Comments on: lk2g-043 Binding Off Toe Up Socks http://letsknit2gether.com/2009/03/27/lk2g-043-binding-off-toe-up-socks/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:37:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Eleen Ray http://letsknit2gether.com/2009/03/27/lk2g-043-binding-off-toe-up-socks/comment-page-1/#comment-2208 Eleen Ray Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:26:36 +0000 http://letsknit2gether.com/?p=77#comment-2208 I knit socks from the cuff down, but am intrigued by the toe up system. I need to learn this! By the way, I absolutely love your videos! I knit socks from the cuff down, but am intrigued by the toe up system. I need to learn this!

By the way, I absolutely love your videos!

]]> By: Rachel http://letsknit2gether.com/2009/03/27/lk2g-043-binding-off-toe-up-socks/comment-page-1/#comment-1857 Rachel Sun, 31 May 2009 12:21:44 +0000 http://letsknit2gether.com/?p=77#comment-1857 I've saved this episode in my iTunes because I find it is a good reference. I'm just now reaching the end on my second attempt at socks, the first ones went well until I bound off, and now I can't get them on! Here's hoping I can use one of these techniques to produce a better result. I’ve saved this episode in my iTunes because I find it is a good reference. I’m just now reaching the end on my second attempt at socks, the first ones went well until I bound off, and now I can’t get them on! Here’s hoping I can use one of these techniques to produce a better result.

]]> By: Andrea http://letsknit2gether.com/2009/03/27/lk2g-043-binding-off-toe-up-socks/comment-page-1/#comment-1540 Andrea Thu, 09 Apr 2009 19:05:26 +0000 http://letsknit2gether.com/?p=77#comment-1540 I love what you do, thank you for keeping me company while knitting! I love what you do, thank you for keeping me company while knitting!

]]> By: becka http://letsknit2gether.com/2009/03/27/lk2g-043-binding-off-toe-up-socks/comment-page-1/#comment-1511 becka Sat, 04 Apr 2009 22:28:27 +0000 http://letsknit2gether.com/?p=77#comment-1511 Well, that's Cat's gorgeous handspun sock yarn that I thought was the exact colorway of Tofutsies that i recently used (as I commented above) - gorgeous spinning, Cat!! Cat asked that I share my toe up picot bind off here in the comments: I use picot bind off with some toe up socks, depending upon the design. I do it the same way (almost) as is done with cuff down...knit 7 rounds, 1 round: k2tog, yo; knit 5 rounds....I then put the live sts on dental floss (this makes it easy to fold the cuff) and with the working yarn, I continue to the next st, place the yarn (yarn is approx. 3 x length of the cuff, it's always too much, but I prefer to err on the side of caution) on a small darning needle and through the live loop (that is on the dental floss) and look very carefully, making sure this is the beginning stitch of the round, and gently put the darning needle thru this loop...but, I don't go thru the entire loop, rather pierce a good portion of it, this way it doesn't show on the public side. I then tug very, very gently; begin again by putting the darning needle thru the next live loop, and piercing the very next loop on the sock, etc. All the time I am checking and double checking, making sure that the stitches are lined up so that the picot edge isn't crooked. In doing this the yarn is bound off and voila - a lovely picot cuff! As a matter of fact, here's a photo: http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y119/rebeccame/2009%20Knittng%20FOs/WhozitLaceSockspicotbindoffapril120.jpg Again, thanks so very much for your wonderful podcast!!!! Well, that’s Cat’s gorgeous handspun sock yarn that I thought was the exact colorway of Tofutsies that i recently used (as I commented above) - gorgeous spinning, Cat!!
Cat asked that I share my toe up picot bind off here in the comments:
I use picot bind off with some toe up socks, depending upon the design. I do it the same way (almost) as is done with cuff down…knit 7 rounds, 1 round: k2tog, yo; knit 5 rounds….I then put the live sts on dental floss (this makes it easy to fold the cuff) and with the working yarn, I continue to the next st, place the yarn (yarn is approx. 3 x length of the cuff, it’s always too much, but I prefer to err on the side of caution) on a small darning needle and through the live loop (that is on the dental floss) and look very carefully, making sure this is the beginning stitch of the round, and gently put the darning needle thru this loop…but, I don’t go thru the entire loop, rather pierce a good portion of it, this way it doesn’t show on the public side. I then tug very, very gently; begin again by putting the darning needle thru the next live loop, and piercing the very next loop on the sock, etc. All the time I am checking and double checking, making sure that the stitches are lined up so that the picot edge isn’t crooked. In doing this the yarn is bound off and voila - a lovely picot cuff! As a matter of fact, here’s a photo: http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y119/rebeccame/2009%20Knittng%20FOs/WhozitLaceSockspicotbindoffapril120.jpg

Again, thanks so very much for your wonderful podcast!!!!

