{"id":1111,"date":"2006-10-08T22:54:33","date_gmt":"2006-10-09T02:54:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/2006\/10\/socktoberfest-questions-and-answers\/"},"modified":"2006-10-08T22:54:33","modified_gmt":"2006-10-09T02:54:33","slug":"socktoberfest-questions-and-answers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/2006\/10\/socktoberfest-questions-and-answers\/","title":{"rendered":"Socktoberfest Questions (and Answers!)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lolly<\/a> posted some questions for the Socktoberfest participants. I would have answered them days ago, except that life keeps getting in the way! So, without further ado:<\/p>\n

When did you start making socks? Did you teach yourself or were you taught by a friend or relative? or in a class?<\/strong>
\nI taught myself how to make socks with the book Socks Soar on Two Circular Needles<\/a>. I admit I saw the same yarn on someone else’s blog and was overcome by an urge to make myself the same fabulous green stripey socks!<\/p>\n

What was your first pair? How have they “held up” over time?<\/strong>
\nI made these socks<\/a> in February, 2003. They were a tad bit loose, so they’re not the first handknit socks I reach for in the drawer, and they tend to get a little less wear than the other socks I’ve knit. That being said, they’ve been worn and washed many, many times and they still look great. (And I *gasp* dry them in the dryer…)<\/p>\n

What would you have done differently?<\/strong>
\nMeasured better? I’m really picky about socks being too long and bunching up in my shoes. I didn’t know that until after I knit my first pair of socks, though!<\/p>\n

What yarns have you particularly enjoyed?<\/strong>
\nI haven’t really found a sock yarn I haven’t<\/i> enjoyed. My favorites are probably Austerman Step, with aloe right in the yarn, and (of course) Koigu. I also really like the wool\/cotton blends I’ve used, though I haven’t actually made myself a pair of those so I don’t know how they hold up.<\/p>\n

Do you like to crochet your socks? or knit them on DPNs, 2 circulars, or using the Magic Loop method?<\/strong>
\nI knit socks with the Magic Loop method. I used 2 circulars for the first few pairs but found the extra needles hanging off the sock to be annoying. I also didn’t like having to sort out which end I needed to pick up next. (And forget DPNs. I consider them a necessary evil for a very few things, but you won’t catch me using them by choice!)<\/p>\n

Which kind of heel do you prefer? (flap? or short-row?)<\/strong>
\nUm, I have no preference. Short-row is faster, but flaps are more easily customized. I’ve done both types on both toe-up and cuff-down socks, and I think they each have their uses. I tend to use short-row when making socks for other people because I think they fit a wider range of heel shapes.<\/p>\n

How many pairs have you made?<\/strong>
\nCounting the “secret” pairs I haven’t published on my blog yet? How about the tiny baby socks I made for Carrie that she only wore once before she outgrew them? Including all of those, 19 pairs. I think – well, somewhere in the 18-20 range, anyway. Many of those can be seen on my sock page<\/a>. Note that I’m not<\/i> counting the (at least) four pair of socks in various states on needles in my craft room…<\/p>\n

Tune in tomorrow when I should have a picture of my latest sock-in-progress, which I will then be ripping out mercilessly. It’s a very important lesson in choosing the right yarn for the right pattern, which I did not do. It’s also a very important lesson in trusting your instincts and not continuing to knit when you know<\/i> it’s not working out!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Lolly posted some questions for the Socktoberfest participants. I would have answered them days ago, except that life keeps getting in the way! So, without further ado: When did you start making socks? Did you teach yourself or were you<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1111","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-knitting"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1111","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1111"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1111\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1111"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1111"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1111"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}