Hi all I completed my first sock:woot: using a wonderful pattern…North Country Cotton Sock here on KH…It was really easy to follow, now for the bummer part… THE FRIGGIN TOE:biting: I totally screwed up KITCHNER STITCH…too boot it was only 12 sts:hair: now I have to 
and try again (toe part that is)… :waah: Why doesn’t someone come up with a simple toe???
I am on the foot part and I thought the hard part was over!! Didn’t realize that the toe was difficult as well…
Good luck with the second sock. I’m glad I know now that I can’t breeze through the toe part!
If I have to use Kitchener stitch and well I do,
I use [B]KITCHENER STITCH with KNITTING NEEDLES[/B].:knitting:
I like this way much better than using a threaded needle.
The kitchener stitch is easy to remember if you recite it to yourself. Once I read this, I never forgot and never had to look it up again.
You have a front needle and back needle with 6 stitches (or however many) each. Then recite:
***(Front needle goes first): [COLOR=Red][B]KNIT OFF, PURL ON[/B][/COLOR] (meaning you K the first stitch, remove it, then P the second on front needle BUT leave it on)
(Now move to the back needle): [B][COLOR=Red]PURL OFF, KNIT ON[/COLOR][/B] (P first stitch, remove it, K the second stitch but leave it on the needle)***
Now start again re-reciting everything between the stars ‘***’ above and you’ve got it by jove!!!
When you’re down to 1 stitch left on each needle K off the front and P off the back and you’re done!
So it’s a constant “[U][B]K off, P on…P off, K on[/B][/U]”. Kind of reminds me of the “clap on clap off” commercials.
Ah, you might…I just have toooo many interruptions…
Kitchener isn’t hard, it just takes practice. At first you do need to have quiet and have the directions next to you, but after a few times it’s super easy. It makes the nicest toe IMO.
I think I’ve messed up Kitchener more than I’ve got it right.
I’ve learned to think of it as a duplicate stitch.
Yes when done right it makes a nice toe, but when done wrong it’s not terrible.
I do the same thing as Arielluria- but I say (out loud, like the weirdo I am)
KNIT off, PURL
PURL off, KNIT.
It gets easier with practice. My first ones that I messed up I just wore them anyway!
Thanks everyone…I really would “prefer” a toe up sock, but all those wacky cast ons (figure 8, turkish, norwegian etc) quite frankly terrify me:flirt:…'cause lately I am really “squeezing” in knitting time and “can’t” take the time to learn something new:-x
Here is a video that walks you through it. It gets easier.
As you make more socks kitchner gets easier. I love it. I’ve used kitchner on some camisole straps and I was amazed how inivisible it is when you’re all done. I can’t tell where I joined the straps to the bodice. Like most knitting techniques it gets easier with familiarity. Congrats on the 1st sock and enjoy the 2nd.
Thank you sooo much!!! I was horribly off!!! And on the same subject I know this has been asked at least a kazillion times, but How do you avoid that “hole” by the gussett? It’s only on one side of my sock??? Thanks
This is how avoid that hole
Here is another video
Thanks sooo much!!! makes sense too me…BTW just used the Kit stich video, very nice thanks:hug: