tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524079776848398622.post6958818963058355693..comments2023-06-13T12:59:40.464+01:00Comments on Jellybean's Odds and Ends: SocksAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02818220432918190586noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524079776848398622.post-57756559146286611312012-09-14T18:43:41.334+01:002012-09-14T18:43:41.334+01:00Thanks that's really helpful :) xThanks that's really helpful :) xKathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00332668769206406249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524079776848398622.post-79870892440575814532012-09-14T18:33:36.161+01:002012-09-14T18:33:36.161+01:00Oh yay! Socks are great fun. Yes, for the jaywalke...Oh yay! Socks are great fun. Yes, for the jaywalkers I'm using dpn's. But it really depends on the socks. For the eunice and vorticity socks I used two 40cm circular needles (one needle for the sole stitches and one for the instep stitches) because they were lacey/cabled. Using two circulars means I only had to divide the stitches into two, which is easier when working lace or cables. If I had used dpn's, it would have broken up the pattern repeat. But with the jaywalkers, the pattern repeat is a quarter of the stitches so it makes sense to put them onto 4 dpn's. So it depends on the pattern as to whether I use dpn's or circulars. I hope that makes sense :) I like using both. Dpn's aren't as complicated as they look, once you've got the hang of them. I find dpn's easier on my hands, whereas I tend to get cramp when using 2 circulars! Try both, to see which you prefer :)<br />I got my sock blockers from getknitted.com but it seems they've changed the ones they sell. Woolstack sell some like mine though :) http://www.woolstack.co.uk/search.php?search_query=sock+blockers&x=0&y=0 <br />Also, I used these videos when I knit my first socks http://www.youtube.com/user/dorret?feature=watch Very helpful :)<br />Ashley x<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02818220432918190586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524079776848398622.post-29808121737606806182012-09-14T17:37:26.736+01:002012-09-14T17:37:26.736+01:00Ashley, your post came with excellent timing as I ...Ashley, your post came with excellent timing as I am just contemplating my first foray into socks - they strike me as the perfect commuter knit. However I have questions! From the pics it looks like you use double pointed needles rather than a circular needle - this looks ridiculously complicated, is it fiddly or easier than it looks? Also, where did you get your amazing sock blocker things also in the pics above? xKathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00332668769206406249noreply@blogger.com