of course turned it right side out again for the pic haha)
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Post time 2022-3-10 21:51
pitussa 2022-3-4 00:38
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)
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