Toe Up Socks class

If you stash or spin, then sometimes what you have is all there is. In this class we will cover toe-up, two at a time sock constructions. Eliminate second sock syndrome by casting on both toes and knitting until you run out of yarn. Students will learn Judy’s magic cast-on, Jeny’s surprisingly stretchy bind-off, working two at a time on two circulars or one magic loop, and a clever method for not losing your place when increasing every-other round.

Skill level is intermediate.
Prerequisite: Students should be able to work in the round, make ribbing, increase and decrease, and work short rows.

What you will learn:
overview of multiple methods of working in the round, including two at a time
Turkish cast-on
Judy's Magic cast-on
ways to increase including make-1 left or right
Sarah's favorite bind-off for 2x2 ribbing
Jeny’s Surprisingly Stretchy bind-off
grafted bind-off
tubular bind-off

Maximum 20 students.

½ day workshop

Students receive a handout in booklet form

No materials fee.

No homework.

Supplies:

• class yarn (smooth, non-splitting, light or bright or medium color)
• needles for working in the round
• two circular needles or one long circular needle for magic loop
• blunt tapestry needle
• stitch markers (optional but helpful)
  

No special needs for the room set up. A whiteboard or flip chart is nice to have but not need to have. I have a projector if the facilities can accommodate it. Room set-up should be tables and chairs either facing forward or in a U-shape.

This class became an amalgam of my regular toe-up sock classes at
The Whole Nine Yarns, Woodstock GA.

Taught in this format at
Georgia Alpaca Fiber Fest 2013, Pine Mountain GA;
Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival 2014, West Friendship MD;
Blue Ridge Fiber Fest 2023, Sparta NC, as "Knit the Festival Sock;"
Pittsburgh Creative Arts Festival 2021, Pittsburgh, PA.