Wow, I didn’t know that. swoons Hehehe.
I love the way he dances the Spiderman theme song, too. 
“I invented this dance!”
Swoon indeed!
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As poor Steve looks on in horror, refusing to dance!
And don’t forget the costumes!
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That one is my favorite episode. Sally is my favorite of the three girls. I even got a Sally-esque hair cut in the summer. 
Oooh, cute 'do! I like Sally best, too–the obsession with her neck and moisturizer just kills me! I do like Jane, though, too. She’s too psycho not to love…“Baaaa! baaaa!”
My dad teases me because I say “apparently” when I’m annoyed like Susan does. Everytime I do it now, he mocks me in a Susan voice. :rollseyes:
Jane is pretty awesome. “For me, being vegetarian is about saying YES to things…even meat!” :roflhard:
Oh, Susan has a great “apparently”! I like her, too…she’s just too smart for that lot 
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I am a relatively new sock knitter, and I had problems with the ladders. I’ve been told that tightening the first two stitches of a new needle helps better than just one. I’ve been knitting my socks lately on four needles instead of three, and the ladders are hardly noticeable while knitting. The socks I did previously on three needles, while most of the ladder washed out, not all did. These are socks for my 9 and 10 yo DDs, so all they cared about was the wild colours, but for me, I don’t want the ladders!
Just my 2¢ {CAN of course!},
Thanks! Your 2 Canadian cents are much appreciated! I don’t want the ladders either, even if I am making funky socks for kids who could care less! (It’s the principle of the thing!)
I’ve started pulling more than the first stitch tighter, too, and that has worked wonders. In fact, if I pull the last two and the first two tighter, the ladders are practically gone (still there, but nearly undetectable).
I’ve never tried using four needles, though I don’t know how it would make a difference on mine since the ladder that is the worst is between the two needles with the fewest stitches. (That said, though, it may be related to what’s going on on the other needles.) I’ll definitely try four, though; thanks for the suggestion. I’ll try anything to get rid of this pesky ladder business…
Another thing to try is to use a stitch marker at the beginning of the round, then always knit one or two stitches from the next needle when you get to the end of the stitches on the needle you’re working on. That way, you’re not always keeping the exact same stitches on each needle all the time.
Do this when you’re ribbing or working on the leg/foot. When it’s time to do the heel or toe, simply knit to the marker (or wherever it is you need to begin) and then arrange the stitches on your three or four needles as needed.
If you’re prone to ladders at a certain spot, at least this way the space will be spread around the sock, and it tends to wash out even better this way.
–nansie in montana
You know, I’d thought about doing that, but I wasn’t sure it would work. Actually, my fear was that it would create staggered ladders
Thanks, Nansie!!
And welcome!! :waving:
I’ve never tried using four needles, though I don’t know how it would make a difference on mine
Using four needles seems to decrease the “pressure” on the gap between the first and last stitches of each needle. Even if your ladder only seems apparent at one point, decreasing the “stress” seems to help in my socks. I have pictures up of my girls’ socks on my blog {somewhere in the September archive!}, and even though these pictures were taken pre-first washing, you can’t really see the ladders.
I love your blog–and the title is clever!
Those socks look fantastic, and no, I don’t see a ladder at all!
The ladders on mine, b/c I’m using three needles, are on the back and the left…but not on the right. I have NO idea why that particular spot doesn’t ladder. I’m on my fourth ever sock, and that has been the case with all four…any clue what that means?
I guess I will just have to invest in more dpns. I’ll finish this pair for the dh first; at least the ladders will be consistent 
Thanks! It took me a while to come up with a name I hadn’t seen a million times before!
Those socks look fantastic, and no, I don’t see a ladder at all!
Again, thank you! Those four socks were my first ever projects done on dpns. For the record, the pink ones were done on three needles, and the purple ones on four. I know I simply seamed the pink ones, and may have used a three needle bind-off for the purple. I can’t exactly recall ATM.
The ladders on mine, … are on the back and the left…but not on the right … any clue what that means?
My best guesstimate is that it has to do with which needle holds the most stitches. If you were to change that, your ladders would change positions. For my socks, the ladders are directly related to how much pressure there is on the gap. Another slight factor is the fibre used. My socks done in Sox have more “spring” to the yarn than my socks done in Kroy {current project on my dpns}. I am finding that the ladders seem to be a little bit more apparent in the Kroy sock than my previous ones, although it’s still not as bad as when I did my first sock with three needles.
I guess I will just have to invest in more dpns.
I have enough 3.25 mm dpns to have two socks in progress {3 sets since these ones came 4 to a set}, that way I can finish off the toes of both socks at the same time so that they match, depending on what “new” finishing method I’ve learned. It also comes in handy when I’m using multiple colours, that way I can have the same amount of rows of each colour and such. Clear as mud?
Ack, I don’t know about that…but I can try. At least for some parts…the grafting of the toe, however, is best left to Silver’s tutelage!
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You are so mean! HA!
It’s Lion Brand Wool-Ease. I wanted something sturdy and washable since I’ll be padding around the house in them.[/quote]
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA You are getting it from everyone! I love it!! :roflhard: Sock looks great, at least you’ll :cheering: be able to say you finished the sock before me…
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At least I have something…and it isn’t WOTA!