tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35689847.post7735142995184473461..comments2024-03-10T21:42:42.272-05:00Comments on Susan B. Anderson: How I Make My SocksSusan B. Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11636659411510859186noreply@blogger.comBlogger144125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35689847.post-49713303592351484382018-10-07T03:52:56.246-05:002018-10-07T03:52:56.246-05:00thanx for your very consice instructions thanx for your very consice instructions Twigwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10150278271210982779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35689847.post-26183204663641590762018-01-04T16:17:03.801-06:002018-01-04T16:17:03.801-06:00Thanks so much for this pattern, Susan! I am tryin...Thanks so much for this pattern, Susan! I am trying to follow the directions to adjust for a 'male' pair of socks. I am stuck where it says "Worked the heel turn starting with purling 20 sts across". Does this refer to "Row 1: slip 1 stitch as if to purl, purl 17 stitches, p2tog, purl 1 stitch,"? I'm confused because if I purl across instead of doing the 'p2tog', I end up with 21 stitches. Can you please tell me where I am going wrong?! Thank you, thank you!Mary Jonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35689847.post-76434478019078172252017-12-12T12:52:30.642-06:002017-12-12T12:52:30.642-06:00Hey Susan, I started a pair of socks with your pat...Hey Susan, I started a pair of socks with your pattern (thank you for the description :-)). I have a little question regarding the 'slip 1 stitch as if to purl'. Do I need to put my yarn like I'm gonna purl the stitch, or can I leave the yarn in the same place as if I would knit the stitch?<br />Thank you for your answer!!<br /><br />Belgian greetings<br /><br />Ilse.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35689847.post-7341296134343676942017-11-15T10:49:15.107-06:002017-11-15T10:49:15.107-06:00Hi Susan! I read your sock post with interest. I ...Hi Susan! I read your sock post with interest. I make mine pretty much the same way, using dpns too. I've tried and tried the two-at-a-time technique, but just can't quite wrap my brain around it, though I do like the idea of it especially as the Christmas knitting deadline looms! Sometimes I do an eye-of-partridge heel flap, just to keep me mindful, or if my yarn pools colors in an interesting way, I'll do an afterthought heel so as not to disrupt the flow of the colors. Thanks for your post. Sock on!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16097727535241616715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35689847.post-75608132582240009012017-11-15T10:43:57.904-06:002017-11-15T10:43:57.904-06:00Hi Susan! I read your post with interest. I make ...Hi Susan! I read your post with interest. I make my socks the same way, too. In fact, Knitting Rules was a great help in getting me started with socks. I especially liked Stephanie's quip about ribbing -- to do it as long as you could stand it. For me, that's about an inch and a half! I'm a dpn person too. I've tried and tried to do the two-at-a-time thing, but just can't quite manage it. I love the idea of it especially when the Christmas knitting deadline approaches. Sometimes I do an eye of partridge heel flap just to keep me interested, or if I have a yarn that pools colors in an interesting way, I do an afterthought heel so as to not spoil the pooling. I love making socks!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16097727535241616715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35689847.post-75425179130179632017-11-10T22:53:24.435-06:002017-11-10T22:53:24.435-06:00HI Susan, Loved your explanation and comments on ...HI Susan, Loved your explanation and comments on basic socks. This is exactly the way I have made them for years, even down to the number of stitches.(Sometimes I do 60 instead of 64.) I just wanted to add something I do when making socks. I work the first sock all the way to and including the heel turn. Then I start the second and work it to the heel turn. I then finish then both off. Just seems to make me think it goes faster. But mostly, when I finish one sock, I don't put off starting the second one, cuz it's already half done. Kinda like knitting both sleeves at same time. Just an old knitter's quirky mind. Like your book suggestions and links to help sites. Keep knitting.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10660849372056003067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35689847.post-612525586397691002017-07-10T13:56:05.200-05:002017-07-10T13:56:05.200-05:00Hi Susan: First pair of sox. Not having any trou...Hi Susan: First pair of sox. Not having any trouble until I get to the end of the heel turn. I'm making the men's sox. How many stitches will I have on needle 1 before I start picking up the 18 st. along the side or alternatively how many will I end with. Looked and didn't see this question. Feeling quite chuffed about the sock so far!!sandra. mailinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15907185060876836794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35689847.post-204316122915685982017-07-08T07:09:26.824-05:002017-07-08T07:09:26.824-05:00Beachrose, The best way to do this is to start the...Beachrose, The best way to do this is to start the heel flap with a contrast color or to use the other end of your working yarn. Complete the heel flap and turn with the new yarn. Then go back to the working yarn when you start the gusset. This will help keep your yarn in pattern.<br /><br />I hope this helps.<br />SusanSusan B. Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11636659411510859186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35689847.post-12153686275058730222017-07-04T13:54:51.099-05:002017-07-04T13:54:51.099-05:00Can someone please tell me how to do the heel flap...Can someone please tell me how to do the heel flap and gusset with self-striping yarn and maintain the stripes across the instep. I always get pooling. Thanks for any help on this.beachrosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12038282569507377055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35689847.post-15979997806483072892017-07-04T13:51:25.094-05:002017-07-04T13:51:25.094-05:00Can someone please tell me how to make this patter...Can someone please tell me how to make this pattern with self-striiping yarn and maintain the stripes across the instep. This is the same pattern that I use, but, I always have pooling across the instep. Thank you for any help.beachrosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12038282569507377055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35689847.post-29498444406748776912017-06-13T20:31:27.982-05:002017-06-13T20:31:27.982-05:00Hello Susan,
