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SOCK YARNS

   Alpaca Socks
   Berroco Comfort
   Brown Sheep
        Wildfoote
   Claudia Handpaints
   Regia Design Line
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   TOFUtsies
   Trekking XXL

 
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Berroco

Brown Sheep Co.
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    Hand Paints
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Cascade 220
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Debbie Bliss
     Pure Silk DK

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Elsebeth Lavold
     Silky Wool

Jo Sharp
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Muench - Touch Me
Noro
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  Bamboo Tape
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  Kid Silk Haze
  Summer Tweed
  Tapestry
  Felted Tweed

Sublime
SW Trading Co.
Tahki
   Cotton Classic
   Donegal Tweed
Trendsetter Yarns
    Dune
    Tonalita

SOCK YARNS

   Alpaca Socks
   Berroco Comfort
   Brown Sheep
        Wildfoote
   Claudia Handpaints
   Regia Design Line
   Mountain Colors
   TOFUtsies
   Trekking XXL

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KNITTING & CROCHET TUTORIALS FROM YOU TUBE

Need help with your knitting or crocheting techniques? 
Want to learn how to knit those two needle socks?

Here are some links to Videos on YouTube that you may find helpful.

KNITTING TECHNIQUES 

From Cat Bordhi:

Stitch Mount and Smooth SSK’s 

Slim & Trim SSK’s 

How to tighten up your purl stitches

How to make the most invisible increases 

Using Letter Markers

Cat Bordhl demonstrates Judy Becker’s Magic Cast On  

Moving Stitches Between 2 Circular Needles


From The Knit Witch more helpful hints:

Twisted German Cast On 

Double Cast On

Knit Stitch

Purl Stitch
 

From The Knit Witch more helpful hints:


Knit Two Together Decrease (k2tog)

Yarn Over (yo)

Slip 1 Knit 1 Pas Slip Stitch Over Decrease (s1k1psso)

SlipSlip Knit Decrease (ssk)  

Make One Left  (m1l)-

Make One Right (m1r)

Knit One Front & Back (k1f&b)

Knit Two Together Through Back Loop (k2togtbl)

Knit Two Together Through Front (k2tog)

Knitting Bind Off

Measuring Gauge

 

KNITTING SOCKS

Cat Bordhi – How to knit on two circular needles – Part 1

Cat Bordhi – How to knit on two circular needles – Part 2

These 3 videos can take you through turning the heel, the base of the heel in NEW PATHWAYS FOR SOCK KNITTERS, BOOK ONE, stating on page 13 and ending on page 16.
The demo is primarily on 2 circular needles, with sections shown on DPN's as needed.

 Little Sky Learning Sock – Part 1

 Little Sky Learning Sock – Part 2

 Little Sky Learning Sock – Part 3

 

Cat Bordhi - Learn the tricks of wrapping and turning while working a heel turn and then concealing the wraps in a way that they are truly concealed!

Wrapping & Turning – Concealing Wraps - Part 1

Wrapping & Turning - Concealing Wraps - Part 2


From The Knit Witch:

Turning a Heel with Short Row Decreasing

Kitchner Stitch

CROCHET TECHNIQUES


From The Knit Witch


How to Make a Slip Knot

Crochet Chain Stitch

Single Crochet Stitch

Double Crochet Stitch

 

Half Double Crochet Stitch

Triple Crochet Stitch

Crochet Circle Worked into a Chain Loop

Crochet Circle Worked into a Single Chain Stitch