tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4050614.post758949303777081364..comments2023-05-23T11:55:48.099-04:00Comments on Lana's Laboratory: Further skewedUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4050614.post-23258094292433474072010-03-05T00:49:28.397-05:002010-03-05T00:49:28.397-05:00Just finished, with a roomy comfortable fit. My f...Just finished, with a roomy comfortable fit. My feet are size 8. I'm getting a little crease on the front of the bend where the foot joins the leg (is there a word for that body part?) but am not displeased. Next time I'll knit the foot a bit shorter.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09897382913300874313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4050614.post-36997336620457860982010-03-03T20:08:06.658-05:002010-03-03T20:08:06.658-05:00Lana, I'm using Panda Silk and getting 10 sts/...Lana, I'm using Panda Silk and getting 10 sts/13.5 rounds/inch, with 72 stitches it's still plenty roomy. I've posted a picture on ravelry (cheerup). Given my gauge, do you think the heel will work as written if I stop the recommended 2" from the right length? Thanks for your help!Robin Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04835587537478981867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4050614.post-57692862270925733012010-02-26T15:29:54.895-05:002010-02-26T15:29:54.895-05:00Robin S, the 72-stitch Skew has a comparable foot ...Robin S, the 72-stitch Skew has a comparable foot circumference to a 60-stitch regular sock. So if you customarily knit a 60-64 stitch sock, you can knit Skew as written; just knit the foot a little shorter. <br /><br />If you do want the foot circumference to be a little smaller, how about using a finer yarn (such as Lorna's Laces Shepherd Sock) at a gauge around 9 st/inch? <br /><br />BTW, I will be testing a 60-stitch version after I finish my current sock.Lanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01177916326820314792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4050614.post-9428261335574069512010-02-26T14:58:51.277-05:002010-02-26T14:58:51.277-05:00Any further thoughts on a version for a smaller fo...Any further thoughts on a version for a smaller foot (6.5)? About 60-64 stitches is normally what I use. Thanks for the neat pattern.Robin Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04835587537478981867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4050614.post-73564800407483032282010-02-19T16:23:18.447-05:002010-02-19T16:23:18.447-05:00Thank you for the additional guidance on the LLinc...Thank you for the additional guidance on the LLinc! I discovered this too late for the first sock (it's lovely anyway), but really enjoyed the technique on my second sock. Thanks for designing a pattern that looks so fantastic in variegated yarn!Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02455932269257162154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4050614.post-27253863677241600762010-02-19T03:14:52.910-05:002010-02-19T03:14:52.910-05:00I LOVE your skewed socks. I just posted a link on ...I LOVE your skewed socks. I just posted a link on Mensa Denmark's internal forum.'<br /><br />Best regards,<br />Tineditmar2013@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11104442076245828656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4050614.post-38791177333661562972010-02-19T03:13:53.254-05:002010-02-19T03:13:53.254-05:00I LOVE your Skewed Socks. I've just posted a l...I LOVE your Skewed Socks. I've just posted a link on Mensa Denmark's internal forum.<br /><br />Best regards, <br />Tineditmar2013@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11104442076245828656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4050614.post-46555649801745807422010-02-18T13:25:08.524-05:002010-02-18T13:25:08.524-05:00Rarely do I see a design and mentally go through t...Rarely do I see a design and mentally go through the stash to find something with which to cast on right away. AND you accounted for bias. Well done! Looking forward to seeing your other design work...Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06023771156632126265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4050614.post-58965930550202472412010-02-18T11:35:08.456-05:002010-02-18T11:35:08.456-05:00Thank you!