]]> By: Jolynn http://letsknit2gether.com/2009/03/27/lk2g-043-binding-off-toe-up-socks/comment-page-1/#comment-1508 Jolynn Thu, 02 Apr 2009 15:04:10 +0000 http://letsknit2gether.com/?p=77#comment-1508 Hi Cat, Thank you for your podcast. I like to do an increase in every other stitch on the last round. Then bind off in the regular way. Works great. Toe up is the only way to knit socks, no more worrying about having enough yarn. Keep up the good work. Hi Cat,

Thank you for your podcast. I like to do an increase in every other stitch on the last round. Then bind off in the regular way. Works great. Toe up is the only way to knit socks, no more worrying about having enough yarn.
Keep up the good work.

]]> By: Ute http://letsknit2gether.com/2009/03/27/lk2g-043-binding-off-toe-up-socks/comment-page-1/#comment-1507 Ute Thu, 02 Apr 2009 07:08:16 +0000 http://letsknit2gether.com/?p=77#comment-1507 Hi Cat, thanks for this beautiful episode! I love your videos! My favorite is KTBL Technique bind off. I want to write more, but I can't because of my bad englisch, sorry! I understand more, than I can speak or write. Greets from Germany, Ute :o) Hi Cat,
thanks for this beautiful episode! I love your videos!

My favorite is KTBL Technique bind off.

I want to write more, but I can’t because of my bad englisch, sorry! I understand more, than I can speak or write.

Greets from Germany, Ute :o)

]]> By: becka http://letsknit2gether.com/2009/03/27/lk2g-043-binding-off-toe-up-socks/comment-page-1/#comment-1506 becka Wed, 01 Apr 2009 03:42:30 +0000 http://letsknit2gether.com/?p=77#comment-1506 I happened to have recently designed and knit a pair of socks using the same Tofutsies colorway as the colorway that you chose for the socks that you are holding in the beginning of this episode! don't u just adore the colorway?! Very spring-like! Thanks so much for featuring the stretchy bind offs for toe up socks - my favortie is EZ's sewn bind off, i use it quite often with toe up socks! I happened to have recently designed and knit a pair of socks using the same Tofutsies colorway as the colorway that you chose for the socks that you are holding in the beginning of this episode! don’t u just adore the colorway?! Very spring-like!
Thanks so much for featuring the stretchy bind offs for toe up socks - my favortie is EZ’s sewn bind off, i use it quite often with toe up socks!

]]> By: Ginger http://letsknit2gether.com/2009/03/27/lk2g-043-binding-off-toe-up-socks/comment-page-1/#comment-1503 Ginger Wed, 01 Apr 2009 01:09:44 +0000 http://letsknit2gether.com/?p=77#comment-1503 Oh thank you, thank you, thank you!! I have shied away from toe-ups since my last very disappointing episode; while I was able to finish them with the sewn-off binding I has so hoped that there were some knitted off bindings as well .... time to pull all those patterns back out of the moth balls!! I loved making a sock that could be tried on while knitting. You have made me, for one, very happy :-) Oh thank you, thank you, thank you!! I have shied away from toe-ups since my last very disappointing episode; while I was able to finish them with the sewn-off binding I has so hoped that there were some knitted off bindings as well ….
time to pull all those patterns back out of the moth balls!! I loved making a sock that could be tried on while knitting. You have made me, for one, very happy :-)

]]> By: Melly Coco http://letsknit2gether.com/2009/03/27/lk2g-043-binding-off-toe-up-socks/comment-page-1/#comment-1502 Melly Coco Tue, 31 Mar 2009 12:18:58 +0000 http://letsknit2gether.com/?p=77#comment-1502 I feel like starting to make socks now haha, i love the yarn! I feel like starting to make socks now haha, i love the yarn!

]]> By: Athena Grey http://letsknit2gether.com/2009/03/27/lk2g-043-binding-off-toe-up-socks/comment-page-1/#comment-1493 Athena Grey Mon, 30 Mar 2009 19:39:37 +0000 http://letsknit2gether.com/?p=77#comment-1493 Great episode! The issue of getting a stretchy bind-off has been one reason I haven't tried toe-up socks yet. Thanks. Great episode! The issue of getting a stretchy bind-off has been one reason I haven’t tried toe-up socks yet. Thanks.

]]> By: Sarah O'Dononghue http://letsknit2gether.com/2009/03/27/lk2g-043-binding-off-toe-up-socks/comment-page-1/#comment-1488 Sarah O'Dononghue Mon, 30 Mar 2009 13:07:04 +0000 http://letsknit2gether.com/?p=77#comment-1488 Hi Cat - I love your podcast so much. The yarn store in New Orleans looked absolutely beautiful, as does your shawl. I would love to try knitting a shawl but I will start with something more simple I think. Knitting goofs? Just all of the UFOs I have everywhere, all over the place!! Hi Cat - I love your podcast so much. The yarn store in New Orleans looked absolutely beautiful, as does your shawl. I would love to try knitting a shawl but I will start with something more simple I think. Knitting goofs? Just all of the UFOs I have everywhere, all over the place!!

