Sew As You Go Slipper Sock LK 150 Knitting Machine

[@Quelp]

This is sooo good!!! I added some ribbing at the top to curb the rolling and they’re perfect!! I bought a pattern for like six dollars and this was by far more helpful for me💗

[@AnnaHaferman]

That's great!

[@MelanieGoldish-c2i]

Im so excited to make these! had my LK150 for 2 days and made a big rectangle wrap. Ready to tackle the slippers! Thank you so much.

[@angelique82mon]

My jaw just dropped! You perfectly translated a sock for a flatbed machine! I love it! Thanks. I’m definitely going to try this

[@AnnaHaferman]

Thanks! Have fun with it and let me know how it goes!

[@iknitb4itwaship33]

Anna, I have had your videos on a continuous loop for about three days now getting my courage up to grab my knitting machine and get started. This video is the one that’s making me want to get that standard Vintage Knitting Machine out and get busy. I’ve seen this sock done as a hand knitting project that allows you to take off the sole of the sock and replace it when it wears out. with a Knitting machine who cares! You can just knit another one so fast

[@judithschram5597]

Your tutorials are the best. I can actually see what you’re doing. I bought the LK150 because of your tutorials. I have struggled with my Studio 700 for years and now things are making sense! Thank you!

[@AnnaHaferman]

Thanks! I think the LK150 is a great machine to learn on. I have a 700 also. I love it but haven't used it lately.

[@hung-tsuchen3569]

Love this video. Clear and concise! You make it so easy to understand. Thank you!!

[@AnnaHaferman]

Thank you so much!

[@reggieb2127]

I cannot tell you how many "single" socks I have tossed around, trying to get this method to work for me. Thank you so much for clarifying all the little details....now I feel like giving it another go! Great video!

[@AnnaHaferman]

Me too! I have always ended up with extra stitches on one side because I never knew where to start! Once you know how to do it, it's really easy.

[@DianavanLaar]

Thank you! I finally get which stitches to pick up on sew-as-you-go.

[@AnnaHaferman]

I had a hard time with it for years too.

[@glutenfreeappletree]

I'm going to knit these with fingering weight on a standard gauge, just a regular sock with ribbing. Thanks for clarifying the sew-as-you-go technique. Very helpful.

[@AnnaHaferman]

That's a good idea. I'm really liking the very flat seams. Will you add the ribbing after or before you knit them?

[@glutenfreeappletree]

@@AnnaHaferman I have a booklet that explains this technique and the ribbing is done first, then knit the sock to the heel, the short row heel, the sole, short row toe, sew-as-you-go to the top, but.....ribbing on that part is not attached, so there would be hand sewing the side seams for the ribbing. The ribbing is latch tool up after dropping the stitches, depending on 1x1, 1x3, or whatever ribbing is desired.

[@CraftyCuriosity]

@@glutenfreeappletree what book do you have. I’m eager to find books

[@123dawney]

be nice to see this done on video

[@Ravencall]

@@glutenfreeappletreeI have that book also and have made many socks and slippers. But I really like this method with the roll top. So much easier!

[@123dawney]

I've just brought myself a bond machine, as I'm trying to knit n crochet socks n no joy, so glad found your video

[@AnnaHaferman]

Great! Have fun with it!

[@GrizzyLemming]

Thank you for the clear tutorial. It's finally demystified the process. A piece of leather on the sole would make a non-slip harder wearing sole. This springs to mind as I found a load of leather offcuts on eBay, from a furniture maker that had the sense to see that their waste is a crafter's treasure 😊

[@AnnaHaferman]

Great idea!

[@cafesizun]

I recently sewed wool fabric slippers and I cut the leather sole in an old wallet

[@fabrickhound61]

OMG...it's been a long time since I did the sew as you go sock. I learned from Diana abut 6 year ago., made a couple pairs and did other things and forgot about them.I love your idea of making them double!!! Gotta get my yarn out and get making these. thanks for the demo!!!AWESOME!

[@AnnaHaferman]

Thanks! These are really easy and the seam is so flat that there are no bulky seams inside when you double them.

[@hossenfeffer8383]

Thank you for a great demo. I really appreciate your taking the time and effort to produce your knitting instruction videos. You are a good person.

[@AnnaHaferman]

Thank you so much for saying that! You are a good person also!

