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Boy did I need to get my nails done.  This is a video made with a Nokia N95 I got in Russia.  I was showing my Uncle Lee how the phone worked and how to make socks.

This really is a fantastic affordable yarn, ever so soft and fluffs up so nice.  I had 16 skeins to make 8 socks.

Based on my tension as show above I knit up some extra large socks.

• 4o rows in 3 x 1 rib
• 70 rows to heel
• 70 rows to toes

Now on to sewing up the toes…..

Purses coming hot off the sewing machines.

Mean while on the legare 400 the new yarn Serenity

A new line of yarn from Deborah Norville. The serenity line comes in 4 different weights (Sock, Sport, Worsted & Cunky). The yarn is incredible soft and best of all is machine washable.

• 50% wool, 25% Bamboo, 25% Nylon, 1.76 oz
• 1.76 ounces, 50 grams, 230 yards, 210 meters
• Knit Gauge: Size 1-3 (2.25-3.5mm) needles, 6.75-9 stitches per inch
• Crochet Gauge: Size B-1 – E-4 (2.25-3.5mm) hook, 6.75-9 stitches per inch

I have finally said I am going to kill my sock yarn stash and make a few socks.  Okay more than a few.  This is not even the half of them so many toes to sew yet.

Looking for some 100% wool yarn for scarfs or your sock machine.  This Ebay seller has a nice selection and reasonably prices.  Doesn’t have the stretch of a wool/nylon blend but well work pretty well on your Antique Sock Machine with a 72 cylinder set pretty loose.

Here are a few of my recent purchases:

I have to put all the blame on the lady at Pacific Fabrics next to where I buy my sewing machines.  Okay her and and a momentary facination with an Umbrella Swift.  Now my new sewing machines go unplayed with and fabric stashes are buried under my new yarn stash.  Knitting machines are underated and not widely produced anymore the best place to find one is Ebay.  I have 2 now a standard and bulky, I have started off playing with the bulky one because you can use more widely available worsted weight yarn. Check out my new baby set up and ready to go…

My first attempts at socks with a pico top.

Here is a nice search for sock knitters on youtube.

Be sure to check out ICandYarn’s blog.

Ribbed Sock On Circular Sock Knitting Machine Part 1 of 3

Ribbed Sock On Circular Sock Knitting Machine Part 2 of 3

Ribbed Sock On Circular Sock Knitting Machine Part 3 of 3

One more for good measure.