So I am struggling with my first attempts at Socks. Since I am fairly new to knitting and not natively an English speaker/knitter, i don’t know the correct terms but
My Problem, I hope you folks can help me.
I am using 5 needles to knit in the round. I am using the appropriate needles for my yarn (at least what was printed on the card from the yarn) Despite my Knitting being fairly tight, the stitches I am “knitting into” become loose.
About halfway through a needle, I have so much spare yarn that I have to tighten the entire time.
I don’t understand how since the stitches I’m knitting is fairly tight, this slack always appears infront of my working needle
On the image you can see the slack after knitting a needle. And it only grows worse for every needle I knit.
(If there is anything I can do to clarify my problem please ask)
Welcome to the forum!
What is the name and the designer of your pattern?
Can you post a photo that is not quite so close up? That may help us understand the problem.
Are you making up the pattern or are you following a published pattern? Can you give us the name of the pattern and thei designer?
I’m wondering if knitting on the inside of the tube is the way the pattern is written or if it would help to be knitting on the outside of the tube? You can continue to knit with the public side of the sock on the inside but it can be confusing.
The enlarged stitch that you show in the second photo appears to be connected to the yarn strand from the ball. Is that correct? If so it’s going to be looser than other stitches. Just snug it up a bit and continue knitting. The part that’s been knit looks fine, no extra loose stitches or pronounced uneveness.
When you say you have “…so much spare yarn…” as you knit, what do you mean? Is the spare yarn in the stitches or is it piling up in your hand?
The enlarged stitches and spare yarn is not connected to the ball. They are in front of the working yarn. As for patten, I am just using my own. I did a few rounds of golden yarn at the top of the sock and then used it to make the heel.
As for knitting on the inside of the tube, Thats a left over from the youtube guide I found at the time.
If thats unusual, ill try and figure out how/why to knit on the outside of the tube.
You don’t have to knit on the outside of the tube as long as you’re comfortable with following the directions when knitting that way. The video I linked to above shows how to flip the sock but as I said, no need if you’re happy as is.
Is the enlarged stitch in the first photo because you’ve stretched it out with the right hand needle? Is it the same stitch that is making the large loop in photo two?
Does this large loop happen when you knit back and forth instead of in the round?
Is the slack / bigger loops you’re describing at the junction between the double pointed needles? It could be that you’re getting ladders where you move from one needle to the next? The gap between the two needles can take extra yarn into the stitch which then becomes 'baggy ’ when it’s off the needle. Otherwise, your knitting looks fine.
If it is this, there are techniques to reduce the impact of ladders. I’ll try and find a video.
