I personally felt liberated when you, Norman, said that you don't knit reinforced heel anymore 😂 Really, I never understood why I should knit it that way but kept doing so. Will try to knit one with simple stockinette. And thank you for the acceptance you demonstrate to each and everyone of us ❤
just pay attention. A reinforced heel contracts somewhat. So it will be shorter and provide you with more stitches to pick up from the border. Consider not doing a selvage so you can make up for that! (so you pick up one 2 stitches for every 3 rows instead of 2 stitches for every 4 rows).
I gave up the reinforced stitch when I decided to darn my socks when they got thin using duplicate stitch. It is so much easier to see the path to darn in plain stocking(tete) stitch! And my thin spot is right above and through the turn of the heel, sigh. Oh, yes, I love the brands of yarn that come with the little spool of 2 ply to knit in with the heals.
I find ease, negative ease for socks in particular, to be an interesting topic. Discovering that hand knit socks don’t have to be as constricting as commercial socks has been a revelation for me and my family members who all seem to share my dislike of too tight socks (they make your feet cold!). However, I haven’t figured out how to quantify or measure negative ease and thus create a repeatable definition or process for implementing a particular degree of negative ease. Also, I’ve made some attempts to estimate the loss of ease caused by adding simple cables to a 2x2 ribbing in a sock leg, but I’m not even sure how to use that data correctly to ensure comfortable fit. All in all, I’d love a deep dive on the question of negative ease, especially for socks, since it is a minor obsession/puzzle for me. Thanks for all you do, it is very appreciated!
I'll see what I can do but your problems basically sum up with I hate working with the concept of negative ease. It's just entirely arbitrary and not predictable at all! But..hey there are alternatives! :)
I had to chuckle when you wrote about tight commercial socks. I seek out the ones with arch support and have I assumed my knitted socks would not have any support. Just goes to show how we have different needs and that’s ok.
One of the things I've done to somewhat address the fit, negative ease thing is to continue working the instep stitches in ribbing all the way to the start of the toe. The ribbing running along the top of the foot more readily gives and takes ease as needed for a great feeling fit. It's not something that will work with lace, cable, colorwork socks, but I'm really just a simple stockinette sock kinda gal, and the ribbing can easily be carried down the instep on any stockinette sock pattern. 😊
Thank you for the comment about using one line of sock yarn when you begin and about swatches not always telling the whole story. When I use a new yarn I consider the leg of the first sock (if cuff down) to be my “swatch”. I can always rip it out, and if the gauge is too tight or loose I will probably know that before the leg is complete. Another thought regarding two at a time socks-since it can be fiddly to manage multiple balls of yarns and two at a time on one or two needles, I like to work two socks “in tandem”. I work the cuff of one, then the cuff of the second. 20-40 rounds of one leg, then the same number on the second, and so on. When. I finish the toe of the first all I have left is the toe of the second one, so no second sock syndrome.
yeah, I keep on saying that as well. Your calf is your actual swatch. That's why I typically start my socks with only a tiny little swatch (like literally 20stitches 10 rows).
Thank you, Norman, for such a helpful video! I knitted my first pair of socks for my adult daughter just a few months ago and she loved them. Her daughter, my granddaughter, wants a pair! My daughter was thrilled with such a personal gift and would like more. I love knitting socks but want to get better at it. Your video was great!!! Would love a video on negative ease.
I would enjoy a video about ease. I don't understand the concept very well. Second, love that green sock with yellow heel, so pretty! Third, enjoying seeing the different cool little scissors you use.
you are an endless font of knitting wisdom, norman, and i'm always so grateful. :) it's people like you who serve as a reminder of just how vital elders are in any community (and i hope you don't mind me using that word, as in my culture it simply means one who is older and thus more experienced!) as they have so much knowledge and leadership to offer. i've only been knitting seriously since 2021, but thanks to your wonderfully in-depth videos i feel like my skills advanced at a much quicker rate than they would've without your guidance.
I've watched many sock tutorials as I no longer can ask my mother. I always go back to your videos or blogs for socks! In my eyes, you are the Sock Master!
@NimbleNeedles and they're the neater knitted socks I've seen in a very very long time! There's something wonderful about sock knitting.... When I am brave enough I'll attempt the Bavarian style sock, they are stunning 😍
This was awesome Norman! I've been knitting socks for a very long time and during the course I've changed my method many times especially the type of heel. I find your tips so refreshing and will definitely adopt some of them. All your socks are immaculate. 🧦💙 Thank you so much!
Norman, this is a marvellous tutorial, from avoiding holes and ladders to putting the extra wear and tear to different spots in the heel, to sticking with one sock yarn base. U are an incredibly and meticulous knitter and teacher. Thank you.
You had me at socks! I love love love sock knitting. I want to learn all the things. I've made many, but there is so much to learn since socks are so versitile. I think its really cool that you knit socks on 4 needles. I learned on 3, and that is great because I inevitably lose a needle, but my favorite hiya hiya needles are short & I used to knit with 4. I need to buy another set, so I do 4 again.
yeah, 3 needles are common in the US. I dunno how that came about. Probably because it's easier and was needed for wartime efforts or so and neatness and versatility was not needed for these socks. Just a guess.
You are the best teacher. My question is…The all green socks , I love the diagonal icord like column of knit sts that goes up the heel flap. How did u do that and is there a pattern for those socks ? Thank you
Really appreciated the gusset, holes and heel tips. Will keep this to refer to when I am on my next sock. I love to knit socks. They fit nicely and are fun to play with colors and patterns. They are not perfect.... but my feet are happy!!❤ Your socks are fabulous!a
Thanks so much! It was a wonderful video and I’d like so much you’d make one on the negative ease! ❤ You’re so right in your thoughts about sticking on one yarn at the beginning to learn how to knit the right ease for our own feet…very smart video!
Thanks for posting this Norman. I have started my first pair of needle knitting socks, and have had one too many mishaps, so I am taking a break. But, I will go back to them. One thing I noticed was that I had never knitted, with needles, in the round before, and that the project was coming toward me. This doesn't matter on knitting looms, because no matter how you hild the loom, the stitches will always be right-side. But, with needles, I may have been knitting inside out, because of how I was holding the knitting. The cuff looked alright, but when I got to the lace, I couldn't figure out why it was backwards. At first, I thought I needed to move the cast on edge to the outside, but this didn't work. Finally, I discovered I was knitting insideout, because I was not holding the needles right-side-up (closer to my body, rather than away). Anyway, I need to restart my socks, because my newly acquired nylon DPNs were brittle and snapped, and the second sock is knitting up smaller, on my new circular, which in itself presented a new learning curve. Why lace for my first needle socks? It's easier to see what the right-side of my socks is, and if I am doing the techniques correctly. This way, I can correct bad habits before they form.
I eliminated holes for picked up stitches by putting them on a needle 1 or 2 sizes smaller. I'll use DPNs for that, and knit the stitches back onto my circular needles on the next round.
omg the tip for picking up slack is just what I needed. I have been unsatisfied with what my heels look like for that reason and figured I just had to get over what it looks like.
Bin schon seit langem auf der Suche nach einem Video über ,,verkürzte Reihen" stricken und zwar für einen Kleinkinderpulli für meine Enkelin.Alles was ich bisher gefunden habe hat mir leider nicht weitergeholfen (entweder zu schnell erklärt,nicht ausführlich genug etc.)Vielleicht könntest du's mir richtig und auch begreiflich zeigen.Würde mich darüber riesig freuen.Danke im voraus für deine Mühe.👋
I do love what you are doing. You are the knitting whisperer🎉. I started to avoid knitting socks because of these problems and because I was frustrated to get unperfect socks with holes and ladders😢. And its a lot of work ruined😢. But know theae tipps make me feel like I should give it a try again and knit these books of socks I have. ❤ Thanks norman ❤ please dont ever stopp making these great tutorials 🎉
Thank you! I just managed to master magic loop without getting ladders (thanks to one of your other videos) and was getting ready to dip my toe into sock making. This video dropped the day the sock yarn I ordered arrived. Your timing is perfect! Thank you!
Hello😊Thank you for this great video. I must admit that I have been using the double cuff method with thick rubber bands inside for half a year. I started doing it myself as a form of experiment, my family was impressed because it looks very modern. But your other tips are extremely useful and improve the quality of my socks and the experience of wearing them. As always, you are my authority in these matters, you have an extraordinary talent and you are very clever with new ideas. I wish you a lot of health and happiness and please never stop because you are doing a great job 🎉
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I love the idea about using the same type yarn to improve on things you don't like about your first pair's fit. I have two pair I'm doing that with now- love the yarn, but one is a little too loose & the other pair used a short row heel that I don't like. Thank you Norman!
Thank you so much for sharing all your techniques. You put a lot of hard work and time spent making these videos, and I hope you know how much you help the knitting community. I have just learned a lot from this video, especially, and also all your others. I also love the witty comments you slip in from time to time =D
@NimbleNeedles I hope you don't change a thing. After all, you are your own person, and you are wonderful just as you are. Thank you again for your teaching, inspiration, and motivation.
I also stopped knitting the reinforced heel for a few pairs of socks - for the same reason - but I learned that the sock then doesn’t fit as well and is kind of slouchy. For me, it seems that the slip stitch heel gives more shaping that helps to hug my foot properly - so I went back to doing that. The other thing I discovered is that the plain stockinette heel turned out longer than the reinforced heel, so I had to reduce the number of heel flap rows, to make it look balanced.
Yes, you are right there. But you absolutely don't have to knit a slip stitch border. You can just do plain stockinette stitch and then you can pick up more stitches from the edge as you see fit. if you just pick up a stitch every second row, that cannot align with your row gauge.
I started knitting my first pair from an old Sirdar pattern (UK) a while ago. I followed the pattern to the letter but it didn’t look right when turning the heel, not correct number of stitches etc. no matter what I did and now I’ve lost the will to look at it again. However, I’m determined to conquer the sock. X
Norman, have you thought about doing a Japanese three needle bind-off at the closing of the toe end? I do them after putting the sock inside out and it creates a really neat closing that doesn't require switching to a darning needle. It also works great with a crochet hook as the third needle.