Thank you very much for your patter...Hello Susan, <br /><br />Thank you very much for your pattern for How I Make My Socks. Sadly I have never managed making socks cuff down on DPNS but hopefully I will try. I love working toe up socks and use the circular needle. Appreciate it if you could give me a super simple pattern for toe up socks.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01829084055673703989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35689847.post-91507517350785852462017-03-09T12:35:09.878-06:002017-03-09T12:35:09.878-06:00The link for making sure my cuffs aren't slouc...The link for making sure my cuffs aren't slouchy doesn't work. Can you please provide me with some information to help with this? Thanks in advance! I love your work.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17376968628874086771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35689847.post-58584705767010485832017-03-09T12:32:13.263-06:002017-03-09T12:32:13.263-06:00I love your socks and want to say thanks for this ...I love your socks and want to say thanks for this information. I wanted to find the tips for cuffs at the webs site but the link is broken. Can you direct me to some tips for making sure my cuffs don't slouch?<br /><br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17376968628874086771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35689847.post-9181273051155018122017-01-20T09:30:58.515-06:002017-01-20T09:30:58.515-06:00Hello! I'm making socks for my Passion Project...Hello! I'm making socks for my Passion Project and this was very helpful! A Passion Project is where you take something you love doing and use it to help others. I love making clothes so I am going to donate the clothes to less fortunate people. Anyway, I need to interview an expert and you seem like an expert to me! Can we stay in touch?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35689847.post-33887144689989289682017-01-10T23:53:00.286-06:002017-01-10T23:53:00.286-06:00Katie I found a very tiny size one with a very sho...Katie I found a very tiny size one with a very short cable st my knit shop. I got frustrated with dropping stitches and this was useful until the heel flap. I went back to dpn's. Nancy Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14508283231600603070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35689847.post-86304245317912656332017-01-09T06:27:01.119-06:002017-01-09T06:27:01.119-06:00Hi Emily,
It won't matter if you have 16 or 17...Hi Emily,<br />It won't matter if you have 16 or 17 slip stitches on the sides of the gusset. You can pick up one stitch per slipped stitch and then you just decrease for the gusset until you get back to your original number of stitches, which is 64. I often pick up 16 or 17 stitches on the gusset side. <br />SusanSusan B. Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11636659411510859186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35689847.post-46638694785938353492017-01-08T19:57:33.677-06:002017-01-08T19:57:33.677-06:00Susan, please help me!
I did the heel flap and an...Susan, please help me!<br /><br />I did the heel flap and and turned the heel, but when I went to go pick up stitches for the gusset, I keep finding 17 slip stitches on the first gusset instead of 16. I don't know what I did wrong. Could this be because after alternating rows 1 and 2 16 times, the instructions say to knit row 1 one more time? If so, how do I proceed? Or could I have messed up and done a purl/knit somewhere that I should have slipped? <br /><br />This is my first sock ever and it was going so perfectly until now. Please help!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16741099567307611714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35689847.post-88104012864067936602017-01-06T16:00:38.730-06:002017-01-06T16:00:38.730-06:00Thank you so much Susan!
~ LoriThank you so much Susan! <br /><br />~ LoriLorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10268305624350077231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35689847.post-70654218654990226812017-01-06T15:09:24.530-06:002017-01-06T15:09:24.530-06:00Lori, I wear the same size as you and my sock bloc...Lori, I wear the same size as you and my sock blockers are mediums and I think I would order the medium in this case.<br />Good luck!<br />susanSusan B. Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11636659411510859186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35689847.post-71024871981780127582017-01-06T13:56:04.462-06:002017-01-06T13:56:04.462-06:00Hi Susan, thank you for this pattern and guidance,...Hi Susan, thank you for this pattern and guidance, you have given me the confidence to try again. I wonder if you could help me. I thought I would purchase the Bryson Stainless steel sock blockers and have them ready when I finish. I wear a shoe size 7 to 7 1/2. The company says the Small is good for size 7 and the Medium for 7 1/2. Since I have never knit socks before I really don't know if they will turn out on the looser or tighter side. What would you suggest I purchase? <br /><br />Kind regards, LoriLorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10268305624350077231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35689847.post-24512975385045337832016-12-20T08:52:56.244-06:002016-12-20T08:52:56.244-06:00Thank you!!Thank you!!Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08841125359729215309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35689847.post-58428062919007550352016-12-20T08:43:38.250-06:002016-12-20T08:43:38.250-06:0032 rows total:)32 rows total:)Susan B. Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11636659411510859186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35689847.post-31095315773319941782016-12-20T08:24:36.674-06:002016-12-20T08:24:36.674-06:00Susan, on the heel flap is it a total of 32 altern...Susan, on the heel flap is it a total of 32 alternating rows (16 each), or 16 alternating rows (8 each)? I'm thoroughly confused!! Thank you for your help!! 😊Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08841125359729215309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35689847.post-20767455699275680502016-12-05T08:18:10.063-06:002016-12-05T08:18:10.063-06:00Susan, Do you know it's just awesome. I love t...Susan, Do you know it's just awesome. I love this shocks pattern & your step by step guideline is perfect for making the same.Thanks a lot.Ryanhttp://www.comforterlab.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35689847.post-3692662983288840802016-12-03T08:08:40.292-06:002016-12-03T08:08:40.292-06:00Thank you... Very helpful and informative blogThank you... Very helpful and informative bloggeiten wollen sokkenhttps://www.geitenwollensokken.eunoreply@blogger.com