If you add silk mohair to your sock yarn in areas that you wear out, you'll find that those areas last longer and you don't have to change your needle size either. When you add the silk mohair to say, under the ball of your foot, and it's straight knitting, just leave a half inch tail at the beginning and end of the rows. They will quickly felt with wear. The heels and gusset don't need cutting the mohair silk till that part is finished. Keep in mind though, the silk mohair makes socks hand-wash only.😊
@joymitchell8110Ай бұрын
Would love a sock series! I learned a lot from this video. Would also love your book in English!
@cloknitsАй бұрын
Fingers crossed the book will get translated one day!
@anneburlingham98606 ай бұрын
Oh gosh I’m a 75 yo Grandma, life long knitter. Always stayed away from small needle projects. Just plunged into sock knitting and I love it! I just cast on my 2nd sock (mate to my first!) and I’m a little giddy looking at my finished sock as I work on my 2nd. I found your stream and it’s just the inspiration I need🌻
@cloknits6 ай бұрын
Socks are so much fun! I'm still always amazed when I finish one.
@cherylvarey866111 күн бұрын
Great recap, so much information.
@nancynewman659212 күн бұрын
I am knitting my 37th pair of socks (not all for me) while watching your podcast 6 months after you posted it :) I do toe-up, use 'Judy's magic cast on' , ' fleegle heel and 'Jenny's surprisingly stretchy cast off". I like to do socks as mindless knitting, and want the slimmest smoothest shape for shoes, so that is my favourite mix. I am intrigued by how you did the 2nd half of the fleegle in a different yarn, and will try that! Thanks Love your videos.
@omaam10052 күн бұрын
Thank you.
@RythmnStitches5 ай бұрын
Thanks for the podcast on socks. Love the tip that mohair in socks is super warm. I purchased some mohair but not a fan so will use them in socks for warmth😀
@traceyleeherbert77563 ай бұрын
I would love to have your book in English too!!! Oh, now you gave me an idea....I have lot a of fingering yarn...NOW add mohair to my yarn to make socks!!! I am going to love then too. Can't wait to knit them ASAP. My feel are always cold.
@BethHiester6 ай бұрын
Yes! I need your book in English! Would be great if you could do a video on how you knit your socks. Want to do this but have no idea where to start. Thanks so much!!
@cloknits6 ай бұрын
Working on it!
@plainsara10074 күн бұрын
Merci! I so appreciate your sharing your knowledge and experience and in such an easy, conversational style. This video is lie a Master class in socks. And btw -- your English is superbe!!!
@cloknits3 күн бұрын
Merci beaucoup! I'm glad you enjoyed it.
@coralieofjumpwithnofear2 ай бұрын
This is so great! I’m saving this in a playlist for myself for when I knit my first socks!
@cloknits2 ай бұрын
You'll love it!
@plainsara10074 күн бұрын
Could you PLEASE do a short video on your favorite heel flap and how to avoid a hole at the top of the gusset? Also one on short row heel?
@andreamiller62006 ай бұрын
The moment you publish your sock book in English, I am buying! I actually went to medical school at McGill in the 1990s and learned enough French to greet my patients but to my everlasting regret I could not retain the French I learned after moving back to the States (no way to continue to practice it). And now my hearing loss prevents me from secure attainment of French anew. I am beyond grateful that you share your prodigious bilingual skill with us. 🙏💪❤
@cloknits6 ай бұрын
McGill is such a great place, i'm sure you had a good time in Montreal. Thanks for leaving a comment.
@noelleparris94516 ай бұрын
I will purchase the English translation as well. I love the recap you did here. I love making socks and I appreciate all the work you put into reviewing yours to help others.