]]> By: Angela Schwenn http://letsknit2gether.com/2009/03/27/lk2g-043-binding-off-toe-up-socks/comment-page-1/#comment-1481 Angela Schwenn Sun, 29 Mar 2009 21:04:47 +0000 http://letsknit2gether.com/?p=77#comment-1481 I love these techniques episodes! I know you hate to sew...but I personally like sewn bind offs. The one I use most often is this one, it's pretty stretchy I think http://www.knittingdaily.com/blogs/howto/archive/2008/05/15/sewn-bind-off.aspx I love these techniques episodes! I know you hate to sew…but I personally like sewn bind offs. The one I use most often is this one, it’s pretty stretchy I think http://www.knittingdaily.com/blogs/howto/archive/2008/05/15/sewn-bind-off.aspx

]]> By: Susan http://letsknit2gether.com/2009/03/27/lk2g-043-binding-off-toe-up-socks/comment-page-1/#comment-1466 Susan Sat, 28 Mar 2009 15:25:44 +0000 http://letsknit2gether.com/?p=77#comment-1466 Great episode Cat - I am really enjoying the "techniques" ones. Just goes to show there's "more than one way to skin a cat" (Having typed that I'm not sure if it's a widely-used saying, or just local to the UK.... it's just a saying, I promise!) Great episode Cat - I am really enjoying the “techniques” ones. Just goes to show there’s “more than one way to skin a cat” (Having typed that I’m not sure if it’s a widely-used saying, or just local to the UK…. it’s just a saying, I promise!)

]]> By: Teddy http://letsknit2gether.com/2009/03/27/lk2g-043-binding-off-toe-up-socks/comment-page-1/#comment-1464 Teddy Sat, 28 Mar 2009 15:19:06 +0000 http://letsknit2gether.com/?p=77#comment-1464 Great show! I have been struggling to find toe-up socks that I like, heel & all, and the crazy monkey sock may just be it! The three bind offs are SO useful, & thanks for writing out the instructions too. I just printed it all out to keep in my sock notebook. This is my next experiment! Thanks! Great show! I have been struggling to find toe-up socks that I like, heel & all, and the crazy monkey sock may just be it! The three bind offs are SO useful, & thanks for writing out the instructions too. I just printed it all out to keep in my sock notebook. This is my next experiment! Thanks!

]]> By: Maryjo http://letsknit2gether.com/2009/03/27/lk2g-043-binding-off-toe-up-socks/comment-page-1/#comment-1459 Maryjo Sat, 28 Mar 2009 02:52:42 +0000 http://letsknit2gether.com/?p=77#comment-1459 just left a message on #42, but thanks for this episode as I am just finishing the cuff on toe ups and was recommended the "Crazy Monkey" one next -- yours are gorgeous, and look very soft! One bind off I was told I should try is the Elizabeth Zimmerman sewn binding off method ... haven't tried it though -- in theory, it sounds like it might be too tight! just left a message on #42, but thanks for this episode as I am just finishing the cuff on toe ups and was recommended the “Crazy Monkey” one next — yours are gorgeous, and look very soft!

One bind off I was told I should try is the Elizabeth Zimmerman sewn binding off method … haven’t tried it though — in theory, it sounds like it might be too tight!

]]> By: Cheryl Goyer http://letsknit2gether.com/2009/03/27/lk2g-043-binding-off-toe-up-socks/comment-page-1/#comment-1449 Cheryl Goyer Fri, 27 Mar 2009 21:41:15 +0000 http://letsknit2gether.com/?p=77#comment-1449 Cat - first, congrats on spinning enough yarn for the socks! My whole reason for learning to spin in the first place was to spin sock yarn so I understand completely. All of the socks I knit are toe up using the magic loop. Haven't had much success knitting two at a time but I also haven't tried very hard. :o) My socks are usually just plain stockinette with k2p2 cuffs. My bind off method is the tubular bind off for k2p2 found in Vogue Knitting. In fact any time I'm binding off ribbing I use the tubular bind off. Cheryl cgoyer on Ravelry.com Cat - first, congrats on spinning enough yarn for the socks! My whole reason for learning to spin in the first place was to spin sock yarn so I understand completely. All of the socks I knit are toe up using the magic loop. Haven’t had much success knitting two at a time but I also haven’t tried very hard. :o) My socks are usually just plain stockinette with k2p2 cuffs. My bind off method is the tubular bind off for k2p2 found in Vogue Knitting. In fact any time I’m binding off ribbing I use the tubular bind off.

Cheryl
cgoyer on Ravelry.com

]]> By: stebo79 http://letsknit2gether.com/2009/03/27/lk2g-043-binding-off-toe-up-socks/comment-page-1/#comment-1448 stebo79 Fri, 27 Mar 2009 20:35:04 +0000 http://letsknit2gether.com/?p=77#comment-1448 I do not knit toe-up socks, but I have used the "sewn bind off" for hats! I do not knit toe-up socks, but I have used the “sewn bind off” for hats!

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