114 comments on “Two Socks at-a-Time, Toe-Up, Magic Loop”

1. Hi Staci, I just finished the toes on my first ever toe up socks using this pattern/tutorial combo. My one question is, do you need to place a maker after undoing the provisional cast on to note the beginning of working in the round or is that not really necessary for this pattern? Thanks 🙂

2. Brooke – there is really no need to place a marker. You can if it makes you feel better, but it won’t make a difference in the sock. 🙂 I never bother with them, until I get to the short ribbed top, then I place a marker so that I have an even number of ribbed rows going around the sock (because unevenness might show there).

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3. Just purchased your pattern. Love knitting socks and owe that all to you. What, in your opinion, is the best interchangeable needle set to purchase and where do I buy them. LOVE using worsted wool, and have sock weight for next time.
   Thanks in advance

4. Mary – I use Knitter’s Pride needles. This video will help you decide on a needle material that suits you:
   https://youtu.be/gLKF2C1vIs8

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5. After watching video, ordered the deluxe set in Karbonz

6. I received my Knitters Pride Karbonz needles in today’s mail. So anxious to start these socks. Will finally have two identical ones!

7. WOW! the importance of that longer connecting wire. Unscrewed the one I was using and put on the longest one in my kit. I have only done a few inches but have become comfortable with the technique. Your video and clear instructions are great. LUV the smooth toe! Thank you!

8. Was all happy I finished picking up the wraps on the heel ready to begin magic loop knitting again BUT in starting position my working yarn it’s on the front needle ????
   How can I fix this? HELP PLEASE!

9. Mary – not a problem. Just do what you have to do to get your yarn in the right position, knit or purl half a round. It won’t make any difference in the overall look of the finished sock.

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10. I found this to be easier to cast on using waste yarn. Chain 5 sttches.Then hold chain stitches and knitting needle. Bring yarn behind the knitting needle, wrap around like you are knitting. Reach your crochet hook over knitting needle, grab the yarn. Bring yarn behind knitting needle, repeat until you have the desired amount of stitches. Make 5 more chain stitches. Cut yarn, tie knot at the end and pull knot through the last chain stitch. This is your cast on row. Attach your working yarn. Knit as you normally would. When finished knitting. Find the knotted yarn. Pull chain stitches. Gently pull the waste yarn out of your first stitch. Slip the needle into the live stitch. You don’t have to worry about splitin stitches.

11. Staci, could I get the written instructions for subbing German Short row for wrap and turn in the instructions that I bought today?

12. Sharon – no, sorry. But this video will tell you how to substitute GSRs for traditional wraps & turns in sock patterns:
    https://verypink.com/2014/12/31/german-short-rows/
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13. I’ve only knitted scarves & 1 hat.. I’ve learned all the basics but not a lot of confidence..should I start with the the 1 sock first or start with this 2 socks?

14. Joan – I encourage you to knit only one sock at-a-time first!

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15. Staci,
    Thank you for the quick reply. I purchased your pattern and it’s very easy to understand for a beginner like me (whew!). I started the Magic Loop sock as you suggested and it’s so fun to be able to make something besides a scarf. I’m sure it won’t be perfect but the process is building my confidence. Your videos for this project are so helpful, I’d never be able to do it without them. Thanks a million????
    Joan

16. Thank you for the tutorial on two at a time toe up socks! I watched the entire YouTube video from beginning to end and I am definitely going to purchase the pattern when I get paid on Friday! I’m leaving Saturday to go out of town and will be using this method on the plane as it is compact, uses circulars and I don’t have to worry about losing DPs.

17. Hi Staci, I managed to get through the video through the heel and began the leg but there are huge holes! What am I doing wrong?

18. Barbara – are the holes at the wrap & turn points? Little holes are normal, and pretty much disappear with washing. If the holes are larger than that, are you sure you’re working the wraps and turns properly? Or it could be that your yarn is thinner, and not fluffing up to fill the wrap & turn areas. Washing should help with that.

    Hope that helps!
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19. Hi Staci,
    I’ve been practicing on my wraps and turns and they are looking much better. I have another question but would rather send it to you under separate cover with a pic so you can see what I’m talking about. Thanks for your patience. I know I’ll get this!

20. Staci, I followed your instructions for picking up wraps for the short row toe and heel, picking up the wraps from the front of the work when purling. However, I notice that I have these lovely decorative holes from picking up the wrap when knitting, but when I pick up wraps on the purl side I can hardly see the wholes. It’s a small thing but I am making these socks as a gift and so want them to be perfect.

    What am I doing wrong?

21. Angela – you probably aren’t doing anything wrong, just a slight tension difference between your k and p stitches. Washing the finished socks should help with the appearance of little tension issues.

