Comments on: Reader submitted links: Red Cross Knit Kit

By: pixie

pixie — Thu, 10 Aug 2006 00:26:43 +0000

thats been around for like a year if not even longer. In fact I remember looking at it when katrina came because i looked at their real kits for firt aid and stuff.

By: Aija

Aija — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 18:50:33 +0000

I have this kit, just a fyi for those who actually want to knit the socks inside– the (red plastic around a metal rod inside, set of 4) needles are US 5 (3.75mm) and the yarn enclosed is very similar in thinness to Lorna’s Laces Shepherd Sock (not the same yarn, but quite similar; no nylon in the RC kit yarn and has less loft than the LL), which I use a US 0-1 with. The pattern calls for 7 sts/inch. I haven’t tried knitting the pattern but imo the needles aren’t appropriate for the yarn inside, imo… not sure you could get 7 sts/inch with the needles, but they just look like treetrunks against the yarn.

Still a neat kit, I’ll use the yarn & needles seperately.

By: robyn

robyn — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 16:50:01 +0000

i bought this kit not that long ago. the directions for the sock are very clearly written 60 years ago, and at some points were hard to understand. i chose this as my first-ever sock knit, so it was very hard for me.

however.

once i had someone explain what the pattern was saying, telling me the “2006″ words for what i was reading …

I LOVE THIS SOCK!

if you are an experienced sock knitter, get the kit. the tin itself is worth it!

By: Dawn

Dawn — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 07:24:39 +0000

The site didn’t come up very good so I looked it up. If you go to this addy:

https://www.redcrossstore.org/shopper/ProdList.aspx?LocationId=5

You can see the kit on this page. It looks really cool!

By: stacey

stacey — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 04:30:23 +0000

can you fix the link, please?

By: holly

holly — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 02:34:07 +0000

Here is the link.