Crafty Threads 'n' Yarns

franney · Posted: Fri May 18, 2007 11:48 pm Post subject:

Oh goodness, i didn't see you lot 'ere Very Happy

Isn't it just GORGEOUS! Very Happy

Gilraen, it's a "forethought" heel from SKS - basically you knit down to the heel (then i did about an inch of stocking stitch on the back and pattern on the front) THEN you do a provisional cast on for however many half the sock is and basically you knit a toe with the back stitches of the sock and the provisionally cast on other half, then you kitchener it shut and pick up the stitches from the other side of the provisional cast on and carry on with the instep and the foot Very Happy

I love it with stripeys Laughing

Annnnnnyway! The first sock is DONE! blobl4

I do love how it's come out, the patterning is so very... unique Wink

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gilraen · Posted: Sat May 19, 2007 6:28 am Post subject:

It's lovely Franney. I have SKS, I will have a look, thank you. Smile

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franney · Posted: Sat May 19, 2007 7:29 am Post subject:

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Mmm that looks really lovely Franney, that yarn looks gorgeous Very Happy

CJ · Posted: Sat May 19, 2007 10:21 am Post subject:

lovely, great colours too.
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franney · Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 4:57 pm Post subject:

Thankyou girls Smile

I took both sockbags away with me this weekend and finished off the Monkey and cast on the second TF, i'll be starting the heel tonight so hopefully finished tomorrow if i keep going at this rate Smile

The patterning is compleeeeeeeeeetely different to the first sock, it's gone more spirally then chevronny, but i liiiiike it Very Happy

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Blossom · Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 8:27 pm Post subject:

Yum yum yum...what a tasty looking sock! Smile

Did you know you can now get Dark Glacier 'Mints' that are Liquorice and Aniseed flavour and taste just like Black Jacks!! Smile

I got some today for the car and they are lovely AND they don't make your tongue black...which I admit...was half the fun of Black Jacks! Smile

They last a lot longer though! Smile

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Piglottie · Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 9:52 pm Post subject:

LOL Blossom Smile

Franney - you are steaming ahead on the sock knitting front and I'm loving this pair very much Smile

(although I have no idea how you did the heel even after reading the instructions twice - of little brain today me is Smile

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franney · Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 11:02 pm Post subject:

Blossom, yup, i have had them and they are delish!
Bob, i am aren't i? Steaming that is Laughing

I have an inch and a half of foot then it's toe decreases then it's kitchenering and i'm DONE! Can you tell i am loving the merino? It's a joy to work with and i love using the Boyes too, they make it whizz by Smile

How can i explain the heel? Hmmmmm...
OK, so you've knit down to the place where you want the heel to start, when i do it, i have discovered that an extra ¾" (or so) of SS at the back of the heel (pattern on the instep needles) makes it fit much better. So, then you run a lifeline through the round and slip the instep stitches off the needle and make sure the heel stitches are centered. Then you get a spare needle and do a crochet cast-on for the amount of stitches you need for the heel, in my case it's 32. So now you have 3 needles, needle 1 has your provisional cast-on, needles 2 and 3 have half the heel stitches each. Take the yarn from the other side of the ball - so the yarn is still attached to your sock, at the end of the instep stitches that you've just knit across - you're going to need this later so you just leave it hanging. If like me you knit from a centre pull ball you just take the yarn from the outside of the ball and not the centre and you knit across the provisionally cast on stitches, then across the two heel needles. THEN you begin the decreases and just decrease one at either end of needle 1, SSK at the begininng of needle 2 and K2tog at the end of needle 3 on row 1 and knit all round on row 2 until you either have half the original number of stitches left or an amount that fits your heel nicely, then you kitchener closed Smile

THEN to continue with the foot - at the moment you have a sock with a lifeline and a crochet chain and no needles, so you pick up the instep stitches on one needle, then carefully pick up the stitches on the crochet cast-on onto 2 needles making sure that any gaps in the corners are filled by picking up extra stitches if necessary and carry on as you were - remembering to decrease if you picked up any extra stitches Smile

Clear as mud now isn't it? I'm not very good at explaining am i Confused

It really is like a toe on the heel but not as long and pointy as a toe and with an extra cast on bit Laughing

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Piglottie · Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 8:29 am Post subject:

I actually understood that and I'm only half way through my first cup of coffee so you must be good at explaining Franney Laughing

Did you say this sort of heel helps with pooling (or did I dream that?)? Thanks Franster Smile

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