Opening Song: Los Pinguinos by Los Pinguinos
Closing Song: Summertime by Greg Spero (Podsafe Music Network)
Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival this weekend
On and Off the Needles
Rushing Rivulet (Riverbed Architecture Sock) Ravelry Link
Hemlock Ring Blanket
Travel Socks Ravelry Link
Sahara
Sock Wars
South West Trading Company Tofutsies
Rhinebeck
Askew
Coachella
Twize
Stitch Diva Studios
Namaste Laguna Bag
Namaste Messenger Bag
Saguaro National Park
Tucson Yarn Crawl:
Arizona Knitters Group on Ravelry
Grandma’s Spinning Wheel
Kiwi Knitting Company
Erica’s Sock Along:
Ladders: Pull first stitch and/or second stitch on the needle tightly to prevent ladders
Gusseted Heel: Maia’s Tutorial, Baudelaire
For those who prefer a more by the number approach on the short row heel: Example: My foot is 9”, knit until foot is 6.5, short row heel over 30 sts, leave 10 in center unwrapped (slightly narrower heel) heel measures 2” total length 8.5”, width 3 ¾” Approx (knit 70-75% of desired length and begin heel)
Cast off: Important to make it stretchy
Method 1: M1 in between sts using backwards loop cast on as in my happy socks pattern (backwards loop cast on video)
(use the backward loop M1 for this section, bind off in usual method ie. pass one loop over the next method except adding stitches as BO is completed): *K1,M1, pass first stitch over M1 stitch, K1, passM1 stitch over K1, M1, pass K1 stitch over M1* Repeat instructions between the asterisks to end
Method 2: The sewn bind off, ala Elizabeth Zimmerman
Break off a length of yarn around 3 times as long as the knitting and thread it onto a yarn needle.
*Insert the needle into the first 2 stitches on the knitting needle as if to purl and pull yarn through. Insert the needle again into the first stitch on the needle as if to knit, pull the yarn through and slip off that stitch.*
Repeat the instructions between the asterisks to end.
3 responses so far ↓
1 Greg Spero // May 1, 2008 at 7:57 pm
Hey, thanks for playing my song on your podcast!! It’s awesome to have some people listening to it
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Peace,
Greg Spero
2 Heather // May 1, 2008 at 11:04 pm
Hey Cheryl, thanks for another great episode!
You should take a listen to Episode 50 of Cast On, here: http://www.cast-on.com/index.php?paged=7
She talks about her “perfect sock”, which uses calf shaping, achieved by switching needle sizes, NO ribbing at the top, and an i-cord bind off. I haven’t tried it, but it sure sounds appealing.
~Heather
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3 Thea // May 18, 2008 at 7:25 pm
Hi Cheryl
I have been catching up on your podcasts and I thought it necessary to let you know that I really enjoy it. Really! I listen to nearly all of the really cool knitting pocasts and now I’ve got to add your to THAT list!
Thanks for sharing your knitting experience and for the hard work a podcast requires.
Cheers, Thea
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