I am knitting my way through your sock book and LOVE it! It has been a perfect introduction to socks and I have made several beautiful pairs already. Thank you for compiling such a beautiful set of patterns!
I do have one question, however, that I'm afraid I can't figure out on my own. I'm knitting the "Toe Up Star Toe Worsted Weight Sock" on page 60 of your Big Sock Book... All was going well until on page I became so confused about (HTR). Is that a description for the action of purling the slipped stitch and the loop together? Or a separate stitch all together? Or does that mean "heel turn row one"? In that case why is it repeated with "work as HTR"?
I'm sorry to bug you with this but would you mind sending me an email at irishirley@yahoo.com and helping me out?
Thanks for your time... and by the way, your sock book makes knitting look like so much fun that my boyfriend, for the first time asked me to teach him how to knit! He's still on scarves but is going to try your two-kneedle socks after. Thanks for including them in your book!
HTR 1 and HTR2 are the stitch and the row both. Working HTR1 means on the wrong side row, purl as many stitches as indicated and then work the slipped stitch and loop together. Working HTR2 means on the right side of the row, knit as many stitches as indicated, and then pick up and knit the stitch, etc. Each row on the heel turn section has a different number of stitches before the turn process. The Turning itself (HTR1 or HTR2) is the same no matter which row number, but you work one more stitch before performing the action each time. After you do a few short-row heels, you'll start to see where you work your turn stitches without counting (it's always around the gap in the stitches).
Does that help? If not, let me know, and I'll try to explain more fully.
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Diamond Rib Lace Sock
-page 115
Rnd 5 of the lace pattern should read:
Rnd 5: YO, SL 1, K1, PSSO, K 2, YO, SL 1, K 1, PSSO, K 2 , K 2 tog, YO, K 2
The Chart on page 116 is correct, though the Legend should read :YO, SL 1, K1, PSSO
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Round Worsted Weight Afterthought Heel Sock
-page 31
Add to Toe Instructions: Decrease as for the heel.
Next Rnd Heel Division should read:
K 12(18, 22, 24, 26, 30), sts, place marker, K to end of rnd.
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Round Fingering Weight Afterthought Heel Sock
-page 32, 33
Page 32 Next Rnd Heel Division should read:
K 18 (22, 26, 30, 32, 36), place marker, K to end of rnd. Page 33, Add to Toe Instructions: Decrease as for heel.
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Clarification : All foot measurements in the instructions are to be measured after the heel is finished. Measure the foot flap and gusset heel socks from the gusset edge, and measure the foot for short-row heel socks from the first full round after completing the heel.
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When you come upon instructions that say knit as for, referring you to a different pattern for the next step (for example, to the 40 stitch flap and gusset heel), knit that portion of your heel as you would for the referred pattern. In other words, knit it in the same manner, using the same short-row technique as in the referenced instructions. Knitting "as for" does not mean that you are to use the same number of stitches (which would be impossible, since only the 40 stitch heel uses forty stitches). Work the first two rows of your listed heel instructions, and then continue in the same manner as the 40 stitch flap and gusset heel (in other words, work one more stitch on each row, before doing the decrease and turn), until you have worked across all of the stitches.
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Hi Ms. Taylor!
I am knitting my way through your sock book and LOVE it! It has been a perfect introduction to socks and I have made several beautiful pairs already. Thank you for compiling such a beautiful set of patterns!
I do have one question, however, that I'm afraid I can't figure out on my own. I'm knitting the "Toe Up Star Toe Worsted Weight Sock" on page 60 of your Big Sock Book... All was going well until on page I became so confused about (HTR). Is that a description for the action of purling the slipped stitch and the loop together? Or a separate stitch all together? Or does that mean "heel turn row one"? In that case why is it repeated with "work as HTR"?
I'm sorry to bug you with this but would you mind sending me an email at irishirley@yahoo.com and helping me out?
Thanks for your time... and by the way, your sock book makes knitting look like so much fun that my boyfriend, for the first time asked me to teach him how to knit! He's still on scarves but is going to try your two-kneedle socks after. Thanks for including them in your book!
Best,
Skye
HTR 1 and HTR2 are the stitch and the row both. Working HTR1 means on the wrong side row, purl as many stitches as indicated and then work the slipped stitch and loop together. Working HTR2 means on the right side of the row, knit as many stitches as indicated, and then pick up and knit the stitch, etc. Each row on the heel turn section has a different number of stitches before the turn process. The Turning itself (HTR1 or HTR2) is the same no matter which row number, but you work one more stitch before performing the action each time. After you do a few short-row heels, you'll start to see where you work your turn stitches without counting (it's always around the gap in the stitches).
Does that help? If not, let me know, and I'll try to explain more fully.
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