Knit Sock Workshop
Expand your sock-knitting options with a toolkit of helpful tips and techniques! Learn the Kitchener stitch, the figure-8 cast-on and much more.
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Expand your sock-knitting options with a toolkit of helpful tips and techniques! Learn the Kitchener stitch, the figure-8 cast-on and much more.
Introduction
Meet Donna Druchunas as she takes the mystery out of knitting socks.
Charts and Materials
Learn the materials and supplies you will need to knit lacy knee socks with a delicate design or a sock in multiple colors in an intricate pattern. You will also get an introduction to reading lace and color charts.
Anatomy of a Sock
Discover all the parts of a sock and how it is constructed.
Making Socks That Fit
See the measurements you need to take and the calculations you need to make to fit your foot perfectly. Work a swatch to get your gauge.
Knitting the Toes
Learn two methods of making sock toes from casting on to increasing around those little piggies.
Best Foot Forward
Discover how the sole of the foot is treated differently than the foot top. Learn to work a lacy pattern and knit with two colors.
Heel Openings
Work the first steps to creating a heel by leaving the hole. Don’t worry; you’ll fill it in at the end.
Leg Work
Knit up the leg, following either the color pattern or continuing a lace pattern up the calf for knee socks.
The Afterthought Heel
See how easy it is to pick up the stitches from the heel holes and fill in that blank area.
Finishing the Socks
Weaving in the ends, check for gaps, and block the sock.
Bonus: Knitting Socks on Circular Needles
If double pointed needles aren’t your cup of tea, try knitting your socks on two circular needles.
Bonus: The Short Row Heel
Try this short row method to knit your heel after the foot and before the leg.
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