[@wilmer4258]

This is so fantastic!!! Thank you for. Sharing!!

[@AnnaHaferman]

Thanks for watching!

[@sharonclarke221]

Thank you for the sew as you go clear instructions. I struggle with that!

[@AnnaHaferman]

Thanks!

[@cristinadavis6426]

You are an excellent teacher. Thank you for this video and patterns.

[@AnnaHaferman]

Thanks Cristina! I appreciate your nice comment!

[@jimmyvaughn7725]

Very good demo. You make sew as you go so easy to do. Thank you. I MUST go shopping at my store (stash) and make some for me.

[@AnnaHaferman]

Thanks Jimmy! Bring them to the next Nashville Machine Knitters meeting!

[@Robbieknits]

Just came across this, amazing to say the least! Thanks soo much for sharing.

[@AnnaHaferman]

Thanks for watching!

[@iknitb4itwaship33]

Would love to see more tutorials using a standard machine bed.

[@AnnaHaferman]

I will definitely have some in the future!

[@federicobertacchi273]

Metodo che non conoscevo davvero interessante grazie mille e soprattutto molto competente

[@AnnaHaferman]

Thanks for watching!

[@victorspaw2k]

This makes it look so easy. Thank you so much!

[@AnnaHaferman]

It is easy; just do a practice one first before you get out the good yarn.

[@victorspaw2k]

Thanks!

[@AnnaHaferman]

Thank you so much Carl! I really appreciate your support! If you have any questions when you get started on the sock, please let me know!

[@victorspaw2k]

@@AnnaHaferman I plan to get my machine back out in a couple weeks to practice this. I do want to do a 1/2 inch 2x rib cuff and wondered if you had feedback for attempting a manual adjusted machine stitch or taking the sock off and knitting the rib?

[@victorspaw2k]

I'm very much a beginner with the machine.

[@AnnaHaferman]

The problem with the sew-as-you-go is how to start and end it. Because it's a tube when finished, you have to figure out a way to get the beginning and ending to match. You could start with ribbing and then end with it but it won't look exactly the same. You could also start with waste yarn and end with waste yarn and then pick up all the stitches on hand knitting needles and knit the ribbing that way. You could also do it with mock ribbing like in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/p5rMfYaBj7Onaas

[@AnnaHaferman]

Try a practice slipper first. Take some yarn you don't care too much about and just try to get through the pattern. Don't worry about mistakes and don't spend a whole lot of time trying to fix mistakes and re-wind yarn.

[@Uiuiui8568]

i have learned this version of sock knitting a few years ago by mamynanou here on KZbin, and i only knit this version. It's so fast and no handsewing, when you knit back, the upper side from the sock, you also can knit cables or other patterns, that also looks good

[@AnnaHaferman]

Do you always let the top roll or do you do ribbing or something else on the top?

[@Uiuiui8568]

@@AnnaHaferman i also make ribbing, that works perfekt, and somtimes when i knit socks for my father, i only make a normal douple folded hem, thats the only sewing with hand than. He doesn't like it when the socks are too thigt on the ankle. At the moment i knit socks with a cable pattern, that looks awesome..and my father ist a spezialist, he always go without shoes when he sits outside or so, the heel and the top i always knit with 2 yarns because with only one yarn, there is very fast a hole in them..😜😊

[@angeliekkoenen2306]

Whowww I will try this! It looks so easy! Thanks!

[@AnnaHaferman]

It really is easy! Thank you for watching!

[@aurore-marievarrin6128]

Un grand merci à vous pour ce super tuto très bien expliqué. Merci beaucoup

[@AnnaHaferman]

Thank you so much! Merci!

[@evalundlarsen5174]

Takk!🌹🌹

[@AnnaHaferman]

Thanks so much Eva! I appreciate your support!

[@cmhardim4]

Very nice I appreciate all the time you use to teach us.....I like to use these as bed socks my feet get cold...

[@AnnaHaferman]

Yes! One layer or two if it's really cold!!!

[@tatyana.mikina]

What a great tutorial. thank you. Great technique

[@AnnaHaferman]

Thanks so much!

[@angelaangelini3069]

Buongiorno, spiegazioni chiarissime. Grazie per quello che ci insegni

[@AnnaHaferman]

Thanks for watching!

