tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6114660986925655424.post2933029940103410405..comments2024-03-27T22:24:25.780+00:00Comments on Le Blog de Frivole: Slowed Down a Bit...Frivolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10318670621310820581noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6114660986925655424.post-39516042742379204582017-08-01T14:57:07.440+01:002017-08-01T14:57:07.440+01:00That's a good point Kathy! I hope to make a v...That's a good point Kathy! I hope to make a video of it soon. I started knitting toe-up socks relatively recently and personally, I'm a huge fan! Casting-on is not my favourite activity so only having to cast-on a small number of stitches for toe-up socks suits me. And I don't mind increasing rather than decreasing and then you get to knit the leg and cuff up as you like to do yourself. No wasting of yarn, you can keep going until your yarn runs out (especially if you're knitting both at the same time).Frivolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10318670621310820581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6114660986925655424.post-5189021037566950172017-07-31T16:14:45.850+01:002017-07-31T16:14:45.850+01:00Great socks!! Love the color and pattern! All th...Great socks!! Love the color and pattern! All that matters is how the socks look and feel when they are on your feet! <br /><br />I've mentioned before that I like to start 'plain' socks (stockinette) above the ankle wih a provisional cast on, then work from the ankle down to the toe (I find it easier to decrease sts going down rather than increase sts going up). Then I pick up the cast-on stitches and and work 'up' in stockinette, so that I can control the length of the sock before starting ribbing, then can control the tension of the bind-off. However, with your textured pattern here, it's best to knit from the toe up!<br />. <br />I thought your picot idea when you first mentioned it was brilliant, and looks so much better than a plain cast-off. A video might help knitters overcome their fear of a crochet hook! (Of course, I am a crocheter, so it's easy for me.) Many knitters don't seem to realize that knitting is simply pulling a loop through a loop, just like in crochet. The 'mysterious' maneuvering of the knitting needles kind of hides that fact! <br /><br /> . Kathy Niklewiczhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471658272689112787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6114660986925655424.post-28946589825114701062017-07-28T14:11:01.796+01:002017-07-28T14:11:01.796+01:00Beautiful socks, love the pattern and colour
Your ...Beautiful socks, love the pattern and colour<br />Your doily is gorgeous looking forward to seeing it when finishedMargarets designer cardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07649752567816134409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6114660986925655424.post-2070208911545332872017-07-27T23:43:47.375+01:002017-07-27T23:43:47.375+01:00Hi La Vonda, I think the picot cast-off would be p...Hi La Vonda, I think the picot cast-off would be perfect for baby socks! Because it's so stretchy, it will be easy to pull the socks onto those tiny wiggly feet! I've been meaning to make a video of it so I'll try to do that soon. But it's just basically crocheting the stitches off your needle as single crochets with a three-stitch picot every two stitches. Not sure if that makes sense?Frivolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10318670621310820581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6114660986925655424.post-14468435948917960992017-07-27T23:23:40.061+01:002017-07-27T23:23:40.061+01:00Beautiful doily and colors.Beautiful doily and colors.Marjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12763963251519050253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6114660986925655424.post-91484385538965722042017-07-27T22:32:09.631+01:002017-07-27T22:32:09.631+01:00Absolutely beautiful work in both pieces. I *love*...Absolutely beautiful work in both pieces. I *love* doing toe-up socks but haven't been too crazy about the cast offs I've tried. How do you think the picot crochet-cast off would work for baby socks? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04970769865556723856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6114660986925655424.post-17337310997380880152017-07-27T19:06:36.147+01:002017-07-27T19:06:36.147+01:00Beautiful doily and socks!!! :)Beautiful doily and socks!!! :)God's Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14235608410243857253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6114660986925655424.post-73931083904563178872017-07-27T15:27:50.619+01:002017-07-27T15:27:50.619+01:00🦋Those are wonderful socks and lovely tatting too...🦋Those are wonderful socks and lovely tatting too🦋Madtatter80https://www.blogger.com/profile/15047145271493817811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6114660986925655424.post-79333831113729666002017-07-27T14:31:49.653+01:002017-07-27T14:31:49.653+01:00It's so interesting how those socks morph from...It's so interesting how those socks morph from "nice enough" to "wow" when you put them on! Love the color! The JS is looking lovely!Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15274345764787048662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6114660986925655424.post-20673484433556321922017-07-27T14:17:28.721+01:002017-07-27T14:17:28.721+01:00beautiful work :) beautiful work :) sewingnanachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18322839164653879172noreply@blogger.com