@cherylvarey866111 күн бұрын
I would love it in English.❤️
@peachy750192 ай бұрын
An informative video for anyone getting into sock knitting. A few thoughts: I think you are confusing "arch" with "instep" ... the arch is on the bottom of the foot between the heel and the ball of the foot. The instep is on top of the foot between the ankle and the toe. There is a pattern on Ravelry called Hattu by Nicola Susen that you might want to check out. It is an interesting construction and gives a little more room on the instep without being too large. I liked it so much I knit it twice. I spent two years knitting socks with all different heels and toes before I decided that I like cuff down with a heel flap, French heel, gusset and rounded toe (this is a wedge toe which is more rounded than spade). I think you have to experiment a bit to find what you enjoy knitting and what fits you best. As far as yarn is concerned, my favorite is merino/nylon with 75/25 or 80/20 blend. I would not like just plain wool because I like the superwash option to throw it in the machine to wash ... even tho I never put them in the dryer and hang all of them to dry. But if you like that 100% wool option, you know you can buy spools of nylon and just carry it through the sock held double with your wool to give you that extra staying power. Meanwhile, Happy Sock Knitting! I always have a pair on the needles 🙃
@plainsara10074 күн бұрын
What a GREAT video! So full of tips from your experience. I am getting back in to socks, and learned so much here! And it confirmed this hunch I had about merino being wonderful and soft but not as strong as blf and more rustic yarns. THANK YOU! Look forward to your book! May buy in French and stretch my linguistic muscles. Meanwhile -- QUESTION: What is that wonderful yarn you are using for the socks you have on your needle at the end of the video, please? And where can I get it?! Love all the colors and the random rhythms it has! À tout merci!
@christinaczarnecki625Ай бұрын
And also I am ordering your book in french- time to learn "knitters" language in french. Thank you for the book !!!!Thousend times appreciated !!!
@cloknitsАй бұрын
Amazing! It,s a little different knitting in french but you'll get all the tips and tricks anyway.
@christinaczarnecki625Ай бұрын
@@cloknits I can´t wait for the book !!!
@martharobinson16036 ай бұрын
Loved this video! Thanks for sharing your sock knitting and wearing experience with us. ❤️
@cloknits6 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@cathymanchur2114Ай бұрын
I just ran across your channel playing all of your older videos. I find that your speaking voice is nice and clear (good for older ears!). I would like to know why toe up socks get such a bad reputation. I love knitting toe-up two-at-a-time socks. These socks start with JMCO (Judy's Magic Cast On) with a heel flap and gusset and end with Jeny's Suprisingly Stretch Bind Off. I usually quit knitting the toe up when I get tired of knitting the leg. I have diffculty knowing when to start the toe decreases on top-down socks. I also find the cast on is too tight and doesn't allow my foot through easily. I have tried many different cast on types (still yet to try Alternating cable cast on) for top down. The nice thing about 'Vanilla is the new black' is that the pattern can be purchased either way. I have knit this pattern a few times and love the fit! Cheers
@cloknitsАй бұрын
I think toe up socks get a bad reputation because it's more difficult to calculate where to start the heel. As for a cast on, I always use a long tail cast on but I make sure to make it loose so it's stretchy enough.
@faribayagoobian77215 ай бұрын
Please keep in mind we the beginners when writing your book . Thx
@cloknits5 ай бұрын
Absolutely. You only need to know how to knit and purl to knit socks with my book.
@marybarratt26496 ай бұрын
This podcast was most welcome. Look forward to your book.
@cloknits6 ай бұрын
Thank you so much
@trixieknits2 ай бұрын
I learned socks years ago at around age 40. They are by far my favorite thing to make!
@maxx60506 ай бұрын
Thanks for this very informative and interesting podcast on sock 🧦 knitting.
@cloknits6 ай бұрын
You are so welcome!
@rebeccaayscue32756 ай бұрын
Love love love that, your kids stole your socks !!!
@cloknits6 ай бұрын
They just decide when something becomes theirs haha
@gardensandgracehomestead6 ай бұрын
Thank you! Very good and interesting video.
@cloknits6 ай бұрын
Glad you liked it!
@rattenstarkАй бұрын
It was a pleasure to hear you talking about your socks (while weaving in the ends of several pairs of socks on my own...). Thanks for highlighting some pros and cons. May I ask: Are French and English BOTH your mother tongues? My German ears couldn't recognize any French accent. Amazing!
@cloknitsАй бұрын
I'm native French Canadian but I've been learning English since I was 8. I'm married to an American which means I speak English more than I speak French at home now.