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22. I’m watching your video due to my excitement of knitting toeup socks on cricular needles. Above the video square is a little rectangle “add to cart” for the pattern, it takes you to Ravelry, which is a little confusing. Purchased the pattern, and as I am reading it, the first thing you do is the cuff?!? We are doing the toes in the video, so I hope you can understand my confusion. Is the link wrong? Also indicated in the pattern is the use of dp needles, not mentioned in the video. Well, could you help me see my way clear of the confusion? Thanks!

23. Voneda – sorry you’re having trouble. I just checked the links – they all seem to be working fine…the “add to cart” link doesn’t take you to Ravelry, but adds this pattern to your shopping cart. My guess is that you accidentally purchased a different pattern, as this one is toe-up and uses a circular needle for magic loop. If you think this might be the case, email me at staci@verypink.com, and send me the email address you have on file with PayPal. I can refund your money so you can purchase the correct pattern.

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24. Hi Staci
    I’ve been watching your tutorials on two at a time toe up socks with provisional cast on.
    I would be interested on purchasing your pattern, however I am in Canada (Ontario) and I do not have pay pal only credit.
    Please advise how I can acquire one of your patterns. I am also interested on printed instructions on German short rows for toe and heel ????
    Thanks
    Brigitte

25. Brigitte – I’m not sure what the rules are with PayPal in Canada, but you don’t need to have a PayPal account here in the US to make a purchase, you can just use your credit card. PayPal is the only way I’m set up to take payments. You may want to contact PayPal customer service if you have questions, I’m afraid I’m not sure of the details, internationally. Their customer service is very good.

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26. Hi Staci: Well, I had some trouble with the first removal of a provisional cast on, so started again with new yarn. I went to my local yarn shop and the owner actually took off the provisional cast on off, not realizing that after one sock, I needed to transfer the stitches and knit around, so now my needles are in a complete circle and can’t figure out how to transfer and knit around so the yarn is in proper position. Is this enough info for you to understand where I am and what I can do next to fix this? Of course the last cast off looks like you could transfer and knit, but the needles are wrong. Let me know if you can offer any advice.

27. Voneda – without seeing your work, I can’t give you specific advice, but I can tell you this – just do what you have to do to get your needles and socks and working yarn back into the correct position. That might mean knitting across half of a sock (or two), or using an extra set of needles to hold the stitches while you transfer stitches. In the big picture, this won’t make a difference on your finished socks.

    Good luck!
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28. I’m working on these socks and am curious as to the reason for the double wrap on the second half of the toe-is it just to have more yarn there to cover up the hole better? Thanks!

29. Hi Staci,
    I just purchased your 2 socks at a time pattern…I’m excited to start. I am making these for my husband, his feet are a size 13 and are 10″ across the widest circumference. If I increase the knit stitches across the back of the chain to make a larger size, can I still use the same number of slips and wraps as the Men’s size in the pattern?

    Thanks, Diane

30. Diane – I don’t recommend changing any of the numbers in the pattern…if your husband’s foot is wider than average/D width, I suggest using a bigger needle size to make a wider sock.

    Hope that helps!
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31. Hi Staci

    Just wondering if this pattern uses German short rows? Also, Is it difficult to reverse a pattern – in my excitement of finding your patterns I bought the “two socks at a time, magic loop pattern” when I really wanted the “two socks at a time, magic loop, toe up – using sock weight” pattern!

    Thanks

    Debbie

32. Debbie – I currently just have one pattern that uses German Short Rows, and it says so in the title. (I have a second pattern that uses GSRs coming out soon.) If you have purchased an incorrect pattern, just email me the email address you have on file with PayPal, I can refund your money, and you can then purchase the correct pattern.

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33. Hi, I was just wondering if this pattern will also work for me if I’d rather just knit one sock at once instead of two? Also, are you using a wrap and turn method for the toe and heel?

    Thanks!

34. Marika – this pattern specifically teaches two at-a-time, but I have many other sock tutorials that teach one at-a-time. You can see them here:
    https://verypink.com/category/socks/

    All of my toe-up socks use wrap & turns for the toe and heel, except for the two patterns that use German Short Rows (it states it clearly in the title.)
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    • I can’t seem to find a pattern for fingering weight yarn that is toe up wrap and turn, and not two at a time. I’ve purchased your toe up pattern for worsted weighted yarn and really like it, is it possible to alter that pattern for fingering weight yarn?

      thanks!

35. Marika – Most of my patterns and tutorials are designed to teach the skills and techniques you need to knit that item (socks, sweaters, etc.). Once you’ve finished a tutorial, you have what you need to know to move on to all kinds of similar patterns, available in all gauges. I’m sorry – changing the gauge in a pattern is not a quick or simple thing.

