Knitting socks for beginners: technique from A to Z

Knitted warm socks are widely used in the cold season. They are indispensable for family walks in the woods or playing sports, and also will perfectly warm you up on long winter evenings. But not only in winter is actual knitting of socks, after all, they can be a beautiful addition to the summer season. In this case, they are knit from light and beautiful cotton yarn.

If you do not already know how to knit socks, this article will help you figure it out.

Select a set of knitting needles in the store. It consists of 5 pieces and is called such a set of hosiery. There are needlewomen who choose to crochet a hook. You can also use the knitting method on circular knitting needles.

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Yarn is used the most diverse - someone chooses homemade rustic, and someone likes a colorful shop. More wear-resistant will be socks, knitted from mixed wool, in which there is about 20% of polyamide. Also the advantage of such socks is that they do not lose shape when washing in a vending machine. Or, as an option, you can simply add a thin polyamide thread when you knit a toe and heel - these places wear out the fastest.

Usually, to connect one pair of socks, take 50-100 grams of yarn. Of course, the amount of yarn depends on the size of the foot.

First test the density. To do this, tie a small piece and see how many loops fit in a centimeter. Proceeding from this, take measurements of the shin and calculate how many loops you need to type. Now round up the number to a multiple of four. Since you will knit on 4 knitting needles.

Now type the loops and, by tying the first row, distribute them to 4 spokes. After that, you need to close the knitting to continue to knit the sock in a circle. Standard sock knit with rubber bands, but you can choose any other pattern. The main thing is that he keeps his shape well and does not let his toes slip when moving.

Remember that the spoke that is to the right of the joint is the first spoke, behind it is the 2nd, 3rd and 4th.

The first two spokes are used to remove patterns, this is the "face of the sock," its front part. The 3rd and 4th are used for loosening the heel.

In this master class we knit a child's sock. We make an elastic band( 2 facial alternate with 2 purl) 5-7 centimeters.

Now we begin to knit with garter stitching to the base of the foot. To do this, try on a child's leg or a knitted "knotted" knife.

After that we begin to knit a heel - we will tie the wall to 3 and 4 spokes. To do this, you need to connect the dense side in a direct and reverse way. For a small bowl of this height, about 3 cm is enough when you knit an adult sock. You need 5-7 centimeters. It is not necessary to fasten the loop loops, just remove them and tighten them a little so that holes do not form.

The heel wall will consist of 15 rows, but the knitting should be finished so that the workpiece remains facing you.

Then loops 3 and 4 spokes are divided into three parts, leaving the most part( if not divided evenly) on the middle part.

We knit only the middle, reducing from the side spokes one close to the middle of the loop each knitted row. When all the loops of the side spokes are reduced, only the central spoke remains.

We dial from the edge of the air loops - exactly as much as we typed in the beginning on each spoke.

Now we knit the facial smoothness to the little finger, until the time comes to form the toe, subtracting the loops. It is knitted by mittens.2 hinges with edge 2 and 3 are drawn, and then 4 and 1 spokes, until there are only 2 loops left on the knitting needles, which must be tied together and tightened firmly.

Fix the cut off thread to the wrong side and carefully fix it. Now you know how to tie socks. Good luck needlework!