Happy Hour with Les Garçons - Episode 18 - Knit City Montréal Recap & Knitted Pockets!

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❖ Little Grain by Anna Johanna
❖ Knitted Pocket by maxtheknitter
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❖ Bumpy cardigan by maxtheknitter
❖ Vanilla Socks by Delz
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[@Blaize24]

Awesome to see you again. I really enjoy your podcasts. I absolutely love the entire Mysterious Sea collection and have plans for all three of them. I am an inveterate sock knitter. I started on DPNs, which I still like a lot, but I had to rotate stitches to avoid ladders. I discovered 2 circulars and have switched pretty exclusively to that method now and I love it: no ladders! I also knit my pairs in tandem (each on it's own pair of circs - I do the cuffs on each, then 10 rows on each switching back and forth, then both heels/turns, then back to 10 rows on each in turn, then toes). I never had Second Sock Syndrome, but I found my tension could change between socks if I knit them one at a time. I have a high instep, so I knit my heel flaps longer than recommended in the pattern, and the French/Round Heel fits my heel perfectly. I've discovered a perfect way to decrease the gussets that gives a beautiful, snug fit (Basic Sock with a Double Gusset Heel on Rav). I have found my perfect toe. I've discovered that I need to use one size larger needle (2.5mm) for the cuffs and first 30 rows before switching back to my regular needle (2.25mm) for the rest of the sock. I also have discovered that if the pattern tightens the fabric (cables, slipped stitches, etc.) I need to cast on the next size up (normally 64 stitches, so 72) for the leg and then decrease my gusset back down to 64. This is over years of figuring out my perfect fit for socks.

[@jeannestorm4679]

Pocket T-Shirts! Soooo freakin cool/cute! You could make a giant pocket in the middle of a t-shirt to hold yarn in while knitting a project! Don't ask why, ask why not 👍👍 ...AND WOOL SPORTS IS REAL!🧶🧶🧶

[@gaellezaccaro1691]

Hi guys, margharita c'est mon cocktail préféré, j'adore ça ! Je vais aller voir votre recette. J'ai finalement croisé Vincent samedi avec Jean-Phi, c'était le fun de vous voir là après vous avoir vu vendredi ! Merci encore pour ce moment, les enfants en parlent encore ! Super vos trouvailles à Knit City, il y avait tellement de belles choses ! C'était dur de ne pas craquer ! A bientot !

[@tacistudio]

I have not been to k Nit city yet but I so love Canada and love your podcast. My mom passed away last year and her name was Rosa so I bought your pattern - Once and a floral - to make the sweater in her memory. Love watching you both together 🩵💙

[@rachellep3077]

wow I LOL'd at the "you better have your needles at the ready!" perfect timing

[@clairenason4869]

I love the fact that in Montreal main street is closed for festivities.

[@Sakasha28]

I am a huge gamer so I love hearing about some of the games you guys are playing. P5 is on my list. FF is my favorite series. Can't wait for 16! I can't wait for the Bumpy Cardi! I also bind off tightly which makes me think I should try cuff down socks but I'm still trying to figure socks out.

[@mikewolfe5829]

Just got the Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster myself. Been my favorite video game series for years. IV and VI are the ones I grew up on.

[@joannegray6160]

Love the little ones jumper.

[@Morganroadknits]

I’m with you, Vincent, I am a nine/ten inch circular needle sock knitter.

[@tjcowling8989]

I adore both of you ❤️❤️❤️👏👏👏👏

[@justlivindesigns]

I knit socks a lot, I knit both toe up and top down. All types of heels (they all fit me just fine). I generally knit my husband heel flap/gusset or afterthought heels (with extra rounds) because he has a higher instep. My son has skinny legs, so he gets fully ribbed socks, either 3x1 or 2x2. My daughter prefers rib for the whole leg, but any heel works. We all wear mostly handknit socks.

[@raphaele4561]

Ooh j'adorerai venir à Toronto pour le prochain festival ! Mais vous, venez à Lyon pour le festival KnitEat : tricot et couture, avec plein de super compagnies comme La Bien Aimée, Fonty etc... on mange bien et on boit bien ! C'est fin septembre et Lyon est une super ville !!!

[@susanchapman4140]

I knit a top down , french heel , with a german short row toe and Kitcheners stitch to sew it up underneath.

