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Socks: sport weight or sock yarn?
Hi everyone;
I've never made socks before, but I want to give it a try. Most of the sock patterns on the web call for sport weight yarn. Can someone tell me the difference between sport weight and sock yarn? I'm thinking the sport weight might be thicker, but I'm just guessing. I was think of starting with the tube socks on Frugal Haus. Thanks for your help, ~Pam Knitterbugs http://journals.aol.com/knitterbugs/knittingblog |
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What most people call "sock yarn" (Opal, Regia) is closer to
"fingering weight". Sportweight is a bit heavier. If it helps, I generally knit "sock yarn" at 8-9 stitches per inch, and sport weight at 6-7. On 24 Dec 2003 13:47:20 GMT, (Knitterbugs) wrote: Hi everyone; I've never made socks before, but I want to give it a try. Most of the sock patterns on the web call for sport weight yarn. Can someone tell me the difference between sport weight and sock yarn? I'm thinking the sport weight might be thicker, but I'm just guessing. I was think of starting with the tube socks on Frugal Haus. Thanks for your help, ~Pam Knitterbugs http://journals.aol.com/knitterbugs/knittingblog |
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We love her dearly, but Slinky is an "Elite" knitter! I think she has
forgotten just how hard that first pair of real-knit-in-the-round socks are. When I first tried socks, I made several false starts with thin yarn, but the first pair of socks that I actually completed were boot socks made out of a thcker yarn ("2 ply", 215 yards/ 4 oz knit at 17 stitches/ 4 inch). Big stitches make it easier to see what is going on, easier to pick up stitches, and progress is fast so there is some immediate gratificaation. The fist sock pattern that I actually completed is free at http://knitting.about.com/library/bldadsocks.htm. I'm sure that these are not the socks you were dreaming of when you decided to knit a pair of socks. Oh, No! They are more like algebra homework that you do just to gain basic skills. The same pattern knit with a chunky yarn like Lopi makes a nice thick warm house sock. Frankly, my first pair took a couple of days due to some false starts, but now I can do a pair in an evening. Aaron "Slinky" wrote in message ... What most people call "sock yarn" (Opal, Regia) is closer to "fingering weight". Sportweight is a bit heavier. If it helps, I generally knit "sock yarn" at 8-9 stitches per inch, and sport weight at 6-7. On 24 Dec 2003 13:47:20 GMT, (Knitterbugs) wrote: Hi everyone; I've never made socks before, but I want to give it a try. Most of the sock patterns on the web call for sport weight yarn. Can someone tell me the difference between sport weight and sock yarn? I'm thinking the sport weight might be thicker, but I'm just guessing. I was think of starting with the tube socks on Frugal Haus. Thanks for your help, ~Pam Knitterbugs http://journals.aol.com/knitterbugs/knittingblog |
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Well, in the FWIW department, I still hvae the first pair of socks I
made. I used Regia 4-faedig (4-ply) in one of the self-striping colors. The base color was black, which was hell on the eyes. I hadn't yet gotten clueful about sock knitting so when the book I had said "knit at as tight a gauge as you can to improve wear blah blah" I took it literally. Those socks ate several bamboo needles, and they stand up on their own due to the small gauge of about 16spi. They also don't fit any human in existence, including the the-small child for whom I made them. I use them as an example of what not to do when knitting anything, but particularly socks. I've loosened up considerably since then! On Wed, 24 Dec 2003 16:59:52 GMT, "Agres" wrote: We love her dearly, but Slinky is an "Elite" knitter! I think she has forgotten just how hard that first pair of real-knit-in-the-round socks are. When I first tried socks, I made several false starts with thin yarn, but the first pair of socks that I actually completed were boot socks made out of a thcker yarn ("2 ply", 215 yards/ 4 oz knit at 17 stitches/ 4 inch). Big stitches make it easier to see what is going on, easier to pick up stitches, and progress is fast so there is some immediate gratificaation. The fist sock pattern that I actually completed is free at http://knitting.about.com/library/bldadsocks.htm. I'm sure that these are not the socks you were dreaming of when you decided to knit a pair of socks. Oh, No! They are more like algebra homework that you do just to gain basic skills. The same pattern knit with a chunky yarn like Lopi makes a nice thick warm house sock. Frankly, my first pair took a couple of days due to some false starts, but now I can do a pair in an evening. Aaron "Slinky" wrote in message .. . What most people call "sock yarn" (Opal, Regia) is closer to "fingering weight". Sportweight is a bit heavier. If it helps, I generally knit "sock yarn" at 8-9 stitches per inch, and sport weight at 6-7. On 24 Dec 2003 13:47:20 GMT, (Knitterbugs) wrote: Hi everyone; I've never made socks before, but I want to give it a try. Most of the sock patterns on the web call for sport weight yarn. Can someone tell me the difference between sport weight and sock yarn? I'm thinking the sport weight might be thicker, but I'm just guessing. I was think of starting with the tube socks on Frugal Haus. Thanks for your help, ~Pam Knitterbugs http://journals.aol.com/knitterbugs/knittingblog |
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On Wed, 24 Dec 2003 16:59:52 GMT, "Agres"
wrote: We love her dearly, but Slinky is an "Elite" knitter! PS -- "Elite" I am not, but I will own up to being a yarn snob *g* |
