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knitting and then when I'm
finished just use the crochet hook to finish it.
This will make it tighter so it stays up.
Although you can use the ribbed stitch, that should
make it tighter but I am not sure as I haven't tried
that one yet.
Ok so what I did for this sock
shown in the picture above is I used the Blue loom
which is the smaller in the set, the one with 24
pegs. Do 10 rows, create a brim as if you are
doing a hat, do 5 more rows then start making the
heel.
Heel:
Wrap over to the 12th peg. Knit off then wrap
and knit back to peg 1.
Start to decrease by taking the
year loop from peg 1 and peg 2. Pull the loop
from peg 2 through loop 1 and place back on the same
peg. Knit to the end of the row.
Take the yarn from peg 11 and 12.
Pull the loop from peg 11 through loop 12 and place
back on the same peg. Knit to the end of the
row.
Continue decreasing until you
have 3 empty pegs on each side.
With remaining pegs knit 4 rows
(or 3, whichever number gets you back to peg 1).
Start to add stitches.
Every time you knit to the end of a row add a stitch
on the next empty peg. Do this 6 times until
the pegs are all filled.
Once the heel is made just
continue knitting as if you didn't just go through
all that and keep going until you reach a
comfortable length. For my size 10 1/2 foot I
did 30 rows.
Gather stitches to remove from
loom. Starting with the first peg run a needle
and 12" of yarn through the loop on each peg then
lift the loops over and off the pegs. Pull the
thread tight and tie off in a square knot.
Weave in the ends.
If you want to make your socks
like regular socks so they are say for example knee
socks then don't just knit 5, knit like 40 or
something (depending on how your legs are) until
they are the length you want, then do the heel.
And I wouldn't make a cuff for long socks, they will
never stay up on your leg. You could also sew
some elastic onto the inside of the sock where the
cuff should be so they really stay on.
Since these socks are home made
socks they have no traction like the slipper socks
you buy in the stores so make sure you put some
traction on them. I don't know where you would
buy some so I would suggest that if you can't find a
place then use a hot glue gun in a design of your
choosing on the bottoms (take them off your foot
first dummy) and as they are cooling press something
against the hot glue so it's flat instead of thick
and round, this way they wont hurt your arch when
you walk. We gotta be careful what we do to
our feet, this can effect the way you walk so make
sure when you make your own traction that you don't
put thick beeds of hot glue. Smash them first
to make them thin. |