Wednesday, October 25, 2006

Age Old Sock Question


My boys walking on the edge of the point where the Chenango and Susquehanna rivers converge in Binghamton, NY. The water is high.


SOCK QUESTION
The first pair of socks I ever knitted was from the "you're putting me on sock" pattern (google it to find pattern). It was a success right from the start, EXCEPT the bindoff at the top of the cuff was too tight for my ample ankle. I have tried a few "more elastic" bindoff techniques. Haven't found the right one yet. Do you have any suggestions? If you could leave your favorite and possible a link or source to find the instructions, I would be eternally grateful! Thanks in advance.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

I cant find a link for it right now but
I like the invisible bind off or just simply bindinf off with a larger needle (about 3-4 times the size you were using)

FairyGodKnitter said...

Try E. Zimmermans sewn bind off. Knitty.com has a tutorial. This gives the most elastic b/o I've seen.

Becki said...

Thank you for the kind comment in my journal! I love the colors that you use. The most elastic bindoff that I know of is the Elizabeth Zimmerman one. I believe it's in a few of her books, but Googling will probably bring it up, too. It's called a sewn bind off.

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