@rattenstarkАй бұрын
@cloknits Thanks for explaining. 🥰😘
@sheilapaoli836 ай бұрын
I love podcasts that highlight favorite patterns and wools. Thank you. Personally, I knit socks at 2.25 mm and mostly use sock yarn with nylon (more than 10%) but I'm lucky if they last a season! I do tons of patching....... I'm taking a break from socks for that reason.
@cloknits6 ай бұрын
My rule for longer wearing socks is: make sure they are tightly fitted (10% negative ease), never wear them without slippers in the house, no merino, 20% nylon.
@Mymi98765 ай бұрын
I’m about to start my very first pair of socks. So when I hear you saying you knit them without thinking, oh my!
@cloknits5 ай бұрын
You gotta start somewhere!
@Sandy-lq9xe6 ай бұрын
I am a new sock knitter and have already made some discoveries about what best suits my foot: like you, I don't have a preference between 1x1 ribbing and 2x2 ribbing; 2.0mm 9" Chaio Goo circulars are my favorite (switching to DPNs for the toe)...I am a tight knitter, so the 2.0mm gives me a really dense and long-wearing fabric; heel flap and gusset is my default and I always reduce the length of the heel flap to fit my foot, but I will try some other heels at some point; I agree with you that a contrasting color for a heel flap and gusset sock isn't as attractive as using the main color...for me, the cuff and toe get the contrasting colors; if the pattern has texture, I will follow the pattern but will often switch to stockinette for the foot, as I prefer the smooth feel of stockinette over texture (and the foot is always hidden inside the shoe, anyway); I am committed to learning the forethought heel when I get around to using self-striping yarn as that seems to best way to achieve two identical socks. And the forethought heel will look nice with a contrasting color. And finally, my first and only attempt at toe-up was a disaster, so I am sticking with cuff-down. At least until the trauma of the toe-up experience has subsided. 🙂
@cloknits6 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing your sock experience with us. It motivates me to try the 2mm needles.
@mariselgarcia-lahoz88506 ай бұрын
I'm planning to knit my very first pair of socks, so I really enjoy this video and the 3 most important things video, they're really helpfull =)
@cloknits6 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@jeanneb63206 ай бұрын
Would love more sock content!
@cloknits6 ай бұрын
Glad to hear it!
@nicolelafontaine17206 ай бұрын
I love all your socks !!!
@cloknits6 ай бұрын
Thanks Nicole!
@helenjowett78796 ай бұрын
Merci! Very interesting and honest
@melsharp46136 ай бұрын
Thanks for this great video! It's fantastic to see how your socks are wearing, and what does and doesn't work for you. I would love to see videos on how to get good fitting socks, and how to work out what you need for a gusset, etc. Will also be really interested to hear if you do experiment with a sock on 2mm needles and the other on 2.25mm to see how it goes. I also wonder if my socks would fit better in some places if I simply switched from 2.25mm down to 2mm...mine feel baggy around my ankle, but I need the width for my instep.
@cloknits6 ай бұрын
Good fitting socks are magical, I'll make a video about it for sure.
@beccabbea25116 ай бұрын
Have you tried increasing the amount of stitches just before and just after knitting the heel? I find this helps. Two rounds before starting the shaping I add my extra stitches knit the heel and then decrease two rounds after I finish the heel. I only increase on the back of the sock to give extra room in the heel. I opted for two rounds before and after as it was easier if you use the before thought method.
@rae7173 ай бұрын
Awesome video! Thank you! I live in Canada, and would love to hear more about putting mohair in the sock. Do you use KidSilk, or the lightest lace mohair? 'Love that you show all the examples, and can report on how they have lasted over the years of wearing them. I agree about the heel flap and gusset fitting better. I've tried the Fleegel heel as well and, even though it was so easy to knit, it doesn't fit quite as well. Thanks for sharing your knowledge, experience, and enthusiasm in such a clear way.
@cloknits3 ай бұрын
I use any kidsilk mohair I have on hand.
@rae7172 ай бұрын
@@cloknits thank you!
