tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855752.post116408191570497668..comments2024-02-09T05:20:33.040-05:00Comments on Å Strikke: Peacock Sock EmergencyKate A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04862446913952308018noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855752.post-1166919719171812242006-12-23T19:21:00.000-05:002006-12-23T19:21:00.000-05:00Since I am unable to respond directly to the anony...Since I am unable to respond directly to the anonymous comment above for lack of an email address, I thought I might as well say it here: I did not scan and post a copyrighted pattern and never would. A glance at the URL for the Debbie Bliss "Marilyn" pattern <I>linked to</I> in my sidebar will show any interested parties that the scan of the pattern actually originates from the Interweave Press site. They made it available free online because the magazine issue in which it was originally released is out of print, never to return, and they have kindly decided to meet the strong continued demand for this particular pattern in this way. <BR/><BR/>A simple glance at the pattern itself or the website the file actually resides on presumably makes this quite clear to any conscientious reader, but I wanted to belabor the point here as I don't particularly appreciate the unwarranted and thoughtless accusation left by my anonymous commenter. I've seen much worse on blogs, of course, but that's precisely the point: this kind of thing is <I>always</I>unacceptable and I refuse to ignore it. I took the trouble to find that link and include it in my sidebar after a previous reader saw the mention of the Marilyn pattern (without a link) and asked me where the pattern was available. I had to, in good conscience, tell that reader that I couldn't let her have a copy of my copyrighted pattern, and since the original IK issue was sold out, I suggested she check out Debbie Bliss' site or contact her directly for an alternative. It was only after this exchange that I discovered that Interweave had already solved the problem by making the pattern available via free PDF. Under these circumstances, I was happy to take the trouble to link to it for the benefit of other people like this first reader.<BR/><BR/>Can we all please remember to check our facts before we accuse anyone of any wrongdoing in any public forum, even (or especially) anonymously? Please?<BR/><BR/>Respect for copyright <I>does</I> apply here, as do good manners.Kate A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04862446913952308018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855752.post-1166884464159678692006-12-23T09:34:00.000-05:002006-12-23T09:34:00.000-05:00I was browsing through various knitting sights and...I was browsing through various knitting sights and came across your blog. I was looking at the things you want to knit..I am surprised that one would include the knitting instructions(refering to the Marilyn sweater)as well. Does the respect of copyright not apply here?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855752.post-1166608778326331182006-12-20T04:59:00.000-05:002006-12-20T04:59:00.000-05:00YarnHottieWould like to know if you have addresses...YarnHottie<BR/>Would like to know if you have addresses to the companies in Russia I love the yarn but will never be able to go their. Is there any way for us to write and obtain Yarn direct from Russia. Please get back to me thanks. Loved your whole sight. <BR/>Write me at <BR/>hotyarn@yahoo.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855752.post-1164669001536276652006-11-27T18:10:00.000-05:002006-11-27T18:10:00.000-05:00I'm with Ellen, re: toes-up; it also means you won...I'm with Ellen, re: toes-up; it also means you won't have knots in the foot. But that doesn't help you in the current situation. I vote for frogging the toe of the first sock and finishing both toes with something different, assuming Cookie and Kristi can't scare up enough for you to finish with. Bummer, there!<BR/><BR/>And I think you're right that the EOP heels did you in; it would be tough to pick up the right number of stitches with all those slipped stitches, I would think (having, of course, never done EOP heels). But at least you have a pattern that fits hubby well, now! You just have to remember to buy more yarn, when planning socks for him in the future.Bridgethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09959247462253237179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855752.post-1164665341340831862006-11-27T17:09:00.000-05:002006-11-27T17:09:00.000-05:00This sock dilemma is why I love toe-up sox. I NEV...This sock dilemma is why I love toe-up sox. I NEVER run out of yarn, and I never have too much. 50g equals one sock, and THAT'S IT.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855752.post-1164639583949618392006-11-27T09:59:00.000-05:002006-11-27T09:59:00.000-05:00Good luck! Oh, and hey, felting in suburban comfo...Good luck! Oh, and hey, felting in suburban comfort over the holidays sounds like a marvelous idea. Why didn't I think of that? I'm going to be at my parents' house for a few days... hmm...