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On Wed, 24 Dec 2003 18:20:13 GMT, Slinky wrote:
PS -- "Elite" I am not, but I will own up to being a yarn snob *g* Sputter! LOL! Noreen -- STRIP * tease * to email me. |
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Aaron,
I am with you. I think that a beginner should start with a heavier weight yarn. Joan's Woolease Socks (do a google for the pattern) are made with worsted weight, and they are ideal beginner socks. Katherine "Agres" wrote in message m... We love her dearly, but Slinky is an "Elite" knitter! I think she has forgotten just how hard that first pair of real-knit-in-the-round socks are. When I first tried socks, I made several false starts with thin yarn, but the first pair of socks that I actually completed were boot socks made out of a thcker yarn ("2 ply", 215 yards/ 4 oz knit at 17 stitches/ 4 inch). Big stitches make it easier to see what is going on, easier to pick up stitches, and progress is fast so there is some immediate gratificaation. The fist sock pattern that I actually completed is free at http://knitting.about.com/library/bldadsocks.htm. I'm sure that these are not the socks you were dreaming of when you decided to knit a pair of socks. Oh, No! They are more like algebra homework that you do just to gain basic skills. The same pattern knit with a chunky yarn like Lopi makes a nice thick warm house sock. Frankly, my first pair took a couple of days due to some false starts, but now I can do a pair in an evening. Aaron "Slinky" wrote in message ... What most people call "sock yarn" (Opal, Regia) is closer to "fingering weight". Sportweight is a bit heavier. If it helps, I generally knit "sock yarn" at 8-9 stitches per inch, and sport weight at 6-7. On 24 Dec 2003 13:47:20 GMT, (Knitterbugs) wrote: Hi everyone; I've never made socks before, but I want to give it a try. Most of the sock patterns on the web call for sport weight yarn. Can someone tell me the difference between sport weight and sock yarn? I'm thinking the sport weight might be thicker, but I'm just guessing. I was think of starting with the tube socks on Frugal Haus. Thanks for your help, ~Pam Knitterbugs http://journals.aol.com/knitterbugs/knittingblog |
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ROTFLMAO!
Katherine "Slinky" wrote in message ... Well, in the FWIW department, I still hvae the first pair of socks I made. I used Regia 4-faedig (4-ply) in one of the self-striping colors. The base color was black, which was hell on the eyes. I hadn't yet gotten clueful about sock knitting so when the book I had said "knit at as tight a gauge as you can to improve wear blah blah" I took it literally. Those socks ate several bamboo needles, and they stand up on their own due to the small gauge of about 16spi. They also don't fit any human in existence, including the the-small child for whom I made them. I use them as an example of what not to do when knitting anything, but particularly socks. I've loosened up considerably since then! On Wed, 24 Dec 2003 16:59:52 GMT, "Agres" wrote: We love her dearly, but Slinky is an "Elite" knitter! I think she has forgotten just how hard that first pair of real-knit-in-the-round socks are. When I first tried socks, I made several false starts with thin yarn, but the first pair of socks that I actually completed were boot socks made out of a thcker yarn ("2 ply", 215 yards/ 4 oz knit at 17 stitches/ 4 inch). Big stitches make it easier to see what is going on, easier to pick up stitches, and progress is fast so there is some immediate gratificaation. The fist sock pattern that I actually completed is free at http://knitting.about.com/library/bldadsocks.htm. I'm sure that these are not the socks you were dreaming of when you decided to knit a pair of socks. Oh, No! They are more like algebra homework that you do just to gain basic skills. The same pattern knit with a chunky yarn like Lopi makes a nice thick warm house sock. Frankly, my first pair took a couple of days due to some false starts, but now I can do a pair in an evening. Aaron "Slinky" wrote in message .. . What most people call "sock yarn" (Opal, Regia) is closer to "fingering weight". Sportweight is a bit heavier. If it helps, I generally knit "sock yarn" at 8-9 stitches per inch, and sport weight at 6-7. On 24 Dec 2003 13:47:20 GMT, (Knitterbugs) wrote: Hi everyone; I've never made socks before, but I want to give it a try. Most of the sock patterns on the web call for sport weight yarn. Can someone tell me the difference between sport weight and sock yarn? I'm thinking the sport weight might be thicker, but I'm just guessing. I was think of starting with the tube socks on Frugal Haus. Thanks for your help, ~Pam Knitterbugs http://journals.aol.com/knitterbugs/knittingblog |
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Aaron,
I am with you. I think that a beginner should start with a heavier weight yarn. Joan's Woolease Socks (do a google for the pattern) are made with worsted weight, and they are ideal beginner socks. Katherine BRBR My first pair were boot socks for me made with LOPI. They are wonderful under my field boots which have room for thick warm socks - and I have worn them for years. I then made some boot socks for my son when he was a college student in upstate New York ( I guess it must have been almost 10 years ago) and he loved them too as he wasn't used to the snowy winters. My last pair though were scrumptious socks made with fingering weight sock yarn that kept my feet warm while out working on a political campaign this fall. I have done some sportweight socks prefer them either thicker or thinner. JCT |
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