tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12385099.post116120096416093689..comments2023-06-27T03:56:45.100-07:00Comments on A Little Loopy: Winging it from the toe upDisentangledhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07857723058144849718noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12385099.post-1161572000835272622006-10-22T19:53:00.000-07:002006-10-22T19:53:00.000-07:00these socks are so cute. i want to make a pair too...these socks are so cute. i want to make a pair too. It was really nice to meet you yesterday!kat coylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01874727300599918387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12385099.post-1161390598195346952006-10-20T17:29:00.000-07:002006-10-20T17:29:00.000-07:00Those are going to be awesome! I was just thinking...Those are going to be awesome! I was just thinking today about a pair of socks sort of like that and kind of thinking I wanted some. <BR/><BR/>As for the short row heel, it's easy. Picking up the wraps is the only hard part. Well, fiddly, not hard. You'll have no problem, I'm sure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12385099.post-1161307592422345612006-10-19T18:26:00.000-07:002006-10-19T18:26:00.000-07:00You and I are definitely on the same toe-up knee-h...You and I are definitely on the same toe-up knee-high wavelength! I used the Turkish cast-on for my drunken bear socks, and just last night I invented an afterthought heel that worked perfectly, much to my surprise. I put the sole half of the stitches on waste yarn and kept working up the leg. Then I came back and used the other end of the ball (I was curious, I couldn't wait) to knit the heel: I snipped out the waste yarn, picked up the stitches, divided them equally on four dpns, and just worked around and around putting a single decrease on each side every other row (like you'd do for a gusset if you were working top-down). Once the side needles were empty, I grafted the remaining sole and heel sts together, and voila! It worked perfectly, with nary a short row!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12385099.post-1161277709502013682006-10-19T10:08:00.000-07:002006-10-19T10:08:00.000-07:00I just love that yarn!! And good job with the Tur...I just love that yarn!! And good job with the Turkish cast on. I always use that because a) I'm too lazy to learn how to graft and b) I think it's just cool! Let me put in my 2 cents here -- I think you will be much much happier with a turned heel rather than the short row one. The short row one just doesn't look right. I found this site: http://www.needletrax.com/toeupon2circulars.htm<BR/>She has directions for a turned heel for toe-up socks. I did it and it's great! I should take pictures of my finished Crusoe and you can see it.Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16029568021356495296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12385099.post-1161245364815444412006-10-19T01:09:00.000-07:002006-10-19T01:09:00.000-07:00The socks are looking great. Very symmetrical, act...The socks are looking great. Very symmetrical, actually. <BR/><BR/>And, fortune cookies? I'm intrigued. That would make a great gift - with hand-made fortunes, I suppose.The Stitchin' Sheephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03790044606072702756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12385099.post-1161241036265686052006-10-18T23:57:00.000-07:002006-10-18T23:57:00.000-07:00so cute! hey, how about a pic of the fortune cooki...so cute! hey, how about a pic of the fortune cookies?! <BR/><BR/>btw, I just bought a pair of knee-highs today on my shopping trip with c-girl!deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02463190134622765903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12385099.post-1161231565194544072006-10-18T21:19:00.000-07:002006-10-18T21:19:00.000-07:00yay for trying out new things! : ) Great colors, l...yay for trying out new things! : ) <BR/>Great colors, love the stripageAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12385099.post-1161220973536379982006-10-18T18:22:00.000-07:002006-10-18T18:22:00.000-07:00Thgey look great! You go, girl.Thgey look great! You go, girl.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18226954231516266581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12385099.post-1161211887508792272006-10-18T15:51:00.000-07:002006-10-18T15:51:00.000-07:00Your toes look wonderful. Be sure to bring them S...Your toes look wonderful. Be sure to bring them Saturday. We do show and tell.Julia (MindofWinter)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17921553069752206475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12385099.post-1161207952088931832006-10-18T14:45:00.000-07:002006-10-18T14:45:00.000-07:00Those are going to be fabulous. Congrats on tackli...Those are going to be fabulous. Congrats on tackling all those new skills! I think it's definitley one of those cases where after doing it once it's no big dealio!jillianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05864066847052675219noreply@blogger.com