Glad to hear you like Sock-Ease, Marianna! Be sure to tell your local stores that you’re looking for a specific yarn, because they rely on the input of their customers for future ordering. If they don’t know that you’re looking for it, they won’t know to order it in the future.

Hi Cari, there are a ton of great videos on YouTube for turning heels and other sock-related skills. Don’t forget to check out the Lion Brand YouTube channel for a whole series on our men’s socks (a great first pattern): http://www.youtube.com/lionbrandyarn

I made socks from a kit, but the yarn was a cotton that didn’t keep its form- hmm..perhaps its time to try again with real sock yarn. All those interesting techniques in one project would make it a nice challenge.

I really enjoyed the information and inspiration. I have re-discovered the joy
of making my own socks using 4 needles. I learned to knit at the age of 12 and
one of the projects that I completed was argyle socks for my nephew, then 5. Sock-ease
has been a good choice to use now. This last pair of socks, I am crocheting
from the toe up. My next project will be knitting from the toe up and hopefully
2 at the same time. I get bored on the second sock and really have to force
myself to finish it so that I can wear a matching pair! Maybe I can just wear
one from 2 different projects and then I would have a pair!!

Thanks for
sharing…Martha Warren
marthaphoto@sbcglobal.net

I like making socks because they never go out of style! And when I make them for the people I love I know they will wear them and appreciate them.  Even my daughters who don’t like being bothered with special laundry care methods will machine wash their socks but let the socks dry flat because they know the socks last longer and don’t go fuzzy.

I, and everyone I knit for, have the kind of feet that poke holes in cast iron sock the first time their put on, but I love sock yarn for other projects, from hats to sweaters.

I enjoy making socks, they were my first projects in the round using DPNs. I learned using Ann Budd’s Getting Started Knitting Socks book and knit many of the patterns in there. I haven’t knit socks in awhile but I would love to pick it up again with her new book and maybe try something new, like knitting socks on DPNs.

I have buying a bunch of sock yarn but am kind of scared (totally silly) to actually try socks…some of it is just that there are a jillion ways to do it – up or down, different heels, different toes etc., double points, magic loop or two circs etc. before you even get to the pattern so I feel sort of overwhelmed before I even start….

i LOVE socks, i am definitely a sock knitter(although an inexperienced one) i love toe up so that i can use every last bit of the yarn, and i love how i can actually wear socks being a guy, lots of time i dont get to wear the really cool knitwear, but with socks i can definitely knit them

Lion Brand’s “Cozy Crochet Socks” pattern has been in my folder for months now, and your last episode has motivated me to give it a try. 

I’ve perused various knitting patterns but found the abbreviations hard to understand and new terms which intimidated me; It always seemed too hard compared with other projects.

I agree with Liz’s reasons for socks as great projects and have vowed to make some socks before the year is out. 

I remembered my grandmother who knitted and crocheted until she was old and frail, even when going deaf and blind. She was expert at making socks with 3, 4 and even 5 dpns and not dropping them once! If she can do it, so can I (this is what I have convinced myself).

So, with your encouragement and the memory of my grandmother (family tradition to uphold), I went out and purchased two circular needles and a set of double points so I will be ready to escape the comfort zone to take up a new challenge. 

I am in the midst of the Cozy Crochet Socks right now as a warm-up and have a picture to prove it!  .

It’s easy to sit back and do the things we have always done after years of practice. Sock knitting is enticing me with the rewards of new skills and a sense of achievement from learning something truly new and challenging, with the bonus of warm, cosy feet, thanks to your encouragement.

My favorite pattern is Cobblestone Socks by Karen Ratto-Whooley (they’re crocheted from the top down).  Right now the pattern is only available by joining CGOA (it’s in the members booklet “Across the Board”), but they should be available on Karen’s website in 2012; these are NOT the same as the Cobblestone Socks in her book “I Can’t Believe I’m Crocheting Socks.” peace, meg in L.A. megplatis@pacbell.net

I like to knit socks because I can take my project anywhere I go and I get to learn different techniques with almost every pattern! I just finished my first sock done toe-up for my husband and I learned how to do a short row heel! Plus, DH picks out his own yarns which motivates me to knit for him!

