I’ve always wanted to try knitting 2 socks at once using DPNS as described in this article on Knitty:
http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEfall06/FEATextreme2in1.html
Does anyone want to do a knit along together using this method?
I actually might like to join around the end of the month, when my classes will be over. Great idea!
i will! sure!
Hi Nathalie and Rosalie,
Thanks for responding! I would love support from others while doing this project. Rosalie, when did you want to start? I have some sock yarn sitting around and would just have to sit down and pick a pattern.
Yay new project!
:yay: :yay: :yay: This is that round of applause for all three of you and I really want to try this just don’t know if my brains and hands can stick together through this and tax season… I might not get to join in with sticks but will definitely be watching cause I wanna be able to do this! Mary
You know what’s really cool about this is being able to do two sleeves, socks, etc… at the same time and have them match perfectly without having to remember how many rows… Love this whole concept!
I have my yarn picked out and the instructions printed. I am going to attempt to cast on tomorrow. I will post pictures as soon as I find my camera upload cable. Anyone else joining in?
This is why I love knitting Help. You get so many new ways of doing things that you would not have thought of your self. I love this idea especially with regards to sleeves. I think I will start with a practice session and than if all goes well move on to Socks.
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Oh my gosh!!! I had NO IDEA you could do socks two at a time on DPN’s!!! :notworthy: That’s AWESOME!!! [B][U]Thanks so much for posting this!!![/U][/B] I don’t know if I’m ready to do a KAL (I’ll have to really study this method), but I’m psyched about this new prospect of knitting two socks at once on DPN’s. I’ve tried looking magic loop on line and I just can’t understand how to do it, so this technique will hopefully open up a whole world to me.
If you all wouldn’t mind posting your progress, I’d love to hear about it. I’ll just be the silent stalker. :teehee:
I think this would be great to learn. I got some new dpn’s from a friend along with sock yarn and hated the thought of doing 1 sock at a time. I love doing 2 socks at once with magic loop, but always ready to learn something new.
Knitting along together will definitely be a plus.
Thanks, Susan for posting the site. I am going to print out the instructions and practice casting on.
I went against all good sense and decided not to use 2 different yarns. I’m biting the bullet and trying this with the same yarn so that in the end I will have a matching pair. I know I’ll be regretting this, I know that I’ll be ripping it out multiple times, but I figure hey - why not think big.
So far I just finished setting up. The directions are printed, the yarn is separated into little baggies in my desperate attempt to distinguish between the two yarns, and I have slipped on my 2 cast on stitches.
Next up is attempting to DK cast on. Wish me luck!
Update:
I couldn’t sleep so I figured I may as well get up and start the cast on. It was surprisingly easy once I figured out what the article meant by spin the needle 180 degrees - you simply flip over the needle. It’s now it’s 1:49am CA time and I have got to get some sleep.
Great pictures of your start. Like the way you have everything set up for using the same yarn. (I haven’t decided if I am going to be as brave as you and not use 2 different yarns.)
Looking forward to “watching” you knit on. I will be casting on this afternoon.
I would most definitely like to try, but I probably won’t be able to cast on for them for a couple of weeks or so. I’ll check up on your progress to see how it goes and maybe get ideas. I’m confused as to how the decreases will work…
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I read over the article, several times, and my poor little brain just can’t seem to grasp this technique. I will be watching this KAL with great interest and will hopefully learn something. I’ll be cheering you on!
lactosefree - I’m curious about your name. Are you lactose intolerant? About 6 months ago I found out I am severly lactose intolerant, and it has been such a hard adjustment. I need a mentor!
Thanks for all your encouragment everyone! 
McKnitty - Yep, I am severly lactose intolerant and have been for all my adult life. The secret lies in the lactase enzyme. Lactaid is the brand-name that is most common. Places like Walgreens, Target, etc have their own generic brands. Just make sure that you read the box and it says 9000 FCC Lactase Units per pill. I buy mine at Costco since I’ve found it to be the least expensive. It’s 180 pills for $15. It’s Kirkland brand and it’s called Fast Acting Lactase. You swallow one with the first bite of food and you’re good to go. One pill usually last me one meal.
A truely lactose intolerant person (vs. someone who is allergic to milk, or would get better by building up the enzyme) is when the body doesn’t or can’t produce the enzyme to break down the milk sugar found in dairy. This happens in when the food hits your small intestines. The pill that you swallow with your meal provides your body the enzyme that you would have secreted if you weren’t intolerent.
I have adopted the phrase ‘hmm… is this lactaid worthy?’ when I eat food. It can get costly but the box from Costco lasts me about 2 months. I carry a supply of lactaid with me wherever I go. My friend once said to me that I carry lactaid like a man carries condoms. Hilarious.
I don’t mean to take away from the awesome 2-socks-on-dpns’ KAL, but I want to say ‘thanks lactosefree’. I only know two people who are LI, and they both have a very light case of it. Unfortunately I have tried the Lactaid pills without any luck, so I’ve completely given up all dairy. I really miss pizza and lasagna! :pout:
McKnitty - Don’t give up! Are you sure the pills you took were the 9000 FCC’s of Lactase Enzyme? The other one are not high enough in dosage for me… especially the chewable ones and the ones where they make you take 2 at a time. I am severly intolerant to the point where I can’t even have a pat of butter on my bread and the pills work. I have also come to absolutely love soy milk and alternative vegan items. Living in the SF bay area there are tons of choices for me in terms of non dairy foods. Amy’s is a company that makes organic foods and there is a fantastic frozen lasagna (individual sized serving) made with soy cheese. I’d be happy to talk to you about all this if you want to PM me.
Sock update - I have successfully moved my cast on stitches onto 4 dpns and have knit all the way around once. Now i’m onto purling the next round. I think I’m going to attempt a k2p2 leg for the sock after these first two ‘test’ rounds. Will post pictures tonight when I get home from work.
Well I wasn’t brave. I ended up casting on with 2 different colors of yarn for my test socks. Also maybe it’s cheating, but I am doing little socks to get the technique down.
Got my k1,p1 rib done and a couple of plain knit rows finished. It’s really sort of fun to knit this way. But I admit it might be easier to go with bigger socks.
Oneyarn - your sock looks fabulous! :cheering:
I just got home from dinner and so far I have an inch or so knit in k2p2 ribbing, but I’ve decided to unravel and start over.
When I followed the directions from the article I didn’t realize that the # of cast on stitches was for learning and I wouldn’t end up with a ‘real’ pair that would actually fit! I should have realized when there wasn’t a gauge or foot measurements! :pout:
So I’m going to figure out the gauge for the yarn I’m using and recast-on with the appropriate number of stitches.
Update:
I’ve figured out the gauge for my yarn and have determined the number of cast on stitches required. I hope to be done with my cast-on and first few rows tonight.
I have recast on with the appropriate stitches for my gauge for adult sized socks and this is what I have done so far.
I have come to realize though that knitting socks this way turns out much looser. The article actually suggests knitting with smaller sized needles just for this very reason, but of course I didn’t really read that carefully until just now.
Oneyarn - how are you holding your working yarn? I’m attempting to hold both yarns with one hand, but it’s not going as smoothly as I would like. I tried to hold one in my right and the other in my left but am finding that a bit awkward.
i tried to co but its hard…ahhh!