@paulalafontaine802018 күн бұрын
Did you ever get a chance to do a tutorial on adding a mini gusset to a short row heel; I can’t seem to locate it.
@cloknits17 күн бұрын
I haven't yet, but it's jumping to the top of my list!
@pennycorrigan21906 ай бұрын
My first time on you site, great review on what i love to knit. I have socks that are 10 plus years old, and i even knit new feet for them because i am so bad at mending holes. Do you have a video on mending holes? your darning looks great. Knit On!
@cloknits6 ай бұрын
I made some of those darnings with a mini darling loom. I will make a video about it.
@christinaczarnecki625Ай бұрын
I thought I was the only one in the world who added mohair to my socks !!!😊
@cloknitsАй бұрын
I love a good fuzzy sock. It might be time to knit more of them actually
@christinaczarnecki625Ай бұрын
@@cloknits yes. it´s getting cold !
@ShettikkaWoods-jl8iq6 ай бұрын
Blessings and crochet 🧶👋🏾🤗
@obsidyenneg43335 ай бұрын
I have been knitting for 50 years and have knit socks. I’ve bought a few books and will soon endeavour to make some socks
@cloknits5 ай бұрын
You'll love it!
@dianeluther56135 ай бұрын
Looking forward to your sock book in English!
@phoeberta6 ай бұрын
I love these videos about patterns you've knit over the years - because yes, just because you enjoyed the knitting doesn't mean you'll enjoy the wearing! I'm checking out several of the tank patterns that you showed recently - just have to figure out if they'll work for my very different shape! Definitely interested in your book when you're able to publish an English translation - keep us posted. I'm going to take the plunge and knit some socks for my husband - but I worry about his tendency to wear out socks on the bottom at both heel and ball of foot. I'm considering knitting the sole in eye of partridge texture like my preferred heel flap. Do you have any thoughts about the feasibility of this?
@cloknits6 ай бұрын
You can knit the sole in a slipped stitch pattern but the problem is that it's a shorter row gauge than stockinette so you end up with a sock that as a longer insole than sole... you can add a few short rows at the sole every once in a while but it will take some figuring out for sure
@phoeberta6 ай бұрын
@@cloknits Looks like there's swatching in my future - but he's worth it! 😀
@LottaSocks6 ай бұрын
Oooh, socks! I love 9” circs (DPs toe + gusset pick up), work in tandem (inside + outside of ball/cake). I have high arch, so flap + gusset usually. Tried the Anneh Fletcher heel, didn’t work w yarn/ needles. Must try again though! I have Mina’s sock patterns… forgot (gasp!!!) about those patterns w mini gusset for SR heels. Very curious re the round heel/thumb construction!! I prefer 10 sts/inch for best wear (using US#0/2mm). Learning to prefer non-merino as well, but if make a tighter gauge, may last longer? Yes!!! to BFL for socks! West Yorkshire Spinners, John Arbon’s Exmoor sock yarn, Regia, Schoppel-Wolle (of Zauberball fame), Zitron, Paton’s Kroy are my faves for socks. I still have 20 yr old Regia socks! Yardage per gram is another way to match yarn to needle size. 463y/100g is light fingering (I’ll use 2mm needle) versus 420y (or 440)/100g is heavier fingering; where I’ll use 2.25mm. Which affects stitch counts! Sorry for length of post! It’s just so much fun trying different heels, toes, ribbings, patterns etc! I need to make more short leg socks to play w different heels… Thanks for more sock ideas!
@cloknits6 ай бұрын
No need to apologize for long comments, socks are exciting! 😍
@beccabbea25116 ай бұрын
I enjoyed your comment. You sound as bad as me! Sock yarn is a must have. Before covid I went to a Woolly Wales yarn show. Oh the yarn! I know what I’m like so I deliberately limited my cash and left my card at home. I refuse to say how much sock yarn I have on grounds I will incriminate myself. 😂 Five years ago I visited some knitwear shops in Ireland, they were heaven. 😇
@LottaSocks6 ай бұрын
@@beccabbea2511 Your sock stash may or may not be similar to mine… your secret is safe with me! I really love all the pretty hand dyed merino “sock” yarn, but I will make shawls, cowls, hats, fingerless mitts with them! That said, if I keep making socks (because…FUN!), I figure if I have enough, each pair won’t get that much wear, so…. I keep telling myself to try different heels. But I cast on & forget to make a shortie for a new-to-me heel. Love a K/P textured sock! Have fun making your socks!!
