Comments on: Sock One-up-man-ship

By: JayJay

JayJay — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 06:10:08 +0000

What a rude couple a socks! I hope they behave better for you so you can cast on the new ones.

By: Kim

Kim — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 22:33:25 +0000

I have noticed the same issue with Debbie Bliss Baby Cashmerino, and I think it is a Z-twist vs. S-twist thing. I think there was a Knitty article on it a while back….

Here it is:
http://knitty.com/ISSUEfall05/FEATwhyply.html

By: Laura

Laura — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:32:35 +0000

I’m partial to both blue sock yarn and Cookie’s patterns, so that’s the way I’d do it.

I use the grafting instructions from Knitty, and found that if I don’t give the first couple of stitches a good little tug, then I get an unsightly bump. With the tug, the graft line is nice and smooth. I like the idea of putting a hand in the sock puppet style. Will have to give that one a whirl.

By: Lorraine

Lorraine — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 14:51:33 +0000

Brenda- The classic knitter’s dilemma- too many yarns, too many patterns.

By: Carrie K

Carrie K — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 22:37:44 +0000

Socks. You just can’t take them anywhere.

I’m with Karen. Both the yarns and socks are gorgeous and it’s impossible to decide.

By: Karen B.

Karen B. — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 21:36:34 +0000

Saucy socks! They may be good-looking but that is no excuse for rude behavior.

BTW, I love both yarns and can be of no help whatsoever in choosing

By: Cassy

Cassy — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 16:35:47 +0000

I love the Coin Toss pattern. I would do it in blue. For no particular reason.

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 15:21:36 +0000

The V vs not V thing has to do with the twist of the yarn, but I can’t remember the specifics… It’s really, really noticeable in single ply yarns.

Hmm – I think you should punish your socks by informing them that they are a pair.

By: Knitnana

Knitnana — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 14:27:15 +0000

I had not noticed the stitch definition issue, but the minute you mentioned it my brain went – aha! Yes! I see that, too…and went to Ravelry to my projects to check. I, too, think it must be the yarn itself. My STRs all do what you say. I’ve only knit two pair of CTH, but they are much more uniform.
Hmm…wonder why?

By: Brigitte

Brigitte — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 12:13:36 +0000

I’m partial to Blue Lagoon!

Sometimes the simplest solutions are the obvious ones that we just can’t figure out! Happens to me all the time.