Pomegranate_Stew

Trying a two-socks-at-once #knitting method and I think I finally have the hang of it, but transitioning from one sock to the other is so time consuming. It feels so slow compared to double-pointed.

I hope switching gets more intuitive as I go, because while I don’t get second sock syndrome, it would be nice to just be done when I’m done.

Learning the Melissa Morgan-Oakes method, if anyone is interested in which type.

Jan 11, 2025 at 3:15amWeb
Show threadMathildeFernJan 11, 2025
@pomegranate_stew oh wow. I want to look into that too.
I have two sets of double pointer needles for my socks. And then I switch while knitting. So I don’t get second sock syndrome 😉
Show threadheimueJan 11, 2025
@pomegranate_stew I don't know how many different types there are and how they differ, but I know, that practice makes it faster, easier and more intuitive. I knit my socks two at a time on one or two circular needle(s) for more than ten years now and I almost change blind. Keep going!
Show threadElenaJan 11, 2025
@pomegranate_stew
It requires a hell of a lot of concentration not to fuck up, but there's also the ancient technique of knitting two socks at a time, one inside the other, on DPNs. Maybe you've already seen it?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ank4AvwO-eo
2 in 1 socks on dpns #1 - one inside the other socks on dpns; CAST ON & RIBBED CUFF - 1 of 5

YouTube
Show threadHeatherJan 11, 2025
@pomegranate_stew I knit toe-up and cast on both at the same time on one circular needle, using each end of a skein of yarn. There's no more switching than you'd normally have with knitting in the round on circulars, you just need to make sure you pick up the right working yarn. I do a short row heel, the Fleegle heel, to make it even easier! #knitting