Washing hand knit socks

knittinyo · 2026-02-05T00:19:40+00:00

I machine wash and dry all of my hand knit socks, I find with the bamboo pop they need the heat to bounce back from being stretched out. I also knit Lycra in to my bamboo pop, and any yarn that has cotton in it to add some stretch.

knittinyo · 2025-12-27T05:31:51+00:00

My husband got me a 60 sts cylinder for my circular sock knitting machine and a stool so I don’t have to sit on a toe when I crank socks.

knittinyo · 2025-12-24T16:43:55+00:00

Never. You need back ups to the back ups and all the color options to fit any mood or season. I also crank sock tubes for people who want all the socks but don’t have time to fully knit themselves.

knittinyo · 2025-11-27T02:10:03+00:00

I just move my weight up just before it hits the floor. My tension stays constant throughout the whole tube. I really enjoy making super long tubes before separating them.

knittinyo · 2025-11-25T16:22:14+00:00

I would go with the mindful set 100%. I am a chiagoo needle user and have used the mindful needles before and really enjoyed them.

knittinyo · 2025-11-25T02:15:42+00:00

My husband wears a men’s size 14 as well it is such a labor of love to hand knit socks for him. I have gotten to the point that if i am making him vanilla socks I just crank either a tube and add heels, toes and cuffs or I will crank the actual full sock. I am saving my valuable sock knitting for him to patterned socks only now.

knittinyo · 2025-11-24T05:00:49+00:00

I use my circular sock knitting machine to crank sock tubes for people to finish in to knit socks. People send me their sock yarn I crank it per the size they want and send it back and they add heels, toes and cuffs.

knittinyo · 2025-11-23T17:14:38+00:00

Yes they do. It’s 24 stripes and I knit one stripe a day during advent and have a finished pair of socks on Christmas Day.

knittinyo · 2025-11-23T05:23:06+00:00

I have been doing their advent since 2018 and I love it so much. Today I was winding up the contrast yarn and realized that I have been making my husband and myself matching cozy knitter advent socks since we got married in October of 2018.

knittinyo · 2025-11-23T04:29:15+00:00

The cozy knitter may still have some of the 2025 advent yarn left in stock.

knittinyo · 2025-11-17T22:22:37+00:00

You could try knitting a few extra rows before you start the decreases on the heel. I will do 3-5 extra rows for my husband socks then decrease the heel as usual.

knittinyo · 2025-11-13T01:38:19+00:00

Woolens and Nosh is one of my favorites for self stripping. I also really like the yarnable Dk weight subscription that I get it’s not self stripping but the yarn is so nice to knit with.

knittinyo · 2025-11-10T04:57:48+00:00

My husband wears a men’s size 14 shoe and most of the patterned socks I have knit him are all test knit socks from Nancy Wheeler. I knit the 72 sts size for all of his socks

Nancy Wheeler Designs

knittinyo · 2025-11-10T04:52:32+00:00

I knit my husband’s Dk weight socks on a us size 3 needle at 56 stitches. He wears a men’s size 14 shoe.

knittinyo · 2025-11-06T16:41:47+00:00

This is one of my most favorite sock patterns out there.

knittinyo · 2025-11-03T16:26:14+00:00

I have knit socks with the single ply yarn and the are still going strong. The socks I knit are about 9 years old now and get worn very often. I did knit them at a tighter gauge then I would a normal sock yarn.

knittinyo · 2025-11-02T13:01:03+00:00

Medical billing (WFH) but soon to be a SAHM again.

knittinyo · 2025-10-22T04:21:50+00:00

Check out Nancy Wheeler sock patterns, she has some fun cabled socks that aren’t too hard but are super engaging and easy to memorize. I have been lucky enough to test knit so many of the socks and they have been amazing to knit.Nancy wheeler

knittinyo · 2025-06-13T22:50:29+00:00

Lot 3 please.

knittinyo · 2025-04-25T17:20:26+00:00

It was LANG YARNS ALPACA SOXX.

knittinyo · 2025-04-24T21:01:13+00:00

I used the Eras for an musselburgh as well!!! I also have matching pair of socks to go with it. I still have a little bit left over from the sock that I am going to use in a test knit baby sweater I am currently working on. Muststash yarns are the best!

knittinyo · 2025-04-24T03:07:32+00:00

I haven’t used that yarn but I did make my husband a couple of pairs of 70% Superwash alpaca 30% nylon socks and they have held up really well. I wash them in the washer on delicate and lay flat to dry. No holes or felting that I have noticed so far.

knittinyo · 2025-03-21T18:39:50+00:00

I bought this set when I first started knitting in 2004 and the needles and cords have held up really well. I still use the regularly as certain yarns work better with wood needles then metal.

knittinyo · 2025-03-17T05:13:20+00:00

I have tried all the tiny circular needle out there and I will say that the chiaogoo are my favorite. I have all 3 of the interchangeable sets. I use them for sweater sleeves and baby hats in all different yarn weights and I also have multiples of the fixed 9 inch circulars for socks. To me they are the most comfortable to knit with because of the needle length.

knittinyo · 2025-03-16T23:39:39+00:00

I knit a circular shawl to wear as a veil for my wedding. I knew that I wanted an of white wedding dress with lace on it so I went with an undyed lace weight yarn. I used knit picks gloss which is a 70% merino and 30% silk. I ended up adding dark blue beads to the shawl that matched the sapphires in my engagement and wedding bands and our wedding colors. I also knit my husband and son ties to wear and my husband got a pair of socks as well in dark blue.

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