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Mrs Fiddlesticks

Joined: 02 Nov 2004
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Posted: Tue Aug 26, 08 5:22 pm Post subject:

sally_in_wales wrote:

we can get you started on socks at the fibre weekend. I have a really basic pattern that makes big chunky housesocks on 5mm dpns with aran weight wool that is great to learn on as the stitches are so big and obvious and it knits up very fast- typically one evening a sock, maybe two for a real beginner.

I'll print out a pile of the patterns, and I have some spare 5mm dpns if you havent got any, just find yourself a ball of aran weight wool (100g for a pair of short socks)

cool!

there's a wool shop near work I can pop in to before the fibre weekend. So aran weight wool and 5mm double ended needles ( do they come in different lengths and how many do I need? - I did say I was a beginner

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KrisWW

Joined: 21 Jul 2008
Posts: 51
Location: Southern most South Yorkshire

Posted: Tue Aug 26, 08 7:51 pm Post subject:
Fibre weekend?!? Whowhatwherewhen....???

jamanda
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Location: Devon

Posted: Tue Aug 26, 08 7:55 pm Post subject:

KrisWW wrote:

Fibre weekend?!? Whowhatwherewhen....???

https://forum.downsizer.net/about33655.html&start=0

KrisWW

Joined: 21 Jul 2008
Posts: 51
Location: Southern most South Yorkshire

Posted: Tue Aug 26, 08 9:36 pm Post subject:
Thanks Jamanda. But - darn it - that weekend is no good to me DH goes into hospital for an op on the veins in his leg, kids go back to school on the Wed... and I'm on the wrong side of the country. Ho hum. Shall sit here and toy with a drop spindle and some manx loghtan and pretend I know what I'm doing.

BahamaMama

Joined: 21 Sep 2006
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Location: Away with the fairies

Posted: Wed Aug 27, 08 8:38 am Post subject:

sally_in_wales wrote:

I can't make the fibre weekend but would love to knit up some house socks - would you consider popping a pattern in the post?

sally_in_wales
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Joined: 06 Mar 2005
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Location: sunny wales

Posted: Wed Aug 27, 08 8:50 am Post subject:
tell you what, I'll revamp the pattern as an article, that should do the trick all round. I'll even try to make one and take some step by step pictures. just gotta find a free evening...

BahamaMama

Joined: 21 Sep 2006
Posts: 2315
Location: Away with the fairies

Posted: Wed Aug 27, 08 8:55 am Post subject:

sally_in_wales wrote:

tell you what, I'll revamp the pattern as an article, that should do the trick all round. I'll even try to make one and take some step by step pictures. just gotta find a free evening...

Thanks Sally - whatever is easier for you. I don't want to add to your already considerable, load.

mochyn

Joined: 21 Dec 2004
Posts: 24585
Location: mid-Wales

Posted: Wed Aug 27, 08 8:55 am Post subject:

sally_in_wales wrote:

tell you what, I'll revamp the pattern as an article, that should do the trick all round. I'll even try to make one and take some step by step pictures. just gotta find a free evening...

NO, NO, NO. You're supposed to be getting better and didn't we just decide that you were overdoing it?

Baggage.

sally_in_wales
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Posted: Thu Aug 28, 08 5:37 pm Post subject:
right, article is all done, just awaiting the magic wand that makes these things appear on the site. No excuse for anyone not making socks now

frewen

Joined: 08 Sep 2005
Posts: 11405

Posted: Thu Aug 28, 08 8:16 pm Post subject:
See - she's practically bionic

sally_in_wales
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Posted: Fri Aug 29, 08 5:28 am Post subject:
nah, just a terminal fidgiter https://www.downsizer.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=331

Mrs Fiddlesticks

Joined: 02 Nov 2004
Posts: 10460

Posted: Fri Aug 29, 08 6:58 am Post subject:
that's excellent Sally - I read it and thought I could manage that!!

KrisWW

Joined: 21 Jul 2008
Posts: 51
Location: Southern most South Yorkshire

Posted: Fri Aug 29, 08 10:30 pm Post subject:
Sally, that's a brilliant tutorial! The socks look fab Well done

eco-tricot

Joined: 17 Aug 2008
Posts: 24
Location: Devon

Posted: Sat Aug 30, 08 6:26 am Post subject:

mochyn wrote:

sally_in_wales wrote:

tell you what, I'll revamp the pattern as an article, that should do the trick all round. I'll even try to make one and take some step by step pictures. just gotta find a free evening...

NO, NO, NO. You're supposed to be getting better and didn't we just decide that you were overdoing it?

Baggage.

Great - thanks for this!

sally_in_wales
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Posted: Sat Aug 30, 08 7:54 am Post subject:
I want to try the exact same pattern using 4ply or sock yarn on small needles (2.5mm maybe) and see how small a sock results, would be fun if they made a sensibly proportioned childs sock from the same pattern as the big squashy adult version

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