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36. Just got started on my toe up two at a time magic loop socks and it is going great. Easy pattern to read and very helpful instructional videos. Thanks Staci!!! So much fun! I didn’t want to get off my couch knitting last night and come back to work today. Booooooooo!!!!

37. Hi Staci–
    I LOVE this pattern! I’ve finished three pair and am about to cast on the fourth. I would like to use these techniques with sock weight yarn too, but I’m not sure how to modify it for that. I’m a pretty new knitter, so this may be easy to do, but I’m clueless.
    Any help will be MOST GRATEFULLY accepted!
    Robin

    • Oops! Just realized I meant the German short rows magic loop toe up pattern…

38. Robin – this video explains how to substitute GSRs when a pattern calls for traditional wraps and turns:
    https://verypink.com/2014/12/31/german-short-rows/

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39. I just knitted my third pair of socks ever, and first time doing two at a time, toe up, magic loop. Love it!
    So I am now on my next pair (a pair for me finally). I have your “LEARN TO KNIT SOCKS” pattern as well and I like the eye of partridge on the back of the heel. Before I attempt to embarrass myself and mess up my socks, do you think I can incorporate this into my heel with no problem? I think I can, but if you know for sure its impossible, then speak up please! Thanks for the awesome patterns. I love knitting socks now.

    Jana

40. I have ‘second anything’ shock! Thank you!!! This tutorial will do nicely for making mitts too! I will say that I usually divide the front and back stitches when doing mitts to accommodate pattern stitches on the front of the mitts.

41. Jana – the heel used in this pattern (toe-up) and the heel flap in my Learn to Knit Socks pattern are totally different…it can be done, but you’ll need to do a ton of modifications to make that work, mainly because the heel will need to be approached from the opposite direction.

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42. I have knit socks in the past, one at a time. I was intimidated by the two at a time method. I recently resolved to learn no matter what. I started with one inside the other and now on to magic loop. I really like the look of the toe in your video and no kitchener stitch. Yey! Thank you for the very informative videos. They give me confidence.

43. Thanks so much for the videos!! I try to make it a goal each year to learn some new thing, and this was the year of the sock ????. This pattern was so easy to use and I am so thankful to have your videos to make sure all is on track!

44. Hi Staci,
    I love your patterns and tutorial videos! I do have a question for you. I’ve recently tackled my first socks, and purchased your toe-up magic loop pattern (one sock at a time). I’ve also purchased this one, looked through the tutorial, and I notice that you teach the wraps a little differently between the two. In the pattern for one sock at a time, after you do the wrap, you slide the wrapped stitch back onto the left needle and leave it there, and then turn the work. In this tutorial, however, once the stitch has been wrapped, you instruct to slip the remaining stitches from the left needle onto the right needle before turning the work. Both end up with a sock, but is there a difference between the two methods?

    Thanks for your help!

    France

45. France – there is no difference in the technique or result. Turning the work can be done at any time in the process.

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46. I love your videos! You’ve helped me so much throughout the years. Thank you!
    The needles you are using are the short ones, right? I have Knit Picks interchangeable circular needles but I was told they are too long to work on socks and need to order the short needle set. Just double checking. I’m still not a pro at this.

47. Carolina – no, don’t worry! For magic loop socks (as I demonstrate in this video) you want looooong needles. At least 32″, and your interchangeable needle set will fit the bill. There are other ways of knitting socks, like with double-pointed needles or 9″ circulars, but for magic loop, your interchangeable set is perfect. (I have several sock tutorials that use the other methods, or multiple methods, but this tutorial is focused on magic loop with long circular needles.)

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    • Thank you! I’m buying the pattern right now and I can’t wait to have socks the same size for once! LOL!

48. Hi Staci – this might be a silly question, but I’m having trouble with switching between the two socks. Each time I go to knit the next sock, my working yarn is at the bottom of the row instead of at the top. To fix this, I’ve just been moving the stitches over onto the other needle so that the working yarn is at the top. Obviously, this isn’t how the pattern should be going, but I can’t figure out why this is happening or how to fix it. Thank you so much for your help!

    • Never mind – I figured it out! I was turning the work incorrectly.

49. I just finished making a pair of two at a time socks with magic loop from this pattern and I loved it. Your pattern does give row by row instructions and was very easy to follow. I wasn’t very happy with my heel but I’ll get better. I am now making a pair with sock yarn which usually would take a couple of weeks until I got the second sock done. It took me three days with the worsted weight yarn with my first pair.

50. I just bought Addie sock turbo needles size 3 yesterday before I saw you video?, I see your pattern calls for size 5, not specific for size but could they fit an adult size 6. I understand that it would not look like your project but I would like to try the concept.i will be using Malibrigo yarn merino wool and acrylic.

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