Ir you don’t want to do purling, simple place your yarn no the opposite hand finger and knit backwards. I do this al the time and I don’t need to turn my work.❤❤❤❤
13:00 Another way to reduce stress at the meeting of needles which I have found, I purchase two sets of that size double point set and I use more than 4 or 5 needles. A four needle set forms a triangle which causes a lot of stress at the meeting point, (the more needles, the more sides, the the larger the angle of meeting so less stress).
yes. I'd never knit with 4 needles only for socks. That being said, more than 5 needles also increase the freedome of movement to a point where you add more stress through all that extra movement.
Good advice, Norman. I will definitely keep your advice in mind as I knit socks. Congratulations on your fourth year on RUclips! Best wishes for more success!
Excellent video! Thank you 😊 I’m curious though. Do you use the regular ssk when you knit socks or the improved one from another video you did? Your ssk row on this video looked beautiful. Thanks!
me sucedio que me quedaron medios olgados luego de usar los calcetine vere de hacer el proximo par con menos puntos graciad por lo que e aprndido te ti fue muy lindo escuchar tus explicaciones un abrazo desde Uruguay
33:09 Nooo, knitting just one sock and giving up has NEVER happen to me 🤣 I feel so called out. Yes, that's why the magic loop is the only good technique for me 👯 Thank you for a great video!
Great techniques, Norman! I like using dpns to make socks. To avoid that second sock syndrome, I do not allow myself to rest on my laurels after finishing one sock, I have a rule for myself--I always cast on for the second sock right away in the same knitting session. I thought your point about heel pattern stitches was well taken. I rarely wear out my socks, but when I do it is never at the back of my heel, it is always on the sole. If you can't find Jawoll yarn with reinforcing thread, you can substitute Woolly Nylon Thread--often used to sew knits because it is stretchy. My best hint is to use Regia or Opal sock yarn. It wears like iron, and they have a huge variety of colorways. Indy dyer yarn may feel yummy in the skein, but it will not wear well, I need a sock yarn that can be made into socks that can be machine washed and machine dried. I only wear my socks one day and then they go in the laundry. I don't know how long you wear your socks before washing, but they return to their just washed tightness to start the day. Really loved this video. As a long-time sock knitter, I was already following your tips or I have found another way to solve the problem. You are the best!!
Thankyou for this Norman its given me the confidence to try socks again! I found them to fiddly and the patterns to confusing. Same with knitting gloves.
The whole heel flap reinforcement thing never made much sense to me because - as you say - my sock heels wore out on the bottom, not on the back of the heel. Plus, it just didn't make any sense to me that the completed sock heel didn't actually contain the entirety of my heel... 🤔 Then I discovered afterthought heels, and that's all I use now. If my heel starts to get worn thru, I can simply rip it out and knit an entirely new heel! WIN! Once I discovered the concept of an afterthought heel, I had have an actual heel pattern to fill the rift! And it made absolutely no sense to me to simply knit the heel like a sideways toe - heels aren't shaped like toes!! So I did a lot of blog reading and trial and error, and finally came up with an insert heel I'm completely happy with!! No more heel flaps for me!!
Thank you for the great tips. I love sock knitting and always learn something helpful from you. You have a great way of explaining things so I understand it.
Great video! I especially like the tip about foregoing reinforced heels, as my socks also wear out towards the toe, about 3 cm from the reinforcement--just where you showed the thin spot!
Great video as always! As a scientist I love your analytical approach to solving knitting issues. You explain it so well it is just logical 🙏☺️ Thank you for your work!
Thank you for more information about sock knitting. I personally thing that is also verry important to find your way to make it fun. I start whith classic top down sock with heel and gusset. I have verry small feet and its not good tipe sock for me. Than i try short row heel and thats was better. And finally I fand perfect recepies. Toe up with fleegle heel. Why? Because i can check my gauge while knitting and calculate when I should to incresse and carry on. I thing it is important fo find your way. For me it is verry inportant because I love to gifting my friends and familly with sock and this type of sock is fit verry well. Also as you mantion I find that is important to cast on less is better than more. because over time the socks can streach little bit. thank you for cuff tip a cant wait to try double cuff. thank you for you hard work.
Thank you so much for your amazing videos. On the subject of socks sliding down… liking a firmer fabric, I knit my socks on 2.25mm needles. Also, having quite small ankles, I always decrease evenly along the leg of the sock, hence achieving a firmer fit along the entire leg length of the sock. I find this, together with a firmer fabric, assists the sock in staying up, due to the constant and even circumferential tension. If you like patterned socks with cables or colour work, this may take some adjusting and fiddling about or be just plain impractical, however. Definitely a matter of priority but I find it works a treat and is well worth the effort. Thank you again Norman, for sharing your extensive knowledge and thorough research 🧶🥢
hm..this, however, will not work for all people and all leg shapes. The circumference of the cuff is largely defined by the circumference of your feet at their widest point (around the heels/instep). You cannot decrease beyond that point. A calf gusset has been traditional been used to accomodate wider calfs for knee high socks. That is, of course, a possibility. One that has come out of fashion, admittedly.
So true…. Maybe my socks are a little higher on the leg than normal. My starting point has been the circumference of the wider part of my foot, with the stitches along the leg added to these. I also slightly increase the length of the heel flap, picking up more stitches along this to ensure adequate circumference for the dorsal ankle crease. Different options for differently shaped legs/feet. Thank you for taking the time to reply.