[@marthabrown8622]

Thank you!! I am new to machine knitting. Got my lk150 a few weeks ago. I wanted to do socks but didn’t know how. I will be trying this pattern out very soon!

[@AnnaHaferman]

Great! Let me know how it goes!

[@Robbieknits]

😀Thank you soo much. I've always wondered if I could make slippers on my machine. I'm inspired.

[@AnnaHaferman]

You can make slippers and it's easy! Thanks for watching!

[@wanda04g]

Awesome, thank you ‼️💯

[@AnnaHaferman]

Thanks for watching!

[@NZSaskia]

Thanks for your detailed instruction on sew as u go. I gave up on this technique. But with your video and focused practice it’s finally clicked for me. Those long loops before the one to pick up really confused me for a while. Double slipper socks also a good idea💡❤

[@AnnaHaferman]

Thanks! Like you, I had trouble with this. These are fun socks to make because they go so fast!

[@pollyfoofoo8703]

Thank you very much I hope to try this working flat on my addi csm

[@AnnaHaferman]

Great! Let me know how it goes!

[@annecain3301]

Thank you for your inspirational videos

[@AnnaHaferman]

Thanks for watching Anne!

[@edinacole6382]

Wow! This is incredibly helpful

[@AnnaHaferman]

Thanks!

[@yarnfanatic]

Thanks! I have a KX-350 and a SK-860 (which I haven't used much as it was under the bed. The Sk-860 is now set up.

[@AnnaHaferman]

Great! You could do this slipper pattern on either one. I have a few KX 350s and an SK 860 which I keep meaning to take out and set up.

[@yarnfanatic]

I understand as I have an additional KX355 (last version made in Japan). I had another, but sold it recently. I have downsized over the years, and I am down to five machines, three metal, and two plastic.

[@AnnaHaferman]

Is the KX 355 different from the KX 350?

[@yarnfanatic]

@@AnnaHaferman, Yes. My version was meant to be used with an electronic device, but not sold in the US. The sponge bar had to be changed by removing the panels on top. The plastic pieces are prone to breaking. I have a video I saved that shows how this is done. My machine did not have the electronics as shown in this video from Japan, but I still had to take it apart the same way. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bHTYmoqBlr-ejpo

[@yarnfanatic]

@@AnnaHaferman Here is a video in Russian as she sets up the KX-355. It shows the electronic device to be used if one had the electronics. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pYaTlpd9ms2XsM0

[@uniquegirls1599]

I guess to do the socks on the mid gauge or chunky il have to adjust the amount of stitches i use won't i? Also love your teachings you are so clear in your instructions ❤

[@AnnaHaferman]

This video was done using a mid-gauge machine.

[@sguishy89]

Thank you! Perfect tutorial

[@AnnaHaferman]

Thanks so much!

[@jeanzei]

This is so helpful! I speak yarn!

[@AnnaHaferman]

Thanks!

[@catalinabocca9777]

𝖫𝗈𝗏𝖾 𝖸𝗈𝗎𝗋 explanation! Makes look so simple!!!

[@AnnaHaferman]

Thanks! It is really easy!

[@annmeyer1018]

So clear.

[@AnnaHaferman]

Thanks for watching Ann!!

[@bejai1962]

I just got my lk150 last weekend. I’m am so excited to try this over the weekend. Who doesn’t need an extra pair of warm slippers, it’s still cold here! The hardest thing is convincing myself that I already have yarn, I DON’T need Caron Skinny Cakes 😆

[@AnnaHaferman]

I know how that goes… luckily it will work with almost any DK weight yarn!

[@sewcreativedesigns51]

Thank you! I have a flat bed knitting machine and have spent the last day to figure out how to avoid that sewing that seam. This video saved me some thinking and some yarn! I am also looking at a CSM sock making machine but thought I’d be creative on my flat bed first. Do you know of any charts for foot sizing? I have done slippers and socks with 6 strand wool but never with any sock yarn. I do have some nice yarn I have started to collect! Thanks again.

[@AnnaHaferman]

What gauge machine do you have? I usually look at the Singer sock book, downloadable for free from machineknittingetc dot com. Thanks for watching!

[@CraftyCuriosity]

Thank you for this tutorial

[@AnnaHaferman]

Thanks for watching!

[@angelikasyarnstorellc4873]

A++ on your video Anna!!

[@AnnaHaferman]

Thanks so much!

