Tah Dah!!! I have turned my first heel on my first ever sock…..
I’m working a toe up sock with simple gusset heel. I’m using Knit Picks Felici in the colorway Peachy. It’s fingering weight yarn on size US 1 needles and it feels like its taking forever!
I am finding that holding my tension between the needles is hard for me. And I have some looser tension spots that no one will notice but me, lol. Knitter problems, I swear I’m my own worst critic.
Now I just need to knit up the leg portion. I will definitely use some sort of super stretchy cast off. (On a side note, I have a sneaky suspicion about my yardage on this project. But I will refrain voicing those thoughts until I have finished this sock)
Happy Knitting!!!
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They look great! I hate the tension issue between needles, and would love to know how to fix it lol.
Hope you can get them whipped up and wear them soon!
Good job! The socks look lovely.
I hate the laddering between dpns! I’ve been using the magic loop method to avoid it. Tugging the second stitch on each needle a little tighter than the rest helps, though.
I think my next pair will be done on two sets of circs
Sometimes the laddering problem becomes less obvious with blocking!! I hate it too though >.<
I just ordered sock blockers last week, hehehe
yay fake feets!
Your sock looks awesome. I’ve never knit one from the toes up. I see a new challenge in the future.
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They look great. As far as the laddering–mine all seem to come out in the wash, but I do pull harder on the first couple of stitches on each needle.
Love your sock so far! I avoid the laddering by marking my starting point with a slim stitch ring and then every few rows I switch up the number of stitches on each needle. So I knit a few from the second needle onto the first, etc. Once you get to a part that needs the two sides marked (like the heel) then I rearrange the stitches the way they are supposed to be. That works for me!
That’s a great tip, thanks!
It looks great! No lie, I have to knit Felici on size 3 needles to get anywhere near gauge. Since I knit so tight, I never get ladders with dpns, but I’ve decided to start magic looping. The pair of socks I’m knitting now is on one long circ. I hope I succeed in making the switch and don’t wimp out!
They look great, echoing other comments on the tugging on the second stitch. When I first started out I seemed to have that problem, as time has gone on it seems to get easier (or else I just don’t notice anymore.) Blocking does help as well. Congrats and best of luck on finishing.
I love the colors!
Congratulations! One of the reasons I love making socks is that they provide multiple opportunities for feeling clever: turning the heel, making the gusset, making the heel flap. I’ve just cast on a second sock and have vowed to make my next pair from the toe up.
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