I love the heel tip of adding a nylon thread. I will definitely be using that. I love that you encourage people to try different way of doing things in knitting. I preferences seem to change from project to project.
As always another enjoyable video. My favorite tip ever from you is to just keep at it. This is my year of socks, so avidly watching your videos especially. ❤
Hi Norman, I'm a huge fan :) Thank you for sharing all your wisdom and great tips to be a better knitter. Your time is greatly appreciated and that is an understatement. I'm a beginner garment knitter but i've knitted garter stitch from a young age (only knitted blankets) because i've been so scared to make a garment. I decided late last year to take the plunge and i'm in the middle of a swatch. The problem is I keep noticing that some of my purl stitches in random areas are loose. I can pull on the purl side and it tightens the knit side and then I have a loose strand in the area i've pulled. Please help...what do I do because it's not happening everywhere just some places? would be awesome if you could make a video on this if you have any ideas. Lots of love
this typically happens when you relax a bit for a couple of seconds or your mind wanders...or you should have pushed the stitches on the right hand needle further down but you didn't. It's kinda normal and the only way to fix this is to pay more attention and experience.
I knitted one sock with a heel flap. Refused to do it for the second sock. Then I found Cat Bordhi and her sweet tomato heel. I will never ever use any other heel method
@NimbleNeedles I didn't think it could be that many😵💫. I was hoping you'd say 20 or 40. I guess I better get Googling to find them so I can find my favorite. Thanks so much, hope you have a great rest of your week.
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thanks for many excellent tips- I never heard holding an extra (nylon) thread on heel for durability, will surely try that! 🧦🧶💟
Thank you!!!
Yes, please, I would welcome a video about negative and positive ease. Thank you, Norman!
noted. Waiting for feedback from other people :)
How beautiful socks, Norman!❤ 0:48
I, too, would love a video on negative ease. It would help me with making my own camisoles.
Agree!
I most definitely would be interested in an ease video 🙋♀️
I personally felt liberated when you, Norman, said that you don't knit reinforced heel anymore 😂 Really, I never understood why I should knit it that way but kept doing so. Will try to knit one with simple stockinette. And thank you for the acceptance you demonstrate to each and everyone of us ❤
just pay attention. A reinforced heel contracts somewhat. So it will be shorter and provide you with more stitches to pick up from the border.
Consider not doing a selvage so you can make up for that! (so you pick up one 2 stitches for every 3 rows instead of 2 stitches for every 4 rows).
@@NimbleNeedles Great! Thank you for the advice, Norman!!!
I gave up the reinforced stitch when I decided to darn my socks when they got thin using duplicate stitch. It is so much easier to see the path to darn in plain stocking(tete) stitch! And my thin spot is right above and through the turn of the heel, sigh. Oh, yes, I love the brands of yarn that come with the little spool of 2 ply to knit in with the heals.
I have recently started knitting socks from the toe up using the shadow wrap heel. Would you recommend any other heels to try out?
I find ease, negative ease for socks in particular, to be an interesting topic. Discovering that hand knit socks don’t have to be as constricting as commercial socks has been a revelation for me and my family members who all seem to share my dislike of too tight socks (they make your feet cold!). However, I haven’t figured out how to quantify or measure negative ease and thus create a repeatable definition or process for implementing a particular degree of negative ease. Also, I’ve made some attempts to estimate the loss of ease caused by adding simple cables to a 2x2 ribbing in a sock leg, but I’m not even sure how to use that data correctly to ensure comfortable fit. All in all, I’d love a deep dive on the question of negative ease, especially for socks, since it is a minor obsession/puzzle for me. Thanks for all you do, it is very appreciated!
I'll see what I can do but your problems basically sum up with I hate working with the concept of negative ease. It's just entirely arbitrary and not predictable at all! But..hey there are alternatives! :)
I had to chuckle when you wrote about tight commercial socks. I seek out the ones with arch support and have I assumed my knitted socks would not have any support. Just goes to show how we have different needs and that’s ok.
One of the things I've done to somewhat address the fit, negative ease thing is to continue working the instep stitches in ribbing all the way to the start of the toe. The ribbing running along the top of the foot more readily gives and takes ease as needed for a great feeling fit. It's not something that will work with lace, cable, colorwork socks, but I'm really just a simple stockinette sock kinda gal, and the ribbing can easily be carried down the instep on any stockinette sock pattern. 😊
30 years of knitting and I still learn new tips from you. I absolutely love it, thank you Norman!
Wow, thank you!
Me to
Thank you for the comment about using one line of sock yarn when you begin and about swatches not always telling the whole story. When I use a new yarn I consider the leg of the first sock (if cuff down) to be my “swatch”. I can always rip it out, and if the gauge is too tight or loose I will probably know that before the leg is complete. Another thought regarding two at a time socks-since it can be fiddly to manage multiple balls of yarns and two at a time on one or two needles, I like to work two socks “in tandem”. I work the cuff of one, then the cuff of the second. 20-40 rounds of one leg, then the same number on the second, and so on. When. I finish the toe of the first all I have left is the toe of the second one, so no second sock syndrome.
yeah, I keep on saying that as well. Your calf is your actual swatch. That's why I typically start my socks with only a tiny little swatch (like literally 20stitches 10 rows).