[@helenerioux3121]

Maybe the reversed! Add yarns to a beer event 😊 There is the Commission brassicole at the Grands Bois microbrasserie, in Saint-Casimir, near from here. Yarns stands beside food stands and microbrasseries, it would be nice 😊

[@cassandras3465]

I love the knitted pocket! Max you always have such cool ideas. Vincent the sweater you made for your nephew is so stunning! And I love the word “wompy” 😂

[@cassandras3465]

My favorite way to knit socks is two circular needles it’s funny how everyone prefers different methods 😊

[@Blaize24]

That's my favorite method, as well.

[@pattishanks3788]

Really looking forward to your new Sport weight line!

[@Knithappenswithpam]

Love the bind off tip.

[@alanptaylor11]

Roxanne Richardson has a series of videos showing how to modify different sock heels for different foot shapes. I fine-tuned my short-row heel by adding gussets and my socks fit amazingly well now.

[@TrickyNight24]

You guys are ridiculously entertaining! Thanks for hanging out w us!

[@lyndaannibal8990]

Thanks, I always enjoy watching you two. I love the pockets you have designed Max, And Vincent, that sweater for your nephew is amazing.

[@TK-cx8ve]

The sweater is adorable. The colors are spectacular😊. I’m so excited about the collaboration with Needles at the Ready. I’m looking forward to my box!! The knitted pockets are a great idea. Something that can be knitted up quickly plus using up your stash. Great podcast.

[@laurakohnross6106]

Knit City sounded fabulous. Thanks for sharing your experience with all of us. Next year … Toronto … I’m so there. The FOMO was awful! Love the sweater you knit for your nephew Vincent. Gorgeous. I’ve been knitting socks for 20+ years. Have tried it all and have found I like magic loop and working both socks concurrently. Shadow Wrap Heel fits my narrow heel the best. And I always have 2 to 3 pairs going at the same time. Living in Manhattan I’m on public transportation all the time and I’m always stopping and knitting in Central Park. So, there’s always a pair or two in my tote bag when I’m out and about. Looking forward to receiving the NATR mystery kit and the mysterious Tropics club too. Have a great 2 weeks.

[@jenniferbarrett3272]

So soon I will be able to say I am working on my sport and it will sound like I am an athlete? I like it! Great projects, great yarn great stories and, as always, some wonderful laughs! That tiny colourwork sweater is the bomb!

[@les.garcons]

Thank you!

[@jeannestorm4679]

Nice pirate's parrot impression Vincent...."TROPICS"! awesome!! 🌴🏴‍☠🦜

[@subellekazooti9589]

I knit socks with Addi 10-inchers and I love them. I do DPNs occasionally. Still experimenting with heels. I cannot use 9-inch, too small, that extra inch makes a huge difference. Thank you for the great show!

[@trishcostello813]

Great bind off idea, thanks.

[@les.garcons]

You're welcome! It worked great for my project 😊

[@dianeazzopardi6269]

Excellent podcast!

[@LindaSimpson]

Hi Max and Vincent, lovely to see you both and looks like you all had a good time with the boys at the show in Montreal. Thank you for sharing your beautiful work. Have a beautiful week ❤❤❤

[@maryanncasale87]

Love seeing you both! Can’t wait to hear more about your weekend from Kevin and Ray but sounds like you all had a blast! Looking forward to getting the Podcaster’s sock sets and pins! Yay! 👏👏👏 Thank you for doing this! ❤

[@janetjroberson2581]

Hello from St.Louis Missouri!

[@LeahLaushway]

My sock formula is Tanja Murray's Rounded Toe, 90% of my instep's actual width in gauge (so 56 sts in stockinette or 72 sts in colourwork), the Fish Lips Kiss Heel, the same width through the leg, a 1x1 rib cuff and a sewn bind off. I like this method because i can shape aggressively in the calf if I'm making knee-highs. Two-at-a-time so I don't get Second Sock Syndrome, using Magic Loop.

[@trishcostello813]

Beer after yarn buying definitely, otherwise it could be very dangerous and expensive! Another great podcast, I am watching His Dark Materials thank you for reminding me of it. I did love the books when they first came out.

[@rachelraye285]

I love the pockets and the partnership with Needles at the Ready! I hope you guys will partner again for another venture or maybe you can do a knit retreat

[@clairenason4869]

Sock knitting two at a time magic loop. Toe up shadow wrap heel and knit two purl one rib for the leg.

[@laurielecours8426]

Lara Neal’s book Sock Architecture is a great book, it was very helpful for me. Great podcast, thanks!

[@alanptaylor11]

Have you seen Antlers? I hadn't seen much with Keri Russell but loved her in this.

[@pattigolden1]

That sweater is ADORABLE!!! I'd be tempted to make one for my grandson, but he's rough and tumble & it would be destroyed!! 🤣😂🤣 I love jeny's surprisingly stretchy but I never thought to go down a needle size or 3 to stop the flair, great tip!! (I even know how to do it in ribbing). I can't wait for the mysterious podcaster box!!

[@thekindles1183]

Love the pottery story, haha! Had to get the pocket! That's too cute! All the best, Kimberly

[@StarflowerStables]

You guys are so hilarious! Max I love shopping also, I’ll go shopping anytime. Vincent we are like knitting soulmates, I also am a very tight knitter and I hate doing toe up socks just because I hate the blind off! Always bottom down for me lol. Thanks again guys for another very entertaining episode, I always love spending some knitting time with your podcast. Your banter with each other reminds me so much of my husband and I 🤣 I was at knit city as well. Sad I missed you guys though! Although I’m too shy, I probably never would’ve said hi, just would have squealed across the room 😂😂

[@Knithappenswithpam]

I can’t wait to get my box. So exciting!

[@cndcfree]

I have a very high instep, so when I make socks with an afterthought heel I add mini gussets to each side of the heel. It works great for me. You can find instructions for free online. I add a few more short rows than the instructions recommend.

[@les.garcons]

We've seen those! It's a great technique

[@sunnyw4148]

Lucky kid getting such amazing makes.

[@gaylegoodfriend-jc5fc]

Lololol - “eight-pus”. 😂🤣

[@manus21]

Love the knitted pocket ❤ and great to hear that you enjoyed eurovision, I love it and try to go there every year - couldn't manage this year but definitely plan to go to sweden next year ❤

[@juliamorrisey5541]

I have been working on my sock recipe as well. I like cuff down and right now I am finding that the shadow wrap heel works for me. I do have a high instep so I cast on 68 std and use 33 std for my heel and 35 on top of my foot. I find it fits better with that small adjustment. My biggest challenge is the toe.. I am still trying to perfect that part of my recipe.

[@brendamerelyn]

Loved the show and so happy that Kevin and Ray loved Montreal my home town. Knit City I saw no advertisements in the Gazette or anywhere I couldn't tell you where it was held if my life depended on it..

[@les.garcons]

Oh, they loved it! Maybe you could reach out the organisers regarding ads for Knit City. We knew because of Instagram, but not everyone is on there, that's for sure!

[@Kaila999]

Vide-poche…what a great word! I don’t think we have an equivalent in English, at least not in Canadian English. Some people might call it a coin dish. On the topic of “voyons”…wow do I miss Québec! I think the closest equivalent in English would be, “Yeah, well , anyway….” (with one’s voice trailing off aimlessly). Great episode 😊.

[@user-mm6zb5qu2j]

I've purchased numerous of your clubs, and I had to get the Mysterious Tropics one because of the flamingo, so I'm happy to hear that was your inspiration.

[@les.garcons]

Sometimes there is no need to look far! 🦩

[@ImCFoxx]

Great podcast. I can’t wait to get my Kevin and Ray package in the mail. It must be fabulous to have a job that is so much fun and tickles your creative side as well. I love the natural stockyarn. Warm and tough. That’s a great idea and there is definitely a need for that. I have been using two circular needles for my socks and I really like it. No fiddling around with magic lamp or depends for me at the moment. I can always change my mind right?🦊

[@jennifermckenzie2968]

Socks that fit me best are either toe up with a fleegle heel (Turkish cast on, Italian bind off) or cuff down with a German short row heel (long tail co, kitchener bo). My preferred sock height is 5" from where heel touches ground. When knitting socks for my husband I have found that what works best for him is either to up with fleegle heel (Turkish co, stretchy bo) or cuff down (long tail co), a regular slip stitch heel flap, continue the slip stitch for the gusset, then do slip stitch on the sole only beginning 5" from desired foot length (his foot is 10.5" so from 5" to 8"), ending with a rounded toe. His preferred sock height is 5" from where heel touches ground. Also, for his I cast on 64 sts when using thicker yarn (Kroy or sport weight) or 72 sts for lighter yarn (WYS).

