At 08:50 AM 10/19/03 -0400, Holly Shaltz wrote:
>I've seen a couple people recommend continuing the heel stitch under the
>ball of the foot. But doesn't that make the eventual (even if a much
>longer eventual :) darns much harder to do? I'm trying to imagine
>darning heel stitch and not having m
So far the heel stitch carried under the heel is holding out on those socks.
However, whenever I have a difficult/impossible darning problem I just get
out my trusty felting needle and felt a patch of yarn over the weak spot or
hole. Doesn't look as good but is still comfortable (if I cover a large
I've seen a couple people recommend continuing the heel stitch under the
ball of the foot. But doesn't that make the eventual (even if a much
longer eventual :) darns much harder to do? I'm trying to imagine
darning heel stitch and not having much success!
Holly
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At 09:17 AM 10/17/03 -0400, Holly Shaltz wrote:
>. . . , I use the round toe all the time now. It's not as
>easy to follow (for me) while knitting, but it eliminates the weak area
>where the decreases are in the usual flat toe.
I have developed a self-counting swirl toe. I make the first roun
but it eliminates the weak area
where the decreases are in the usual flat toe. Darns in that area are a
real bear!
Hey, Holly, there's a difference between our wear patterns already -- I
never wear out the toes of my socks! Only the heels. A second spot is under
the ball of my foot.
No I don't
Jennie writes:
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Shetland wool varies so much that one sheep's britch is softer than
another's main fleece :) The wool I used for the 100% Shetland wool
socks I've made was what I call the medium type--slightly softer and
shorter than most Romney by just a bit. Pairs I made from rainbow-dyed
y
Another factor in sock wear is how the wearer wears the socks. (Whew!!! Say
that 3 times fast!) I've experienced some people who wear them out very
quickly and others who don't. They also wear them out in different places on
the sock. Everyone's feet and gait are different as are the shoes or boots
> I use BL, Romney, and crosses, with 15% mohair by weight (kid or adult,
> doesn't seem to matter). The pairs of Shetland socks I made without
> mohair wore out quickly though the one pair was worn by my husband
> inside his rubber barn boots, which have no padding, and I find is not a
> fair tes