Thank you, Norman, for such a helpful video! I knitted my first pair of socks for my adult daughter just a few months ago and she loved them. Her daughter, my granddaughter, wants a pair! My daughter was thrilled with such a personal gift and would like more. I love knitting socks but want to get better at it. Your video was great!!! Would love a video on negative ease.
noted :)
I would enjoy a video about ease. I don't understand the concept very well. Second, love that green sock with yellow heel, so pretty! Third, enjoying seeing the different cool little scissors you use.
i'll see what I can come up with
I am intrigued by the heels that look like they have an I-cord border! Tell us more! Where can I find them?
I haven't released a pattern yet. But I published some notes on my patreon account.
you are an endless font of knitting wisdom, norman, and i'm always so grateful. :) it's people like you who serve as a reminder of just how vital elders are in any community (and i hope you don't mind me using that word, as in my culture it simply means one who is older and thus more experienced!) as they have so much knowledge and leadership to offer. i've only been knitting seriously since 2021, but thanks to your wonderfully in-depth videos i feel like my skills advanced at a much quicker rate than they would've without your guidance.
You, and your videos, are greatly appreciated. Thank you so very much!
Norman as always you are wonderful and your knitting tips are amazing for new knitters!
Thank you so much!
Wonderful tips! Love your videos. So helpful,thank you.
Glad you like them!
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I've watched many sock tutorials as I no longer can ask my mother. I always go back to your videos or blogs for socks! In my eyes, you are the Sock Master!
heh. well I do knit a looooot of socks!
@NimbleNeedles and they're the neater knitted socks I've seen in a very very long time! There's something wonderful about sock knitting.... When I am brave enough I'll attempt the Bavarian style sock, they are stunning 😍
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I would be very interested in a video on ease.
noted. Let's see what the others say.
It's a complicated topic for sure and in my experience a lot of people shy away from watching such videos ^^
This was awesome Norman! I've been knitting socks for a very long time and during the course I've changed my method many times especially the type of heel. I find your tips so refreshing and will definitely adopt some of them. All your socks are immaculate. 🧦💙 Thank you so much!
I do see myself changing little bits and pieces almost on a yearly basis as well. I guess that's quite natural, no?
Norman, this is a marvellous tutorial, from avoiding holes and ladders to putting the extra wear and tear to different spots in the heel, to sticking with one sock yarn base. U are an incredibly and meticulous knitter and teacher. Thank you.
You had me at socks! I love love love sock knitting. I want to learn all the things. I've made many, but there is so much to learn since socks are so versitile. I think its really cool that you knit socks on 4 needles. I learned on 3, and that is great because I inevitably lose a needle, but my favorite hiya hiya needles are short & I used to knit with 4. I need to buy another set, so I do 4 again.
yeah, 3 needles are common in the US. I dunno how that came about. Probably because it's easier and was needed for wartime efforts or so and neatness and versatility was not needed for these socks. Just a guess.
@NimbleNeedles I enjoyed seeing your socks! I know you like teaching, but it would be fun to see your finished items more often, too.
@@beepbopboop3221 I typically only share those on patreon or Instagram
Oh & PS, I am about to dive into the hole of Norman's Sock info. Any other rabbits doing the same thing? Lol.
Just don't drink any potions, right? 😅
You are the best teacher. My question is…The all green socks , I love the diagonal icord like column of knit sts that goes up the heel flap. How did u do that and is there a pattern for those socks ? Thank you
I did publish my project notes on my Patreon account www.patreon.com/posts/80666347
no full pattern yet. I don't have the time :(
Really appreciated the gusset, holes and heel tips. Will keep this to refer to when I am on my next sock.
I love to knit socks. They fit nicely and are fun to play with colors and patterns.
They are not perfect.... but my feet are happy!!❤
Your socks are fabulous!a
Glad it was helpful!
I would really appreciate a video on negative ease. I love your videos, you are an awesome teacher. ❤
seems like more are asking for it. so let' ssee!
i'll see what I can do!
Thanks so much! It was a wonderful video and I’d like so much you’d make one on the negative ease! ❤
You’re so right in your thoughts about sticking on one yarn at the beginning to learn how to knit the right ease for our own feet…very smart video!
noted!
What an excellent video. As always!
Super great tips! And yes, I would love to hear more from you about negative ease. ❤❤❤
Will do!!
Thanks for posting this Norman. I have started my first pair of needle knitting socks, and have had one too many mishaps, so I am taking a break. But, I will go back to them.
One thing I noticed was that I had never knitted, with needles, in the round before, and that the project was coming toward me. This doesn't matter on knitting looms, because no matter how you hild the loom, the stitches will always be right-side.
But, with needles, I may have been knitting inside out, because of how I was holding the knitting. The cuff looked alright, but when I got to the lace, I couldn't figure out why it was backwards. At first, I thought I needed to move the cast on edge to the outside, but this didn't work. Finally, I discovered I was knitting insideout, because I was not holding the needles right-side-up (closer to my body, rather than away).
