It's a sock knitting vocabulary quiz (hint: 10 points for already knowing something, 10 points for learning something new. Everyone wins!) Our Dear Scratch letter this week is about choosing sweater patterns as a new sweater knitter.


Left-hand dominant Ravelry knit & crochet group: https://www.ravelry.com/groups/on-the-other-hand (On the Other Hand)


Vocabulary terms you might encounter when you're knitting socks!


Cuff - the very top of your socks that hugs your ankle or at some point on your leg

Leg - the “body” of your sock above your heel and below the cuff

Heel - this is the curved or L-shaped bend of your sock that accommodates your heel


some kinds: short row heels, heel flap, afterthought heels, https://www.interweave.com/article/knitting/afterthought-peasant-sock-heels/ (peasant heels)




Gusset - shaping in the foot of the sock to accommodate movement

Toe Shaping


some kinds: wedge toe, round toe, left & right toe




Graft - also called kitchener stitch

Extra Credit: Negative Ease - ease is the degree to which your finished garment is larger (positive) or smaller (negative) than your body; ideal negative ease for socks is about 10% negative ease in terms of circumference & length




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What's on our needles this week:


https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/deliciosa (Deliciosa Sweater) designed by Norah Gaughan

https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/cinnabar-6 (Cinnabar) designed by Andrea Mowry




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