[@angelmesih]

I want to try this -- it's genius. How would I go about adding ribbing instead of allowing the curl? Many thanks for sharing!

[@AnnaHaferman]

You would have to rib at the beginning and at the end or by hand after the slipper is finished.

[@lentesneeuw100]

Thank you so mutch ❤ I am new to machine knitting. The part that you tell, i can make 4 socks in 1hour sounds so funny , because i have spend this evening trying to make one 😅. I am now at the part of sewing up but it is to dark to see , so tommorrow i wiil do that.

[@AnnaHaferman]

Well, the first one takes the longest but after a while you will get faster at it.

[@river4140]

Awesome 👏🏻 thank you

[@AnnaHaferman]

Thanks for watching!

[@suzannemeier2648]

Thank you for all your wonderful instructions. Got my sponge bar replaced (made all the difference in the machine) and finally got a trial sock made. If I want the ankle part taller would I just increase the 24 rows?

[@AnnaHaferman]

Yes, make the ankle as long as you want. Make a note of it so you can make the second sock the same. Thanks for watching!

[@ЮлияСоколова-н2т]

Gorgeous! Thanks!

[@AnnaHaferman]

Thank you!!

[@ilsesmit2002]

Hi Thank you for this video. I made it for my husband and it sits well. Do you have other sizes aswell? How do I make it bigger or smaller

[@AnnaHaferman]

You can make it bigger by casting on more stitches and doing more rows on the sole.

[@HJKelley47]

Whenever I make a sock with an acrylic yarn, the heel is the first spot that gets worn out. I usually make this type of sock to wear with my shoes or boots during cold weather. Each year I have to make a couple of pairs for the new winter season. I also use the sew-as-you-go method, which I learned from Cynthia Ogden about 10 yrs ago. I wonder why the heel wears out so quickly????

[@AnnaHaferman]

I guess we put a lot of pressure on the heels of our feet. Thanks for watching!!!

[@carmenrudi2354]

Can you do some kind of elastic or other finish for the cuffs?

[@AnnaHaferman]

Yes, but you need to do the same thing on both ends. Diana Sullivan did one recently where she used mock rib. kzbin.info/www/bejne/npqpc2iBqNN4hJI

[@bonniecolleenpappin8807]

Another great video, very well shot. Thank you! PS I didn't realise you have such small feet! I take a 9 1/5. How many stitches would that be, I wonder.

[@lindagoncher]

I really appreciate your easy to follow video. I wear a size 10 shoe/sock (I’m American). How many needles would I start with please? I’m a new machine knitter and appreciate any help I can get. Thank you!

[@AnnaHaferman]

Try 24 stitches. Which machine and yarn are you using?

[@lindagoncher]

@@AnnaHaferman I’m using the LK150. Thank you for your help 😀

[@lindagoncher]

I should have also added besides LK150 with fingering sock weight yarn

[@AnnaHaferman]

@@lindagoncher I don’t know. Sock yarn is much thinner than the yarn I used and might be too thin.

[@lindagoncher]

@@AnnaHaferman thank you for your help Anna!

[@ilsesmit2002]

How do I work out the short row for the toes the heel and amount of stitches and rows to knit custom socks

[@AnnaHaferman]

You would have to do a swatch and measure the person's feet. The short rows for the heels and toes are just the number of stitches divided into thirds. The tricky part is the number of stitches for the soles because the bottom of the heel and toe makes up some of the length of the sole.

[@aymonharris5783]

How do you know exactly which tension to use for your projects?

[@AnnaHaferman]

I usually say what tension I used in the project, so if you use a similar weight yarn you should get roughly the same result. I suggest making a test sock first.

[@beggsnachin]

Okies, I came back again later and followed the video again. I got a sock finally. After ripping it off the machine about ten times. Lol It's definitely a learning curve. And now I'm. Laughing because this first sock that I was following came out about....a size ten or larger. Dunno how that happened. Lol

[@AnnaHaferman]

That's fantastic! Glad it worked for you!

[@rigmorgrttjord1794]

Hello Anna.I wonder if you have a pattern for pulse warmers knitted with LK150. Preferably with a thumb

[@AnnaHaferman]

No, but I was thinking of doing one someday!

[@beggsnachin]

I'm following the video verbatim. My stuff keeps falling off the needles. I'm too the point of screaming now after doing it over n over again, so I'm gonna call it a night and go to bed. I have the loveliest soft baby blue yarn, too.