Anyway, I need to restart my socks, because my newly acquired nylon DPNs were brittle and snapped, and the second sock is knitting up smaller, on my new circular, which in itself presented a new learning curve.
Why lace for my first needle socks? It's easier to see what the right-side of my socks is, and if I am doing the techniques correctly. This way, I can correct bad habits before they form.
Awesome video with so many tips for socks. I keep watching it over and over again! LOL!
Agreed on the video on negative ease. Please.
Another informative and thoughtful video, thank you.
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Thank you for all your videos! They always give me more insight into how knitting works and increase my knitting confidence
that's the plan! happy to hear it works
thanks for the video. I always learn something new!
Thank you for these helpful knitting tips. I will use them in my next sock project. 😊
I eliminated holes for picked up stitches by putting them on a needle 1 or 2 sizes smaller. I'll use DPNs for that, and knit the stitches back onto my circular needles on the next round.
I would absolutely love for you to make a video on ease. This is a great video.
Noted!
I don´t know if someone has already asked this, but does anyone know what pattern the first pair of socks is?
all are my own patterns. So when in doubt, take a look at my website :P
nimble-needles.com/free-knitting-patterns/
@@NimbleNeedles Thanks so much, I'm new to your channel so I didn't really know were to look, but I found the pattern from that link ( :
I’m an indie dyer and I dye BFL nylon hightwist for my sock yarns. I find they are very hard wearing
omg the tip for picking up slack is just what I needed. I have been unsatisfied with what my heels look like for that reason and figured I just had to get over what it looks like.
Yes, please do a tutorial about negative and positive ease. I don’t understand it.
Bin schon seit langem auf der Suche nach einem Video über ,,verkürzte Reihen" stricken und zwar für einen Kleinkinderpulli für meine Enkelin.Alles was ich bisher gefunden habe hat mir leider nicht weitergeholfen (entweder zu schnell erklärt,nicht ausführlich genug etc.)Vielleicht könntest du's mir richtig und auch begreiflich zeigen.Würde mich darüber riesig freuen.Danke im voraus für deine Mühe.👋
ich arbeite gerade an einem pulli-tutorial was in..sagen wir so 4-6 wochen erscheinen wird. aber das ist nicht speziell für KLeinkinder.
@@NimbleNeedles Vielen Dank ,schaue auf jeden Fall in's Video rein.Bis dann.👋
I do love what you are doing. You are the knitting whisperer🎉. I started to avoid knitting socks because of these problems and because I was frustrated to get unperfect socks with holes and ladders😢. And its a lot of work ruined😢. But know theae tipps make me feel like I should give it a try again and knit these books of socks I have. ❤ Thanks norman ❤ please dont ever stopp making these great tutorials 🎉
i shall try to continue producing quality content
Thank you so much for this video!
As always you dive so deep into knitting science.👍
Thank you! I just managed to master magic loop without getting ladders (thanks to one of your other videos) and was getting ready to dip my toe into sock making. This video dropped the day the sock yarn I ordered arrived. Your timing is perfect! Thank you!
Fantastic!
Hello😊Thank you for this great video. I must admit that I have been using the double cuff method with thick rubber bands inside for half a year. I started doing it myself as a form of experiment, my family was impressed because it looks very modern. But your other tips are extremely useful and improve the quality of my socks and the experience of wearing them. As always, you are my authority in these matters, you have an extraordinary talent and you are very clever with new ideas. I wish you a lot of health and happiness and please never stop because you are doing a great job 🎉
well, I'll try my best to continue! but it'S getting harder and hard to find stuff I can still talk about :)
Thank you always very interesting
I strive to do my best
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I love the idea about using the same type yarn to improve on things you don't like about your first pair's fit. I have two pair I'm doing that with now- love the yarn, but one is a little too loose & the other pair used a short row heel that I don't like. Thank you Norman!
happy to be there for you!
Please do a video on ease. Ease confuses me especially in garments. I love your lessons.
Noted!
For reinforcing heels in socks I use what is called ‘Woolly Nylon’ thread which is used when overlocking to make lingerie. It is very stretchy.
Also this way I can use pure wool for knitting socks rather than blends.
could you do a tip video for colorwork socks? I've got insanely tight gauge and my colorwork socks Always end up impossibly tight.
Hmm...right now I don't have the time for that. Sorry
Great tips, I really like sock knitting
same here. Probably my favorite thing to knit! toally my comfort zone
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Thank you so much for sharing all your techniques. You put a lot of hard work and time spent making these videos, and I hope you know how much you help the knitting community. I have just learned a lot from this video, especially, and also all your others. I also love the witty comments you slip in from time to time =D
haha..well I'm trying to reign myself in a bit because I am usally full of irony and sarcasm :P
@NimbleNeedles I hope you don't change a thing. After all, you are your own person, and you are wonderful just as you are. Thank you again for your teaching, inspiration, and motivation.
I also stopped knitting the reinforced heel for a few pairs of socks - for the same reason - but I learned that the sock then doesn’t fit as well and is kind of slouchy. For me, it seems that the slip stitch heel gives more shaping that helps to hug my foot properly - so I went back to doing that. The other thing I discovered is that the plain stockinette heel turned out longer than the reinforced heel, so I had to reduce the number of heel flap rows, to make it look balanced.