@beccabbea25116 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing this video, it’s really informative and interesting. I love knitting socks and new handbags are only purchased if they have enough room to take my latest sock knitting project. I’ve been knitting socks for years. I was quite ill several years ago and started knitting socks as I found them very therapeutic. Now I mostly knit toe up socks as I find grafting the toes harder to see now, age does that,😢 sigh! 😉 If I do knit top down I knit the toe in garter stitch and do a three needle cast off or cast off using Russian grafting. I do want to try the pointed toe and see how it goes, I know they fit well as a friend almost always does that style and she gifted me a pair of thick winter socks. When I knit a short row heel, either as I go or as a before thought heel I find it helps to increase the number of stitches two rounds before the heel shaping starts or before inserting the spare yarn and the decreasing the same amount two rows after. This gives a bit more width around the heel section. I have also knitted sideways socks. They are fun and knitted in garter stitch for stretch and grip. Nowadays I rarely try to match the socks and often deliberately knit mismatched socks, that’s my daughter-in-laws influence. I think it was StyleCraft yarns who made a sock yarn when one repeat was then length of a complete sock. I knitted one sock starting from the middle of the ball and the second starting from the outside. They are one of my favourite pairs of socks. Have you tried ‘Alice’s Illusion Socks' by Alice Bell? (The pattern is still on line and is free). They are knitted in stripes using two different solid colours in such away that when you tilt them in a certain way you can see a cat with a long tail. If you ever do make them it is better to knit the sole on a size smaller needles. I used two different circular needles. They really are fun to make and fun to wear. Like you I wear my hand knitted socks most of the time because they are so comfortable, especially as summer this year is so late in arriving. Thank you once again for sharing. 🧶 🧦 😅
@cloknits6 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for all your beautiful knowledge. 😍
@rae7173 ай бұрын
Can't wait to get your book. Where is it available in French? Merci!
@cloknits3 ай бұрын
It's available in every bookstore in Quebec and should be available for order in bookstores across Canada as well.
@lizhamilton49206 ай бұрын
Love the socks video. Have been knitting for many many years but only started knitting socks a couple of years ago…don’t ask me why. Now I’m obsessed about all the ways socks can come together. How do I purchase your book. I think I can get through the French version as long as the abbreviations are the same in English? I don’t know. 🤔
@cloknits6 ай бұрын
The french book has all french abbreviations as well. I think it would be a little confusing if you don't speak french unfortunately. That's why I really want to get an english translation!
@markknittergal42636 ай бұрын
Would you please comment on the fit of the fleegle heel? I missed if its a good fit for high arched feet. I definitely do not fit the short row heels and absolutely loved this run down of your experiences! I did try it once, was so disappointed they did not work for me and never tried anything different than heel flap and gusset. I sure hope I can buy your book in english, looks hecka fun to plug in and play!! 🎉
@cloknits6 ай бұрын
Yes the fleegle heel is a good one of gauge arches. I feel like socks are a perfect plug and play item as they all have the same sections but so many options in each.
@heleng90085 ай бұрын
Love the fleegle heel! I Easy and fits well IMHO
@sunnydayknitn4 ай бұрын
How do you avoid holes in the heel when picking up stitches ?
@cloknits4 ай бұрын
I just pick up an extra stitch in the corner, 2 strands knit through the back loop to close the gap.
@sunnydayknitn4 ай бұрын
@@cloknits thank you I will try that. I just saw your video on the socks you made step by step. I will try making my next pair of socks cuff down. I have been making socks two at the time toe up.
@trinefrickmann86935 ай бұрын
Any tricks om how to avoid ladders when working socks with magic loop?