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855752.post-1164510884612971052006-11-25T22:14:00.000-05:002006-11-25T22:14:00.000-05:00Hi Kate, good luck with solving this tricky situa...Hi Kate, good luck with solving this tricky situation! I went with the add some matching Kroy yarn, since I am lazy. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855752.post-1164390329041670662006-11-24T12:45:00.000-05:002006-11-24T12:45:00.000-05:00There's lots of good advice here so I won't add mi...There's lots of good advice here so I won't add mine except to say that Zhiwen describes the way I do the heel flaps, except that I usually pick up one more stitch in the corner where a hole might form. If you slipped your first stitches correctly you should have half the number of chain stitches on the edges as rows. I just knit and count those chain sts occasionally until I have half the number of sts that are in my flap. I don't bother to count the rows as I'm knitting nor worry about whether the flap is actually square. They've always fit the intended foot!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855752.post-1164308283626127232006-11-23T13:58:00.000-05:002006-11-23T13:58:00.000-05:00you live in Manhattan, right? take the j train out...you live in Manhattan, right? take the j train out to Smileys forever and ever and buy some cheap sock yarn (you might want to buy some Lopi light while you're out there they also have some high end cottons, but most of their yarn is crap) reknit both feet to match so it doesn't look to odd, but if that funky gusset fits your your husband's funky feet, leave that. Happy thanksgiving!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855752.post-1164222197242234832006-11-22T14:03:00.000-05:002006-11-22T14:03:00.000-05:00Kate, if it were me I'd frog the first sock back t...Kate, if it were me I'd frog the first sock back to the heel flap, and then only pick up half as many stitches as you picked up. When I work heel flaps, I pick up half as many stitches on each side as I worked for the flap, plus 1. Example: The socks I'm working on now have 36 stitches for the heel flap, so I pick up 19 stitches on each side of the flap, 1 in each "V" plus 1 to prevent a hole at the top of the flap. I also knit the same number of rows as stitches. So my heel flaps aren't perfectly square; they're close enough. By ripping and using half as many stitches you may have enough yarn to finish both socks this way. Of course, this is what *I* would do, and not everyone is as persnickety about things as I am. I once ripped the entire back of a sweater because there was just something that didn't look right about it to me.<BR/><BR/>Another idea I like is Bliss's suggestion of ripping the toe of the first sock and using a contrasting color for the toes. My SODs are like that, in opposite colors - one pink with purple heel and toe, the other purple with pink heel and toe. Nothing wrong with being a little creative :)Kimmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309217617816750699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855752.post-1164208491393566902006-11-22T10:14:00.000-05:002006-11-22T10:14:00.000-05:00How about frogging the toe of the first sock, usin...How about frogging the toe of the first sock, using that yarn on the second sock, then using a different yarn for the toes of both socks? That way they would match. (Sure, no one would see them when he's wearing shoes, but YOU WOULD KNOW.)Blisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14058250470910010596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855752.post-1164131717439901162006-11-21T12:55:00.000-05:002006-11-21T12:55:00.000-05:00Kate, I have some KnitPicks essential sock yarn in...Kate, I have some KnitPicks essential sock yarn in a nicely boring Navy if you'd like it to finish off the sock??????????????<BR/><BR/>(ahem, which is why I didn't vote in your poll, because you didn't include a final option of 'none of the above'!)<BR/><BR/>:)Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11604476568934217709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855752.post-1164129890196412582006-11-21T12:24:00.000-05:002006-11-21T12:24:00.000-05:00Oh no! Did I screw you over by sending you a smal...Oh no! Did I screw you over by sending you a small skein? Let me see if I have any more of that somewhere. I originally had three skeins - one for me (already knit into socks), one for Kristi (already knit into socks), and one for the contest. I'll see if Kristi or I have leftovers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855752.post-1164123811702493852006-11-21T10:43:00.000-05:002006-11-21T10:43:00.000-05:00Hi! Would you like some CTH Supersock to finish it...Hi! Would you like some CTH Supersock to finish it? I have a bunch of an endlot I bought from ebay... its orange/grey/reddish, won't match but if you're going to go with