Yes, you are right there. But you absolutely don't have to knit a slip stitch border. You can just do plain stockinette stitch and then you can pick up more stitches from the edge as you see fit.
if you just pick up a stitch every second row, that cannot align with your row gauge.
Thank you Norman 😊
Wow first one ❤
🎉
well...almost :P
I started knitting my first pair from an old Sirdar pattern (UK) a while ago. I followed the pattern to the letter but it didn’t look right when turning the heel, not correct number of stitches etc. no matter what I did and now I’ve lost the will to look at it again. However, I’m determined to conquer the sock. X
I do have a full...no actually two sock knitting tutorials here on my channel where you can knit along. maybe that will help?
It will, and I will. Thank you, NNN! x @@NimbleNeedles
Norman, have you thought about doing a Japanese three needle bind-off at the closing of the toe end? I do them after putting the sock inside out and it creates a really neat closing that doesn't require switching to a darning needle. It also works great with a crochet hook as the third needle.
I don't mind darning needles 😅 so, I actually prefer using them
Beautiful socks! I like the look of your needles with a longer, narrower point than any I’ve seen before. Where can I purchase a set?
please provide a timestamp so I know exactly whicch ones you mean. i show multiple different needles in this video.
Ir you don’t want to do purling, simple place your yarn no the opposite hand finger and knit backwards. I do this al the time and I don’t need to turn my work.❤❤❤❤
I am puzzled why you believe this could help with ribbing?
Easy peasy! Errr I mean ease please! :)
What is your favorite cast on for top down socks? I struggle to get my stretchy enough.
I typically do a folder hem. So only a provisional co. Otherwise, I use the standard co around 2 needles
I didn’t understand the swatch, gauge, stretch segment. Can you do a video on that point?
Hmmm...maybe..I'll keep it in mind
13:00 Another way to reduce stress at the meeting of needles which I have found, I purchase two sets of that size double point set and I use more than 4 or 5 needles. A four needle set forms a triangle which causes a lot of stress at the meeting point, (the more needles, the more sides, the the larger the angle of meeting so less stress).
yes. I'd never knit with 4 needles only for socks. That being said, more than 5 needles also increase the freedome of movement to a point where you add more stress through all that extra movement.
Norman if you ever write a book (and I think you should) I'll be the first one to buy it😊
heh..no plans so far, tho :P
Amazing tips as always! And you knitted stickes are just PERFECTION! Damn i'm so envious
Good advice, Norman. I will definitely keep your advice in mind as I knit socks.
Congratulations on your fourth year on RUclips! Best wishes for more success!
Please do film a negative ease video
I'll see what I can do! but be patient :P might take a while
Excellent video! Thank you 😊
I’m curious though. Do you use the regular ssk when you knit socks or the improved one from another video you did?
Your ssk row on this video looked beautiful. Thanks!
i typically use a variation of a standard SSK but knit it through the back loop in the next round.
@@NimbleNeedles thank you ☺️
Thank you, Norman! So much good information for me.
You are very welcome, Rita!
me sucedio que me quedaron medios olgados luego de usar los calcetine vere de hacer el proximo par con menos puntos graciad por lo que e aprndido te ti fue muy lindo escuchar tus explicaciones un abrazo desde Uruguay
Yes, some yarns do that 😓
33:09 Nooo, knitting just one sock and giving up has NEVER happen to me 🤣 I feel so called out. Yes, that's why the magic loop is the only good technique for me 👯 Thank you for a great video!
Great techniques, Norman! I like using dpns to make socks. To avoid that second sock syndrome, I do not allow myself to rest on my laurels after finishing one sock, I have a rule for myself--I always cast on for the second sock right away in the same knitting session. I thought your point about heel pattern stitches was well taken. I rarely wear out my socks, but when I do it is never at the back of my heel, it is always on the sole. If you can't find Jawoll yarn with reinforcing thread, you can substitute Woolly Nylon Thread--often used to sew knits because it is stretchy. My best hint is to use Regia or Opal sock yarn. It wears like iron, and they have a huge variety of colorways. Indy dyer yarn may feel yummy in the skein, but it will not wear well, I need a sock yarn that can be made into socks that can be machine washed and machine dried. I only wear my socks one day and then they go in the laundry. I don't know how long you wear your socks before washing, but they return to their just washed tightness to start the day. Really loved this video. As a long-time sock knitter, I was already following your tips or I have found another way to solve the problem. You are the best!!
Thankyou for this Norman its given me the confidence to try socks again! I found them to fiddly and the patterns to confusing. Same with knitting gloves.
The whole heel flap reinforcement thing never made much sense to me because - as you say - my sock heels wore out on the bottom, not on the back of the heel. Plus, it just didn't make any sense to me that the completed sock heel didn't actually contain the entirety of my heel... 🤔
Then I discovered afterthought heels, and that's all I use now. If my heel starts to get worn thru, I can simply rip it out and knit an entirely new heel! WIN!
Once I discovered the concept of an afterthought heel, I had have an actual heel pattern to fill the rift! And it made absolutely no sense to me to simply knit the heel like a sideways toe - heels aren't shaped like toes!! So I did a lot of blog reading and trial and error, and finally came up with an insert heel I'm completely happy with!!
