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This episode is sponsored by Vogue Knitting LIVE.
As listeners of Very Pink Podcast Vogue Knitting LIVE is giving you 10% off your registration of packages or classes to Vogue Knitting LIVE. Use code VERYPINK during checkout.
Things we talk about in this episode:
Weaving in Cotton Ends
Simple Magic Loop
Setting in Sleeves
Staci’s Sock Tutorials
Book: Knitting Vintage Socks
Steven’s Ravelry Page (plenty of men’s dress socks for inspiration!)
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This needle set can be found for sale here.
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My nail polish is by Julep, color “Channon”.
This episode is sponsored by Vogue Knitting LIVE.
As listeners of Very Pink Podcast Vogue Knitting LIVE is giving you 10% off your registration of packages or classes to Vogue Knitting LIVE. Use code VERYPINK during checkout.
Vanessa Hill can be found at the BrainCraft YouTube Channel
Be sure to watch Vanessa’s video we reference in the podcast, The Unexpected Effects of Knitting.
The other video we mention in this episode:
Getting good tension between knit and purl stitches
Many thanks to Zen Yarn Garden for sponsoring this free pattern and video tutorial! You can see their Gradient Yarn Sets here. The set I used in my scarf is called Storm Time.
Size: 9 inches wide by 56 inches long (23cm x 142cm)
Needles: Size US 3 (3.25mm), circulars or straight needles, size US 4 (3.5mm) needle for BO
Yarn: Zen Yarn Garden Gradient Yarn Set, one set per scarf
Additional Materials: three ring markers, tapestry needle for weaving ends
Gauge: please see pattern for notes on checking gauge
This pattern is a FREE RAVELRY DOWNLOAD.
The needles I use in the video are Knitter’s Pride Platinas.
My nail polish is by Julep, color “Channon”.
In this episode, we spend the whole time diligently answering knitting questions. (Not true, we get way off track a couple of times.) Many thanks to all of our friends in Canada for submitting questions to the podcast! If you’d like to send in a question, just email us at podcast@verypink.com, and be sure to tell us where you’re from.
You can find Casey’s website at kcknits.com.
Things we talk about in this episode:
Three Options for Joining a New Ball of Yarn
Using Blocking Wires
The Finer Points of Garment Fitting and Blocking
Tesserino Cowl
In this video, I talk about the basics of converting a pattern that is designed to be knit flat, to a pattern that is knit in-the-round (in a tube). I’ve broken it down into four points:
1. Think about the structure of the piece – is this modification a good idea?
2. Subtract two stitches for every seam (the first and last stitch of the row).
3. Convert wrong-side rows to right-side rounds.
4. If you need help, schedule a private lesson with the knitting teacher at your local yarn shop.
The hat pattern in the thumbnail photo is Divelish (a pattern that is written in-the-round).
If you want to submit a knitting question to the show, just email it to podcast@verypink.com, and be sure to tell us where you’re from!
You can find Casey’s website at kcknits.com.
Andrea’s site: By Hand
Videos we talk about in this episode:
Stellar Swatching
Make 1 Increases
In this video I explain blocking wires, and another great blocking tool, Knit Blockers.
The Knitter’s Pride Knit Blockers set I use in the video can be found here.
You can find more information about Knitter’s Pride needles from these retailers:
Bryson Distributing
Accessories Unlimited
Knitter’s Pride Shop finder
The shawl in the video is called Sharbella.
I ordered the blocking wires I’m using from Amazon.
My nail polish is by Julep, color “Channon”.
If you want to submit a knitting question to the show, just email it to podcast@verypink.com, and be sure to tell us where you’re from!
Casey wrote a blog post about a question we got in this episode, Is Knitting an Art or a Craft? Casey also talks more about art vs. craft in her interview at the Craft and Folk Art Museum, that episode of the podcast can be found here.
Things we talk about in this episode:
Reinforcing Sock Heel and Toes
New sock pattern – Sling Heel Socks
Provisional Cast-On
Della Q, a great source for needle cases
Knitting Notions Case
I am happy to present the best fitting socks I have ever designed, Sling Heel Socks. The pattern includes instructions for both DK/Sport and Fingering (sock) weight yarns, in sizes for both women and men, and includes a free video tutorial that demonstrates the techniques used in the pattern. You can see the video further down in this post.
Pattern + video tutorial – $8 US via PayPal. 
DK/Sport Weight Socks.
Sizes: Women’s and Men’s average width, any shoe size
Needles: Size US 3 (3.25mm), your choice – DPNs, 9” circulars, or long circular for magic loop
Yarn: 100 grams DK or Sport weight yarn (also called 8-ply yarn). If you plan to use a different color for the toe/heel/ribbing, you’ll need about 50 grams of yarn for the pair.
Additional Materials: Size G or H crochet hook, a few feet of worsted-weight scrap yarn in a contrasting color, tapestry needle for weaving ends
Gauge: 6.5 stitches per inch (2.5cm) in stockinette
The yarn I used in my socks: Knit Picks Hawthorne Sport Multi in color Irvington, sport weight, 258 yards. The contrasting color I used at the toe and heel is some leftover DK weight yarn.
Fingering Weight Socks
Sizes: Women’s and Men’s average width, any shoe size
Needles: Size US 1.5 (2.5mm), your choice – DPNs, 9” circulars, or long circular for magic loop
Yarn: 100 grams of fingering weight yarn (also called sock yarn or 4ply yarn). If you plan to use a different color for the toe/heel/ribbing, you’ll need about 50 grams of yarn for the pair.
Additional Materials: Size G or H crochet hook, a few feet of worsted-weight scrap yarn in a contrasting color, tapestry needle for weaving ends
Gauge: 8 stitches per inch in stockinette
The yarn I used in my socks: Alpha B Yarn Luxe B, superwash merino/silk blend, in color Babydoll. The contrasting color I uses at the toe and heel is some leftover white sock yarn, not sure of the brand.