@cloknits5 ай бұрын
Yes! When I change needle, i make sur to hold the cable very close to the left hand needle when I make my 2-3 first stitches. Then I can let it go and I've never seen ladders. Also, having a long enough and souple enough cable makes a biiiiig difference!
@beverleybaldeh10176 ай бұрын
Hi Clo loved your podcast. I was just wondering if it is possible to do heel flap and gusset toe up.
@cloknits6 ай бұрын
Absolutely, it just takes a bit more calculations to know when to start the gusset.
@amandas.4396 ай бұрын
How do you add a mini gusset? On the instep or heel side? I want to understand 😊
@cloknits6 ай бұрын
I add stitches to the heel side before doing a short row heel and then I decrease them. I can do a video on it soon.
@amandas.4396 ай бұрын
@@cloknits that would be fantastic! Thank you!
@alejandracarmonacannobbio36776 ай бұрын
What kind of nadels are flexi flips? Can you tell us more about it?
@cloknits6 ай бұрын
They are by Addi and you get 3 double pointed needles that have a flexible cable in the centre which allows you to use only 2 needles to hold all your stitches and knit with the third one.
@alejandracarmonacannobbio36776 ай бұрын
@@cloknitsGreat!! I will look for this!
@trixieknits2 ай бұрын
Top down or toe up? I much prefer toe up❤️❤️❤️
@cloknits2 ай бұрын
I prefer top down, but I do toe up every once in a while.
@KnittingAlongTheRockies6 ай бұрын
What good timing! I’m on my second sock of my very first pair. I’m going pretty basic with a wedge toe and after thought heel. I think the first one fits ok. I will try different heels and toes on others. I knit one with double pointed needles and I’m trying 9” circulars for the other just to see if it affects my gauge or if I like the method better. I had to make the smallest circumference and it seems a little tight to go around the circumference of the 9” needles, but it doesn’t seem to be stretching my stitches. Are your socks a little snug on the shortie circulars? Also what heel do you find to be the best wearing? Or does it mainly just depend on the yarn? Thanks!
@cloknits6 ай бұрын
All great question. Do you mind if I answer them in the next video?
@faribayagoobian77216 ай бұрын
I am a beginner knitter and want to learn how to make a sweater . Any ideas which channel please ?
@lanilandsberg18056 ай бұрын
Try the Step by Step sweater by Handmade by Florence, it's a free pattern with video instruction.
@lanilandsberg18056 ай бұрын
Clo Knits also has a first sweater video, doing the Warm Up sweater by Espace Tricot, a free pattern too.
@faribayagoobian77216 ай бұрын
@@lanilandsberg1805 Thank you very much 🙏🏼🌹
@faribayagoobian77216 ай бұрын
@@lanilandsberg1805 Thank you very much again 🙏🏼🌹
@cloknits6 ай бұрын
You can check out my step by step for the Warm Up sweater. ❤️
@faribayagoobian77216 ай бұрын
Anyone knows a channel to learn how to knit socks for absolute beginner knitter please ?
@beccabbea25116 ай бұрын
KZbin have a few videos. I don’t know how good they are though. Just search sock knitting for beginners. Have fun, it’s very therapeutic.
@faribayagoobian77216 ай бұрын
@@beccabbea2511 🙏🏼🌹🙏🏼🌹
@cloknits6 ай бұрын
I plan on making some but in the meantime you can go check out @CrazySockLady She has great tutorials.
@wronggeometry5 ай бұрын
I made my first pair following b.hooked knit along. The videos are all on your tube. She does them in aran weight to make it quicker and less fiddly if you're not used to fingering weighr yarn. I found it really easy to follow
@faribayagoobian77215 ай бұрын
@@wronggeometry thank you so much 🙏🏼🌹
@armellec.41016 ай бұрын
Bonjour, j'aime aussi t'écouter en anglais, et ton "accent" en anglais. C'est bien pour pratiquer les langues. As-tu fait la même vidéo en français ? Bonne journée et bonnes vacances en famille 🏖️
@cloknits6 ай бұрын
J'ai fait une vidéo comme celle là il y a quelques années. J'imagine que je serais due pour en refaire une.