another yarn entirely-- may as well be cth :) LMK your addy & I can drop it in the mail today (pic here-- http://www.flickr.com/photos/sockpr0n/107781690 ) It'll be my thanksgiving week good knitting deed :)aijahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719758263070679884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855752.post-1164123262847346892006-11-21T10:34:00.000-05:002006-11-21T10:34:00.000-05:00My vote isn't in the poll: frog the ribbing, finis...My vote isn't in the poll: frog the ribbing, finish the toes with the same yarn, and use something totally different to re-do the tops of both socks and make them match with a wide stripe of a solid yarn on the cuff. You can put a couple rows of the frogged yarn on the bind-off edge of the cuff to finish and make it look like you meant it to be that way.<BR/><BR/>Depends on your tolerance for looking at them. No, no one will see the half-sock in a different yarn, but you will when he comes home and takes his shoes off. Can you deal with it? If yes, then finish with another yarn. If it will bug you (it would bug me to no end!) then frog and re-finish.historicstitcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17370128908373990078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855752.post-1164118499483082312006-11-21T09:14:00.000-05:002006-11-21T09:14:00.000-05:00Damn, can you tell, I am seriously ADD...love thos...Damn, can you tell, I am seriously ADD...love those fuzzy feetsies....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855752.post-1164118302382293382006-11-21T09:11:00.000-05:002006-11-21T09:11:00.000-05:00Kate, I was going to drop that comment in the can ...Kate, I was going to drop that comment in the can but DH accidentally shut my browser down, ack, forget the Kroy, that's way too much for postage, no kidding, I have some washable sock yarns, I have a Lanett navy, Knitpicks Dusk, also their cocoa, seriously, if one of these might work for you...email me, it's on my profile...and I'll get it to you asap. Otherwise, the rest of the comment stays.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855752.post-1164116885713426942006-11-21T08:48:00.000-05:002006-11-21T08:48:00.000-05:00Just so you know, I went with the Kroy option, I w...Just so you know, I went with the Kroy option, I wouldn't want to frog anything on those socks, and if your sweet Hubbster doesn't mind, after all, it's not like you're not going to knit him more socks,eh? Kate, if I lived anywhere near you I'd say..get your arse over and grab a ball of sock yarn out of the stash, I'm pretty sure I'd have something...at least a solid coloured something that would go alright...seriously, if we know anything at all about your darling Hubbster and knitting.....he will be happy with these because you made them for him, they feel fantastic on his feet, it was your first go with a different heel that took up more of the yarn, he'll understand that, and you *know* he's going to look forward to the next pair...there was a time (and I guess still it) when a woman ran out of one yarn, oh well, pick up another and be glad you had it.Mariannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01500636360349398921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855752.post-1164107533566844012006-11-21T06:12:00.000-05:002006-11-21T06:12:00.000-05:00hi kate! having little experience with heel flap ...hi kate! having little experience with heel flap & gusset socks, i can offer you little in the way of explanation about the cause of the yarn shortage. but i can understand your pain. and your eagerness to be done with this project and move on.<BR/><BR/>i voted for use a matching kroy yarn. is there no LYS in NYC that carries the more pedestrian (excuse the pun) sock yarns? $6 for shipping does seem steep.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17109910521429088196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855752.post-1164105389932244882006-11-21T05:36:00.000-05:002006-11-21T05:36:00.000-05:00Hi! I found your blog through the Cast-On podcast ...Hi! I found your blog through the Cast-On podcast where your wonderful essay was featured. <BR/><BR/>Hmm.. those heel flaps look very big indeed. How about another skein of not-too-clashing sock yarn in which you could do the heels and the toes? That would mean you'd have to frog the finished sock as well, I guess.. sorry, can't think of anything else :(<BR/><BR/>Here's another explanation of the EOP:<BR/>http://freefriends.org/~mare/eye.html<BR/><BR/>I usually calculate thus (in brackets are the examples):<BR/>* total amount stitches for the leg (60)<BR/>* total stitches for the heel flap (HALF of 60 = 30)<BR/>* length of heel flap (count the chain stitches on either side of the heel flap, you should have about HALF of the heel flap stitches = 15 chain sts)<BR/>* then turn the heel with your favourite method.<BR/><BR/>I hope this helps a a bit :)Chinoiserieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16676489630557961558noreply@blogger.com