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2014 …

[Translate] Well, it’s that time again! What the heck happened to 2013? Oh well, time to seize the day, or in this case, year. 2014 will be grand – I can feel it. And while I’m full of this new found optimism that seems to come from the calendar flipping over another day, I’ll do something I don’t usually do. I’m going to make a few resolutions. Now if you’ve been around from the beginning (or if you search waaaaay back on this site), you’ll know/see that I have done this before. Once. Yeah, it was that successful. So […]

Heels yeah!

[Translate] Hey all, I’m back and we’re about to finish our toe-up sock KAL! All that is left now is to put in the afterthought heel that we left room for before. There’s two very popular methods of putting in the heel, using short rows or just decreasing as you would for a toe. We’re going to look at using the toe decrease, as it’s a little easier. Once you get a little practice using this method you can practice your short rows and try that on the next pair. So you should have 2 socks (1 pair) that […]

The surprisingly stretchy bind-off

[Translate] Hi folks, Sorry for being MIA with the sock KAL. The good thing is that it gave you a few days to catch up and finish each sock to the point where you’re ready to cast off the cuff, right? 😉 So now you have two socks that are finished up to the cuff and you need to cast those off. If you haven’t finished up to the cuff, you should do that before continuing on. There are lots of ways to cast off, but I’m going to show you the one I prefer when I need a […]

Heel yeah!

[Translate] Alright, now we’re getting somewhere! Have you test fitted your sock? If it’s for you,make sure you do. You should be able to pull it over your foot quite easily. It should also come to about where your leg meets the top of your foot. If you’re there, you’re ready to do the heel. If not, knit a few more rounds until you are. Here’s what mine look like … Actually, that’s not my foot and this isn’t for me, but you get the idea. So now it’s heel time! Well, not actually. There are lots of ways […]

The heart and soul of the matter

[Translate] Hi again! How are your socks coming along? I hope you’re making both at the same time – although not on the same needles. This is an excellent opportunity to make two similar socks using different methods as well. So today’s step is a very easy one. You should have two caps that just barely cover the toes by now. Here’s a picture of mine … although, these socks aren’t for me. 🙂 The reason I’m doing one pink and one green is to easily show the differences between the two feet. I’ve opted to go with the […]