I don’t have a favorite sock pattern yet. I have tried loom knitting socks but found it too tedious. I also tried crocheting socks but made a mistake so I ripped them out. I am totally ready to try crocheting more socks and your podcast is inspiring me to do so! I now have hooks that will be more comfortable too because they have a thicker handle. I am thinking about trying out a sock pattern when I take the train to NYC next week. I will only be in New York for about 24 hours, but am making it a priority to come to the Lion Brand Yarn Studio for the first time!

I have not tried to make socks, yet.  After this episode and eyeing a few books, I’d really like to give it a try.  I’m a crocheter, but I’d like to do more knitting.  I’m a much slower knitter and have only finished two projects.  
Cathy Miller lighthearted101@yahoo.com

I’ve knit a few pairs of socks and am really looking forward to trying Cat Bordhi’s sweet tomato heel.  I like the afterthought heel for convenience, but it is not the best for fit.

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I am a beginner to crochet and I really want to learn to crochet socks since I have never made any.  I was very pleased to listen to the podcast and be directed to a couple of places to find crochet sock patterns.  Once I spend some time with these, I’m sure I can come up with a favorite pattern.

It’s funny. I used to knit socks but I don’t like the way they feel..I mean it seems like I can feel every row on my hand knit socks. But my brother loves  the ones I’ve made for him. Hmmm…. 

Beware the 2nd sock syndrome!! That’s what all my knittin friends ingrained in me…..I am still workin on the sizing for a basic sock,but i am enthused by having such a comfy pair of top down socks  to sleep in, that i am now trying a toe up to try out my skills. I have so many fancy sock patterns picked out to make, that i can almost taste the victory of my sock cuffs staying up lol!   My friend who does reenactments is trying to talk me into making period wool long socks~eeek~ one stitch at a time my friend, one stitch at a time  ;]

My dad taught me to darn using a bottle under the hole    I am so glad he did because my son loves knitted socks but is very hard on the heel  so I have to do a lot of darning    I love to knit socks of all kinds

I taught myself how to knit two years ago, and have fallen in love with many of Lion Brand’s patterns. I’ve not had much time for it lately because of school & college apps, but the next project I want to try is a pair of socks. Once i get my hands on some dpn, hopefully the socks shall turn out nicely. =]

Thank you for the tips. As a beginner knitter as well as a beginner with socks these sorts of things are so useful to know.

I recently learned how to crochet socks using the Lion Brand pattern “Cozy Crochet Socks.”  I figured since I’d successfully completed the crochet Tree of Life afghan, I qualified as an “experienced” crocheter and these couldn’t be too hard.  I made them in just a couple of days, and now I think I’m hooked on crocheting socks.  While I don’t think I’ll ever become and exclusive sock crocheter, it is really nice to have a small project to go to that will work as a gift for anybody in my circle.  Living in Portland, OR, we all appreciate a good pair of socks in the fall/winter.  I was listening to this episode and decided to share another good crochet sock book that I recently picked up.  “I Can’t Believe I’m Crocheting Socks”  by Karen Ratto-Whooley is a great little book with 9 patterns, both in cuff-down and toe-up designs.  One of the patterns is a men’s sock, and they show it worked with Sock Ease in “Taffy,” and it looks just great.  I’m going to make a pair in that color for my FIL for Christmas.

As a newcomer to crocheting socks, I was really happy to hear this podcast all about them, and all the wonderful tips you’ve shared.  I’m planning on getting a couple pictures posted soon of my first pair of socks to the Ravelry group, and this is something I’m so glad I took up.

I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE making socks because they don’t have sleeves that end up too long, shoulder seams that get too droopy, and they fit in your purse! Plus, they’re easy to try on while knitting (easier if you use the 2 circ method, I’m told). The best part is the skein is designed for the project so there’s no frantic run to the LYS at the last minute.