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   Caffosaurus☕?:mayo: (fullycaffeinated@spinster.xyz)'s status on Sunday, 23-Mar-2025 23:00:56 JST Caffosaurus☕?:mayo:

   • Feart n Tired ???????
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   Need knitting advice:
   
   I dropped a stitch waaaay down the front of the sock. Like, before the heel. There is no way I am ripping that far back. I have no idea how I didn't notice, but I didn't. I have the stitch secured and I will fix the hole when I weave in my ends. My question is: should I plop in an increase now (about half way up the leg) or wait until the round before the ribbing where it should easily hide? The gauge is 8 sts/inch with 64 sts/round so I don't think one missing stitch will make much of a difference in the fit.
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     EatKnitSleep (eatknitsleepagain@spinster.xyz)'s status on Sunday, 23-Mar-2025 23:00:56 JST EatKnitSleep

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     • Feart n Tired ???????
     @Fullycaffeinated @FeartnTired If you can find the dropped stitch, you should be able to pick it up and re-knit it using a crochet hook. No pulling back required.
     
     I don't think I can describe the process very well verbally, so I'll try and find a video...
     
     You can ignore Feart's advice on this occasion. Dick stretching is not a usual part of the sock making process!
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     EatKnitSleep (eatknitsleepagain@spinster.xyz)'s status on Sunday, 23-Mar-2025 23:01:29 JST EatKnitSleep

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     @Fullycaffeinated @FeartnTired https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDYNdZ8Sp28&ab_channel=astraknots
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     KeepTakingTheSoma (keeptakingthesoma@spinster.xyz)'s status on Sunday, 23-Mar-2025 23:02:15 JST KeepTakingTheSoma

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     • EatKnitSleep
     @EatKnitSleepAgain @Fullycaffeinated @FeartnTired Been there, done that. It's a pain, but it's fixable.
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     Caffosaurus☕?:mayo: (fullycaffeinated@spinster.xyz)'s status on Monday, 24-Mar-2025 00:21:10 JST Caffosaurus☕?:mayo:

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     @EatKnitSleepAgain @FeartnTired That's what I am planning. Going to leave long tails to weave in so it doesn't go anywhere.
     
     In other news: have finished second sock, just need to weave in ends and fix the aforementioned stitch.
     
     Have learned that I hate doing wrap and turn short rows and Jenny's Super Stretchy Bind Off is more faffy than it is worth.
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     EatKnitSleep (eatknitsleepagain@spinster.xyz)'s status on Monday, 24-Mar-2025 00:21:10 JST EatKnitSleep

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     @Fullycaffeinated @FeartnTired Wrap and turn is a pain in the arse. Most knitting, you can put it down and pick it up again when you feel like it, but for a W&T heel, you've got to do the whole thing in one sitting or it'll all go wrong.
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     Feart n Tired ??????? (feartntired@spinster.xyz)'s status on Monday, 24-Mar-2025 00:21:11 JST Feart n Tired ???????

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     @EatKnitSleepAgain @Fullycaffeinated not me, autocarrot.
     
     I think the issue is that all the above rows didn't include the dropped stitch, so picking it up would mean tightening the stitches around it all the way up. it dropped and caught because of the sticky yarn, but wasn't noticed for 40 rows.
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     EatKnitSleep (eatknitsleepagain@spinster.xyz)'s status on Monday, 24-Mar-2025 00:21:11 JST EatKnitSleep

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     • Feart n Tired ???????
     @FeartnTired @Fullycaffeinated Very Freudian autocarrot you've got there!
     
     Unless the yarn has absolutely no stretch at all, it is still worth trying this. Even if it looks a little tight at first, there's a good chance it wont after the sock has been worn.
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     KeepTakingTheSoma (keeptakingthesoma@spinster.xyz)'s status on Monday, 24-Mar-2025 00:21:32 JST KeepTakingTheSoma

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     @EatKnitSleepAgain @Fullycaffeinated @FeartnTired This is why I've been working on the same sock for two years.
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     EatKnitSleep (eatknitsleepagain@spinster.xyz)'s status on Monday, 24-Mar-2025 06:47:46 JST EatKnitSleep

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     @KeepTakingTheSoma @Fullycaffeinated @FeartnTired Have you seen patterns for yoga socks? They don't have heels or toes. Not very practical to wear, but cuts out all the fiddly bits!
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     PohlMe (pohlme@spinster.xyz)'s status on Monday, 24-Mar-2025 06:51:44 JST PohlMe

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     @FeartnTired @EatKnitSleepAgain @Fullycaffeinated @KeepTakingTheSoma I am big time into leg warmers. Best hiking equipment. Has to wash pants after every walk because of mud, but hand knitted leg warmers prevent me from having to get new hiking leggings every other month as the endless washing seriously lowers their life expectancy. I knit only crazy striped warmers which means the mud can be mostly shook off when dried and you can not ever see any mud on it anyway. I then wash pants only once a month 👌
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     Feart n Tired ??????? (feartntired@spinster.xyz)'s status on Monday, 24-Mar-2025 06:51:45 JST Feart n Tired ???????

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     @EatKnitSleepAgain @KeepTakingTheSoma @Fullycaffeinated legwarmers ftw, practical, useful, and entirely footless
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     KeepTakingTheSoma (keeptakingthesoma@spinster.xyz)'s status on Monday, 24-Mar-2025 06:52:36 JST KeepTakingTheSoma

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     @PohlMe @FeartnTired @EatKnitSleepAgain @Fullycaffeinated I last wore leg warmers in the 1980s when I did ballet classes with Miss Hildreth.