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By: out with the old, in with the new « cosymakes

out with the old, in with the new « cosymakes — Wed, 16 May 2007 17:43:06 +0000

[...] the saddest thing ever? well, time has helped. last night as susan and i sat knitting, me on my new socks and susan on her [...]

By: fivegallonbucket

fivegallonbucket — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 23:14:50 +0000

it seems like felting just a bit would be okay, but you don’t want to lose the elasticity. ie it might not fit over your heel too well if it were felted.
I don’t use superwash much. It has some kind of chemical process done to it to make it not felt.
They do call mohair, “nature’s nylon” or some such. a wool/mohair blend would work a treat, I’m sure.
(Like lamb’s pride.)

By: dailystitches

dailystitches — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 12:20:05 +0000

Of the few socks I’ve knit to date, the only ones to have a hole are the ones that had nylon blended in with the wool.

I’m slogging away at finishing my first koigu sock, and feeling some anxiety that these pricey socks might wear out at some point, making me feel very unthrifty about using such an expensive yarn on a sock. In my moment of splurging, I bought another two skeins of koigu, and am wondering if I should make gloves or something less likely to wear out from them.

By: cosymakes

cosymakes — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 07:09:05 +0000

i think the shoes are totally it hpny (danskos – pretty loose) – thanks for the clue.

elanknits and irene- i agree that the wool mix (with nylon) might be better. i’ll try that in the future!

melanie and georgia- there seems to have been a misunderstanding here. what i was talking about when i asked if superwash was all it is cracked up to be was merely whether the felting factor of real wool or wool/nylon would be stronger. i realize that it is washable and does not felt. however, felting makes a tougher fabric, so my ponderance was merely if slightly felted heels and toes would last longer.

cheers,
cosy

By: georgia

georgia — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 01:35:02 +0000

superwash won’t felt, but it does fuzz up a bit in the wash, which might help a little. some socks just do that though. i have a pair of opal socks that have little holes here and there. i’m not going to bother fixing them. to me, that’s the beauty of hand knit socks. you can wear them out and make more.

By: melanie Watts

melanie Watts — Sat, 07 Apr 2007 13:45:02 +0000

Yes superwash wool is all it’s cracked up to be , try felting it it doesn’t work. I put a sweater through a hot wash twice before I had the sense to read the label and found it was superwash /new wool. So have no fear and wash your socks in the washing machine,

By: Irene

Irene — Sat, 07 Apr 2007 10:42:13 +0000

I am Danish based in Eire, and I am a keen knitter and pattern translator. I have been following the progress on your project and I am absolutely fascinated. I look forward to hearing the results of your exhibition and so on.

with regard to the sock hole: In Denmark we use wool mix for socks, they last forever, are machine washable and with the wool mixed in they are cosy and warm.

I’ll be back! ;-)

By: hpny knits

hpny knits — Sat, 07 Apr 2007 06:34:30 +0000

look for the shoes for answers. some sock yarn does not like the friction on shoes.

By: elanknits

elanknits — Sat, 07 Apr 2007 01:40:40 +0000

Very sad, I do find socks with a bit of nylon wear better. Thanks for the link to your thesis pictures.