I was aiming for a 80 stitches version...Thank you!<br /><br />I was aiming for a 80 stitches version, calculated from my (too tiny) socks. Let's see how that works.<br /><br />Cheers, Steffi<br />(thanks for your PM on Ravelry!)stebo79https://www.blogger.com/profile/06853472785437774976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4050614.post-36923004394215940222010-02-15T10:45:17.151-05:002010-02-15T10:45:17.151-05:00Thanks for the insight. The reason I was confused...Thanks for the insight. The reason I was confused is that the instructions on Knitty for RLinc and LLinc say to insert the needle from the front to back to "lift" the stitch. I was having trouble making that work. Both videos, however, have you insert the needle from the back to the front to lift the stitch which makes a ton more sense and works much better. <br /><br />Lana, you might want to revise the RLinc and LLinc descriptions on the pattern, or at the very least link to the suggested videos. <br /><br />I am loving the pattern so far! I have one sock ready to start the heel and the second just started the inner ankle section.Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00353689144373538254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4050614.post-59676502017524137372010-02-14T23:41:01.716-05:002010-02-14T23:41:01.716-05:00Becky: Here's a link to Cat Bordhi's YouTu...Becky: Here's a link to Cat Bordhi's YouTube video showing LRinc and RLinc.<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYOYMJBGxrwMarciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14802642092432266860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4050614.post-75676020108322474522010-02-13T15:34:35.598-05:002010-02-13T15:34:35.598-05:00Becky, the increases are supposed to be entirely u...Becky, the increases are supposed to be entirely untwisted. Knittinghelp.com has <a href="http://www.knittinghelp.com/videos/increases" rel="nofollow">great videos</a> of them; my RLinc is the same as their KRL, and LLinc is the same as their KLL.Lanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01177916326820314792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4050614.post-43482842174266056502010-02-13T12:04:53.805-05:002010-02-13T12:04:53.805-05:00BTW, you've hit the top of the list with 110 w...BTW, you've hit the top of the list with 110 wips. Congrats :)Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17581168983191207347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4050614.post-23272761010116316082010-02-13T12:03:41.661-05:002010-02-13T12:03:41.661-05:00Lana, I left you a PM on Ravelry about a possibly ...Lana, I left you a PM on Ravelry about a possibly typo in the short row set-ups.<br /><br />Love the pattern!Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17581168983191207347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4050614.post-71821704693395495052010-02-13T07:52:58.379-05:002010-02-13T07:52:58.379-05:00Bigger yarn is helpful too! I insisted on tiny ne...Bigger yarn is helpful too! I insisted on tiny needles/yarn/gauge. I am thinking that a med weight sock yarn would not need tinkering (think sock that rock)?PegAlexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00646418663835453621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4050614.post-78464156530384961202010-02-12T23:14:39.345-05:002010-02-12T23:14:39.345-05:00You know what, I cast on and am through the big to...You know what, I cast on and am through the big toe, and I'm getting just over 32 stitches over 4", so I think I'll be able to use the pattern numbers. Not sure how I managed that with mediumweight socks that rock, but I guess I'm a tight knitter. Thanks for the offer!<br /><br />I would love a little insight into the RLinc. Once you've done the lift and it's on your right needle, do you slide it right across to the left ( putting the left needle in through the back) or twist it a bit (putting the left needle in through the front)when you add it to the left. When I slide it straight across, it becomes nearly impossible to knit normally into the front as you're basically double twisting it. But if, when it's on the right needle, you insert the left needle in through the front of the stitch and slide it over, then it's easy to knit into it. I'm already to the mid toe and just kind of making it up as I go, but would love to know how it's <i>supposed</i> to work.Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00353689144373538254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4050614.post-27749909585281529272010-02-12T22:43:17.811-05:002010-02-12T22:43:17.811-05:00Becky, if a 60-stitch foot will give you the size ...Becky, if a 60-stitch foot will give you the size you need, I think I had notes for that. I'll look for them.Lanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01177916326820314792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4050614.post-35705230563462713082010-02-12T21:42:08.266-05:002010-02-12T21:42:08.266-05:00I need a version with fewer stitches, but I'm ...I need a version with fewer stitches, but I'm going to be brave and see if I can work it out as I go along. Should just add to the Knitting Olympics challenge!Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00353689144373538254noreply@blogger.com