Episode 137 | A Very Handspun Christmas

Lots of knitting, tons of spinning! I finished my Christmas socks and started another pair, make a little progress on the Brio Garter Hat, share a new project - a rainbow striped cardi.  My handspun I share this week consists of 3 finished spins spun 3 different ways - singles, chain plying, and traditional 3-ply. At the end of the video I walk you through doing the calculations I do to get my sock length just right.  I hope you find it helpful! See you with lots more knitting and spinning in 2017! Vanilla Is The New Black - Anneh Fletcher Silverfox - Lisa Chemery Entrechat - Lisa Chemery Indie Design Gift-A-Long 2016 Flock Fibre Studio Take a Hike Sock - Naughty or Nice, Gingerbread Knitter's Pride Nova Platina 0US/2mm 32" circular needles Brio Garter Hat by Stephen West Brioche Memories Blanket by Valerie Ng Zealana Cozi - Sock Yarn, Colour 3 - Custard Wonder Years Cardigan by Elizabeth Smith Little Coffee Bean by Elizabeth Smith Loops & Threads Impeccable Big - black Loops & Threads Impeccable - Grape Punch, Royal, Red Hot, Orange Crush, Kelly Green, Sunny Day Brookdale Shawl by Chrissy Graham Knitter's Pride Pom Pom Makers 1 3/8" and 1 5/8" Clover Jumbo Pom Pom Maker (4 1/2") Knitter's Pride Knit Blockers Nest Club - December 2016 Nest Ravelry Group Sweet Legs Leggings - Yarnival Hansen Mini Spinner Lendrum Double Treadle Spinning Wheel Lendrum Jumbo Flyer/Head Kinfolk Yarn + Fibre - Superwash BFL - Wanderlust Video Tutorial - Making your socks the right length with gauge on the fly. Calculate the row gauge over 1 inch on the bottom of your sock Total Sock Stitches (64) - Final Number of Stitches (24) = Total Stitches Decreased (40) Stitches Decreases per 2 Rounds (4) stitches Total Stitches Decreased (40) / Stitches Decreased per 2 Rounds (4) = Total Decrease Rounds (10) Total Rounds Worked = 20 (10 active decrease rounds, 10 plain rounds) Rounds Worked (20) / Row Gauge per inch (11) = Actual Toe Length (1.82 inches) Your toe will take 1.82 inches to work. Total Foot Length (9.5") - 10% = Desired Sock Length Desired Sock Length (8.55") - Actual Toe Length (1.82") = Length from back of heel to start of toe decreases (6.75 inches)