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Sock it to Me

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  The guide to choosing the perfect knitted sock construction for you and your feet! We want to offer our fiber buddies a great understanding of how to dip their toes in the sock-y waters. In this knitted sock construction article, we detail different construction methods, toes and heels. Furthermore, we give some examples of when one might method might work better for you, over another. Knitted sock construction comes with many decisions and choices. Before we start on the construction methods we also want to mention that there are many different needle combinations you might use. Some of these include Double Pointed Needles, two circulars, two at a time, magic loop and more. This is something we will save for a post for another day. The world of sock knitting is vast and we don't want to overwhelm anyone [or write a 12 page thesis :)] Getting Started: Toe-up or Cuff-Down So you want to do a sock, and the pattern is written for both toe-up and cuff down. Which