50: Knitting Socks

It's a sock knitting vocabulary quiz (hint: 10 points for already knowing something, 10 points for learning something new. Everyone wins!) Our Dear Scratch letter this week is about choosing sweater patterns as a new sweater knitter. Left-hand dominant Ravelry knit & crochet group: On the Other Hand Vocabulary terms you might encounter when you're knitting socks! Cuff - the very top of your socks that hugs your ankle or at some point on your leg Leg - the “body” of your sock above your heel and below the cuff Heel - this is the curved or L-shaped bend of your sock that accommodates your heel some kinds: short row heels, heel flap, afterthought heels, peasant heels Gusset - shaping in the foot of the sock to accommodate movement Toe Shaping some kinds: wedge toe, round toe, left & right toe Graft - also called kitchener stitch Extra Credit: Negative Ease - ease is the degree to which your finished garment is larger (positive) or smaller (negative) than your body; ideal negative ease for socks is about 10% negative ease in terms of circumference & length Make Good Socks KAL On instagram (hashtag #makegoodsocks) or here on this blog post! What's on our needles this week: Deliciosa Sweater designed by Norah Gaughan Cinnabar designed by Andrea Mowry Send us your letters! [email protected] make good: a knitting podcast