[@wendystaples5906]

I love the moon bump series! So beautiful! Will you be designing a pullover version? (Either way, I plan to apply the icord bump to a pullover… maybe a balloon sleeve version?!😍)

[@brendal2438]

Aye wyo. Do we see a t-shirt progress keeper in the future? Love the banter and all the inspiration, I will see you in Toronto 2024.

[@unplannedcauli]

I'll fight Vincent for the tightest-bind-off-er title! But for me the solution is a crochet hook. With a hook I can make the bindoff as loose or tight as I want, with needles, I am absolutely certain even stuff like JSSBO will be too tight!

[@les.garcons]

I might try that!

[@Andrea-di9ju]

I’m a tight knitter so I go up 2 needle sized for my bind offs. It helps.

[@les.garcons]

Sometimes it works, sometimes I'm just too damn tight! For straight edges that don't need to stretch, it's usually fine, but for a hem and cuff, I need to do more

[@amcclellan509]

❤❤❤

[@isabelsanchez2936]

You are fantastic, I like your blog

[@les.garcons]

Thank you!

[@andreabush1742]

Bonjour from Salem MA

[@kathleensiegrist2647]

I use either 9 inch circulars - use DPNS for the heel flap and turn then also for toe decreases or I use DPNS for the whole thing- just can’t into magic loop

[@les.garcons]

I'm a big believer that with practice, you can become better and/or with all methods! But I'll stick with short circulars for a while 😉

[@domenicajoejoe5543]

I was looking for you at knit city, but didn t see you, I saw Kevin and Ray,,get time, and I broke the bank lol

[@deniseonfoxmead]

Vois yon (sp) translates to 'as if'. 😊

[@mjmartin8029]

Enjoyed your podcast as always. Esp interested in the discussion of British wool. If you or others are interested in the topic may I please refer you to ,Episide 133 of Fruity Knitting and the interview with James Laxton. You will be fascinated! (Marker 49:41)

[@btakane7169]

😂😂😂😂

[@MissSholia]

Voyons 😂 Vraiment cool la petite poche!🥰 En ce qui concerne les bas, j'ai pensé pendant un certain temps que les talons à rangs raccourcis étaient parfaits pour moi et je ne voulais rien essayer d'autre vu que ça avait l'air plus compliqué. Le talon se ramassait toujours à descendre, mais je trouvais ça normal vu que je porte des 10 et qu'avec les bas de magasin j'ai toujours le talon qui baisse au milieu du pied. J'ai fini par me décider à en essayer d'autres et je me suis rendu compte que d'autres sortes étaient vraiment mieux pour moi, notamment le populaire heel flap & gusset (je sais pas le nom en français lol). Avec ce talon, ça dérange beaucoup moins si je fais les bas quelques rangs trop longs ou trop courts. Ça ne sort jamais des pieds, c'est fantastique. Je continue quand même à en essayer d'autres et je découvre des nouvelles constructions qui fittent super bien! Alors je pense qu'essayer différents talons, ça permet vraiment de trouver le fit parfait (aller prendre une marche avec des bas qui se ramassent toujours descendus, c'est zéro le fun lol) et, en plus, c'est le fun!

[@les.garcons]

En plus du heel flap+gusset, je fais mes bas avec environ 1po d'aisance négative en longueur également!

[@MissSholia]

Ha oui? Et ça fait pas trop serré? Je trouve que c'est beaucoup 1 pouce pour moi, même si ça donne environ 10%. Je dois mettre la moitié de ça ou moins, sinon je trouve que ça m'écrase les orteils. Mais c'est sûr que ça dépend aussi de la laine qu'on prend. Ça peut tellement changer. À ce propos, je m'étais fait avoir avec du fil à bas en alpaga. Les bas ont fini par subir une chirurgie de raccourcissement 😂

[@danoux0]

Vous êtes au Québec ???

[@les.garcons]

Oui, nous sommes à Montréal 😊

[@clairenason4869]

How do you spell voiyon. The word you say when you don't know what to say. Lol. Cute

[@jessie_knits8252]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/f6DZeo2LrrB_ndE I used this to help with my sock perfection. I also used videos from Knitting with Suzanne Bryan. Both are extremely informative about all knitting. Love watching ya'll

[@ellenchiasson2303]

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