Whiptips - toe up socks
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My mum has recently discovered Whip Up, but has not quite figured out the search button - she wrote me an email looking for a pattern, tutorial or information on knitting toe-up socks.
Dear Kath, Just been browsing whipup looking for the pattern for knitting socks from the toe up. Is there a direct index? I went into knitting and crochet and I have been going back and forth and found plenty of sock patterns but its the one pattern where I knit from the toe up that I am looking for.
Does anyone have any advice for my mum - links to free online patterns or tutorials. Thank you all.
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September 10th, 2007 at 12:59 pm
http://www.knitty.com has lots and lots of different sock patterns for free, I’m sure they’d have one that would be the kind that she is looking for…. and lots of other great patterns as well!
September 10th, 2007 at 1:59 pm
The knitty one springs to my mind too- there is a pattern where you knit a swatch, take a few measurements, plug in the numbers and it tells you how to knit a toe-up sock to fit your foot it your wool! Voila!
September 10th, 2007 at 3:14 pm
The link in my name goes to a PDF for DNA socks toe up.
September 10th, 2007 at 4:38 pm
I thought of knitty.com as well. Here is their universal toe-up sock formula: http://www.knitty.com/issuesummer06/PATTuniversalsock.html
I actually used this for my first ever pair of socks and they turned out great.
September 10th, 2007 at 8:59 pm
There are several options:
http://www.wendyjohnson.net/blog/sockpattern.htm
http://www.knitty.com: there are several. Widdershins is a cool one with the traditional heel flap (many toe up designs use a short row heel). i found the supporting documentation invaluable as i made my socks on a different # of stitches than the designer and had trouble making sense of the numbers: http://k2knits.blogspot.com/2007/03/revisiting-widdershin-heel.html
best of luck
September 10th, 2007 at 9:33 pm
In addition to the already mentioned knitty.com toe-up sock formula, you might have your mom sign up for Knitting Daily, http://www.knittingdaily.com/ and/or peruse the Interweave Knits site for free patterns. Although I don’t think it’s been offered for free on their site [yet], there was a pattern for a simple toe-up sock, On Your Toes Socks, in the Summer 2007 IK issue. Even if your mom can’t find it for free, it’s worth seeking out. It uses the backward yarnover method for the short row heel, a technique worth knowing if she doesn’t already.
September 10th, 2007 at 10:48 pm
Wendy Johnson has a wonderful free “pattern” (more like a recipe/formula) for download at her site (http://wendyknits.net).
September 10th, 2007 at 11:02 pm
Here, under free patterns, both “generic” and “detailed” toe-up patterns: http://wendyknits.net/finished-work-free-patterns-tips/sub-page
This was the first sock pattern I ever used and it was quite easy to follow!
September 10th, 2007 at 11:30 pm
Interweave Knits/summer 2007 has a great pattern with size and gauge tables by Ann Budd.The clear figures of the methods are very helpful.
September 11th, 2007 at 1:37 pm
I like this one: http://tiajudy.com/soxform.htm
You look up the # of stitches you want for the foot/leg of the sock then insert the numbers from the chart. It creates a heel-flap sock. Of course, I just completed my first toe-up pair, thought I hated it… but started another pair toe-up immediately.
September 12th, 2007 at 11:40 am
Thank you everyone for your great replies - my mum better be knitting those socks for me :)
best
K