No more heel flaps for me!!
Thank you for the great tips. I love sock knitting and always learn something helpful from you. You have a great way of explaining things so I understand it.
Great video! I especially like the tip about foregoing reinforced heels, as my socks also wear out towards the toe, about 3 cm from the reinforcement--just where you showed the thin spot!
Great video as always! As a scientist I love your analytical approach to solving knitting issues. You explain it so well it is just logical 🙏☺️ Thank you for your work!
I would love to know all the patterns for the socks you have in this video
Most of them don't have a pattern. But you find all my published patterns on my blog
Thank you for more information about sock knitting. I personally thing that is also verry important to find your way to make it fun. I start whith classic top down sock with heel and gusset. I have verry small feet and its not good tipe sock for me. Than i try short row heel and thats was better. And finally I fand perfect recepies. Toe up with fleegle heel. Why? Because i can check my gauge while knitting and calculate when I should to incresse and carry on. I thing it is important fo find your way. For me it is verry inportant because I love to gifting my friends and familly with sock and this type of sock is fit verry well. Also as you mantion I find that is important to cast on less is better than more. because over time the socks can streach little bit. thank you for cuff tip a cant wait to try double cuff. thank you for you hard work.
This was amazing thank you. I’d love to understand ease better. Your ability to teach is absolutely awesome!
Thank you so much for your amazing videos.
On the subject of socks sliding down… liking a firmer fabric, I knit my socks on 2.25mm needles. Also, having quite small ankles, I always decrease evenly along the leg of the sock, hence achieving a firmer fit along the entire leg length of the sock. I find this, together with a firmer fabric, assists the sock in staying up, due to the constant and even circumferential tension.
If you like patterned socks with cables or colour work, this may take some adjusting and fiddling about or be just plain impractical, however.
Definitely a matter of priority but I find it works a treat and is well worth the effort.
Thank you again Norman, for sharing your extensive knowledge and thorough research 🧶🥢
hm..this, however, will not work for all people and all leg shapes. The circumference of the cuff is largely defined by the circumference of your feet at their widest point (around the heels/instep). You cannot decrease beyond that point.
A calf gusset has been traditional been used to accomodate wider calfs for knee high socks. That is, of course, a possibility. One that has come out of fashion, admittedly.
So true…. Maybe my socks are a little higher on the leg than normal. My starting point has been the circumference of the wider part of my foot, with the stitches along the leg added to these. I also slightly increase the length of the heel flap, picking up more stitches along this to ensure adequate circumference for the dorsal ankle crease. Different options for differently shaped legs/feet.
Thank you for taking the time to reply.
How did you know that I’m currently obsessed with knitting socks and just stocked up on sock yarn? 😂
Wonderful tips, thanks so much for your great videos!
I love the heel tip of adding a nylon thread. I will definitely be using that.
I love that you encourage people to try different way of doing things in knitting. I preferences seem to change from project to project.
You are such an amazing person. Thank you so much for this. Sock knitting is my most loved thing to knit. These tips are the best.
Yes please, an ease video would be appreciated! Thank you for your wonderful videos
Norman, you are the best! I'm on my third pair of socks, and your tips will make them look and wear so much better!
As always another enjoyable video. My favorite tip ever from you is to just keep at it. This is my year of socks, so avidly watching your videos especially. ❤
Thank you for the very helpful deep dive into sock knitting.
Hi Norman, I'm a huge fan :) Thank you for sharing all your wisdom and great tips to be a better knitter. Your time is greatly appreciated and that is an understatement. I'm a beginner garment knitter but i've knitted garter stitch from a young age (only knitted blankets) because i've been so scared to make a garment. I decided late last year to take the plunge and i'm in the middle of a swatch. The problem is I keep noticing that some of my purl stitches in random areas are loose. I can pull on the purl side and it tightens the knit side and then I have a loose strand in the area i've pulled. Please help...what do I do because it's not happening everywhere just some places? would be awesome if you could make a video on this if you have any ideas. Lots of love
this typically happens when you relax a bit for a couple of seconds or your mind wanders...or you should have pushed the stitches on the right hand needle further down but you didn't. It's kinda normal and the only way to fix this is to pay more attention and experience.
❤ Thank you. I won't obsess then and keep practising.
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I knitted one sock with a heel flap. Refused to do it for the second sock. Then I found Cat Bordhi and her sweet tomato heel. I will never ever use any other heel method
I have not knitted a reinforced heel in forever. I have however used Lang yarn and used their extra yarn to knit st held double.
well spoken Norman and thank you for your tips and tricks
Thank you for the sock knitting masterclass Norman! Your socks are a work of art. ❤
What is the best yarn for socking knitting?
80% sheep wool and 20-30% nylon :)
What brand of DPNs are you using? I love their points!
those are signature needle arts dpns
@NimbleNeedles I thought so! Thanks for your reply, and THANKS for your great videos!
I haven't started stocks yet. Thank you for the heads up! ❤
Hey Norman, how many different sock and heel variations are there?
No idea, really. 100?
@NimbleNeedles I didn't think it could be that many😵💫. I was hoping you'd say 20 or 40. I guess I better get Googling to find them so I can find my favorite. Thanks so much, hope you have a great rest of your week.