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Comment by cherylbwaters on September 21, 2012 at 8:12pm

Janice, I use split rings that I get in the jewelry section of the craft stores. They are very cheap for using as markers and I don't get upset when I lose one because they come like 100 to a package.

Comment by Janice Aitkens on September 20, 2012 at 10:57pm

I always pull the first stitches tight because of ladders i use DPs it the only method i seem to be able to do for socks & if it not broken don't fix it lol

The problem i have as with most things is trying to find supplies sometimes when i ordered items from the net i found that it not quite what i was looking for so am very wary of getting items from there if i am unsure what i am looking for

Thanks All for your input

Hugs Janice

Comment by KnitWhich? on September 20, 2012 at 11:18am

To avoid ladders in circular knitting when changing needles (whether DPN, 2 circulars or magic loop), pull the first two stitched on the new side very tight.  The tightness will ease around the sock by itself, so you needn't worry about it.  If you are using 2 circs or Magic Loop, make sure the cable on the back is up against your needle when pulling tight.  You are actually pulling the strand between the front and back stitches tight so it doesn't form a ladder.

I use a small rubbery ring to mark beginning of round.  I place it 1 or more stitches (depending on the pattern) after the first stitch of the round.  That way it doesn't fall off because the first stitch(es) hold it on until it is time to slip it.  It tells me that that side of the sock is the beginning of the round/row.

Comment by Janice Aitkens on September 20, 2012 at 9:33am

That true Susan

Hugs Janice

Comment by Susan the Blue Lake Knitter on September 20, 2012 at 9:31am

I too use ring markers a lot. I have some little plastic ring markers in various sizes and colors. I usually use a green one to mark my beginning of round. Works for me, but then there are as many methods as there are knitters...

Comment by Janice Aitkens on September 20, 2012 at 8:49am

Thanks Wendy, Bonnie & Cathie

Never thought of using the cast on tail i do leave a long bit as i normally leave it long because of change of colour so i can see what came before i cast on so i can do the same for the 2nd sock

I always had my marker in front of the stitches so this is where i drop it so as i am doing a pattern i want to try something so i don't lose it which i am always doing lol

I do have some little ring markers so will see what other ones i may have thanks for the input i appreciate it

I use a large push counter that goes up to 9999 so i just click at end of each round

Hugs Janice

Comment by Cathie Duff on September 20, 2012 at 7:17am

I use the plastic pin, too, about two or three rows down from where I am working.  If it gets "too far" down I just move it up.  Recently, though, I have taken to hanging a counter (the barrel type with a ring attached designed to hang off a needle) on the plastic pin and using it to count rows when the pattern requires it.  I completely relate to setting the work down and coming back symied as to where I am and this seems to be easier than ticking on a piece of paper that may no longer be where I need it!

Comment by Bonnie on September 20, 2012 at 7:02am

I mark my socks with a plastic pin.  The actual start of the row is the turn of the needles, but I put a pin in on that "corner" to know it- not in the active stitching, but somewhere below in the completed stitching and move it up occasionally as I progress.  Usually I do 2 socks at a time on a circular needle.

 

Socks are my mindless knitting and I need to treat them as that.  THere are started socks in a few places to pick up when I am on a long phone call, waiting in road construction or on an airplane.  I struggle greatly with ...forgetting where I am in a stitch pattern (I even forget what kind of hint I give myself with hanging a pin on the pin to remind me to do 2nd row of pattern!)....losing the instructions for a stitch (thank goodness I use a basic patten), forgetting which way each cable is to be made and having to spend time evaluating it.  

Oh, well.  You will never see an Aran sweater coming off my needles, but my feet are never cold.

Comment by wendy on September 20, 2012 at 6:21am

Hi Janice, I've done both- split ring and a long piece of yarn. Usually I use the long tail of yarn left from casting on. I do not cut it off, but simply leave it there hanging until I need to mark the row. Then I simply pull it up and hang it over the row so the tail is now hanging on the outside of my work. Works like a charm if I have a long enough tail.
I've not had any problems using a split ring marker either. I usually knit a row or two, then place the marker on the appropriate row. I find it easier to place after knitting a few rows, and I also usually put it in 3 or 4 sts. . After removing it, I play with the sts- wiggling the row a bit to even out the sts.
Hope this helps you. Wendy - so not a fairy god knitter! Lol

Comment by Janice Aitkens on September 20, 2012 at 6:02am

I would like to ask a simple question how do you all mark the beginning of the row/round for socks

I am at present using a little bit of contrasting yarn on the needle but it keeps falling off so was wondering if you use the little ring markers do you put it on after knitting the first stitch at the beginning row & if so does it make a ladder or a problem with socks

Hugs Janice

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