[@AnnaHaferman]

Sorry you’re having trouble. Make sure you’re weighting it down really well. What machine are you using?

[@denisetappen3925]

Are patterns available for projects in the videos?

[@AnnaHaferman]

I have the patterns written out for channel members, so if you join my channel you will have access to them. The written directions are only for the size I made in the video.

[@madeby_th]

What does the hold mean? I have a bond so Im just trying to understand what that means on my machine

[@AnnaHaferman]

I think you just pull the needle to hold- all the way to the rail. There are no levers on your carriage but it will know to hold the needle-ie not knit that stitch. I’m not exactly sure how you put them back into working position on the Bond. You should try asking in one of the Bond knitting machine groups.

[@annmeyer1018]

Are you able to make sew as you go mittens. .

[@AnnaHaferman]

Yes, but it's a bit more complicated.

[@annmeyer1018]

I tried it and I liked the results only thing I didn’t figure out was to finish of the cuff in a rib. Didnt even think about it , It look good anyways.

[@elseblom7627]

Hi Anna, Do you have this pattern in writing somewhere?

[@AnnaHaferman]

Hi Else! I have most of them in the community section of my KZbin channel. It's set up so that channel members have access to the written directions. You would have to join my channel which is $1.99 a month (cancel anytime.) It's only for the size in the video. kzbin.info/door/EB50UuFl_m3_UQtGzY04Rgjoin

[@AnnaHaferman]

I sent you a message on Facebook.

[@nahidsabzehzari7112]

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[@AnnaHaferman]

There is a link in the description box of this video for the machine I am using. This is in the US. I don't know what country you are in and I don't know where to buy it globally.

[@soraiaprst4784]

Obrigada 🇧🇷💐🌹🙌🌹💐

[@AnnaHaferman]

You’re welcome! Thanks for watching!

[@LifeofAms]

Hello, is this seaming technique supposed to have holes on both sides of the seam with each stitch when it stretches?

[@AnnaHaferman]

The seam itself will look kind of zig-zaggy and when you stretch it, it will look like holes. If it's too stretched out when you're wearing it, experiment with sizes. You can alter the number of stitches you cast on- just remember to go down to thirds when short-rowing. You can also add more rows to the sole of the foot.

[@LifeofAms]

@@AnnaHaferman Oh interesting, thank you! Mine came out looking like slightly larger stockinette. I was playing with the seam and realized it’s holey on both sides when I stretch it width wise. I’ve been retrying test pieces. I’ll have to try again.

[@AnnaHaferman]

​@@LifeofAms Try different yarn and tension if the yarn you are using isn't working out.

[@suzannemeier2648]

Would this sock work on a kx 350?

[@AnnaHaferman]

Yes! The KX 350 is almost exactly the same machine as the LK 150.

[@kasparhorsfield890]

When I try to hold my stitches to make the heel, they don't look the same as yours! I'm wrapping it the same way you are, so I'm not sure what the problem is. I have a Brother KX-350, and I turn it to H on both sides at that step. Do you have any suggestions? Thanks!

[@AnnaHaferman]

Without seeing what’s going on, it’s hard to say what’s happening. My advice is to try it a couple times with some waste yarn. Just cast on 21 stitches, knit a couple of rows plain and then make a heel following the steps closely.

[@kasparhorsfield890]

@@AnnaHaferman I'll give that a shot! In the best way I can describe it, your stitches for the heel look like any other, fully wrapped around the needles, similarly to how it looks when you cast on with the "e" method! On my machine, once the carriage goes over it, it looks like it's looped over multiple needles, even though I'm doing the wrap after each one. When I took it off to restart, those sections were very loose and the loops were wide. I hope that provides some more clarification! Thanks!

[@AnnaHaferman]

Are you wrapping only one needle at a time? Are you pulling the yarn under rather than over?

[@AnnaHaferman]

Also, you can join my FB group and post photos or videos there. I don't think there's a way to do that on KZbin.

[@AnnaHaferman]

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[@nourazaidan6153]

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[@AnnaHaferman]

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[@AnnaHaferman]

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[@AnnaHaferman]

Thanks for watching!

[@Sassiekinkin]

Thanks!

[@AnnaHaferman]

Thank you! I appreciate your suppport!