Comments on: How do I incorporate knitting elastic into the band of knee high socks? http://www.secretwishjar.com/knitting/how-do-i-incorporate-knitting-elastic-into-the-band-of-knee-high-socks Mon, 06 Sep 2010 10:04:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: hairbender http://www.secretwishjar.com/knitting/how-do-i-incorporate-knitting-elastic-into-the-band-of-knee-high-socks/comment-page-1#comment-339 hairbender Sat, 30 Jan 2010 13:27:59 +0000 http://www.secretwishjar.com/knitting/how-do-i-incorporate-knitting-elastic-into-the-band-of-knee-high-socks#comment-339 I assume you are using the thin thread of elastic? Then you just use it together with your yarn. Hold the two together as one, and knit with it. It will make your yarn stretchy and pull in tighter on the ribbing. I suggest that you use a 2/2 rib for better elasticity. You can also add the elastic later by threading it through the stitches, but I find it too much work.<br><b>References : </b><br> I assume you are using the thin thread of elastic? Then you just use it together with your yarn. Hold the two together as one, and knit with it. It will make your yarn stretchy and pull in tighter on the ribbing. I suggest that you use a 2/2 rib for better elasticity.

You can also add the elastic later by threading it through the stitches, but I find it too much work.
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]]> By: Led Zyppin #7to11 http://www.secretwishjar.com/knitting/how-do-i-incorporate-knitting-elastic-into-the-band-of-knee-high-socks/comment-page-1#comment-338 Led Zyppin #7to11 Sat, 30 Jan 2010 12:54:59 +0000 http://www.secretwishjar.com/knitting/how-do-i-incorporate-knitting-elastic-into-the-band-of-knee-high-socks#comment-338 What I would do is sew an extra length a little longer than the band's width. For Example if the band is 1/4" wide I would knit an extra 3/8" into the length on my sock and then I would fold the extra length over the band and seam it in the back. So on the top of your socks there would be about a 3/8" length section that is doubled over with the elastic seamed between the knitted sections. To make it even sturdier I would make this section ribbed, which would add more elasticity and tension. So if you had a 1/4" band and you knitted 3/8" to go over it you would knit in a rib for 3/4" (3/8" for each side of the band).<br><b>References : </b><br> What I would do is sew an extra length a little longer than the band’s width. For Example if the band is 1/4" wide I would knit an extra 3/8" into the length on my sock and then I would fold the extra length over the band and seam it in the back. So on the top of your socks there would be about a 3/8" length section that is doubled over with the elastic seamed between the knitted sections. To make it even sturdier I would make this section ribbed, which would add more elasticity and tension. So if you had a 1/4" band and you knitted 3/8" to go over it you would knit in a rib for 3/4" (3/8" for each side of the band).
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