It's time to pick up gusset stitches.

But it's also time to take a shower and do something besides sock knitting for the day.

This list says 2s can be 2.75 or 3. very weird.

I personally like the bamboo needles better because they don't get all bendy like the really skinny metal ones do, and it feels like the yarn travels better. With metal, it seems like they're *too* slide-y. Stitches would fall off the end when I'd put things away for the night.

Oh, and I've got a good website for Kitchener stitch, when it's time for finishing the toes. Best visuals I've seen.

I think I need some clarification on picking up the gusset stitches. However, in typing out all my questions, I think I worked most of them out. [Edit: and then I got even MORE confused]

Maybe I'm confused because of what I've got on which needle--currently I have the instep (non-heel flap/heel turn) sts on one needle (they were previously on two, but it hung neater out of the way one one, so I moved them. I think maybe I should split them back up, and all the heel sts should be on one needle instead.

Once I pick up the gusset stitches, I shouldn't be immeidately working in the pattern, though (according to the pictures, it should be stockinette). So if I'm picking up 8 sts, how is my yarn getting to the instep stitches? The instructions don't seem to say, and I'm on my second or third interpretation of them.

Now I'm looking back and it says that the beg of round is at the center back of foot. But my yarn's on the side of the heel turn, at the end of completed row 4 just like they said.

I can't work on this much more this weekend, but if I could get the right stitches on the right needles, that will help me very much. I'm sure the answer is right in front of me.

Take the blue pill.

I haven't seen that movie!

Prudence, I just had my "duh" moment. Looked up "PU" in the glossary--"PU" means pick up and knit. And I've got my stitches in the right place. So that should make everything OK until the kitchener stitch (it sounds pretty easy).

Very cool! I'm currently suffering from too many patterns. I also have gobs of yarn - but might still go out and get more tomorrow. I'm so bad!

They're called Hypodermic Needles, aren't they ? Any drugstore should be able to help you out.


I myself have knitted a beautiful scarf over 10 feet long.

.....It started out as a sock, but I couldn't turn the heel.

:D

You were either making a giant sock or you ended up with a skinny scarf.

The heel's not turning out so bad. I'm guessing that row 3 of the gusset decreases section is without decrease. If I'm wrong, I suppose I'll know soon enough.

I bought about $250 of new sock yarn today! Not even close to using up what I have, but that didn't stop me! GREAT new yarn. Some brand new blends - wool/silk and wool/bamboo (!) and some extremely expensive hand-dyed striping sock yarn.

!!!

Bamboo? That sounds really really cool. Did you order online or do you have awesome yarn store? (I wonder if I have an awesome yarn store?)

For a while last week I thought I might be allergic to wool, but I'm still knitting that sock and my skin isn't reacting anymore (only my face was feeling odd, not my hands). I think it must've been something in the air.

I'm wondering what would be lightweight and cool for Florida-appropriate socks. What I'm using now is mostly wool, but it seems I would be better off with cotton.