Knit Cuff and Finish Sock
Knit Cuff
Continue to work even until your cuff measures 5.5-6 inches from the top of your heel. You can mark your first round after you finish turning your heel so that this is easy to measure later.
Work In Rib For 1 Inch
Pretty straightforward. Review the 1×1 Rib Tutorial in your Video Dictionary if you get stuck here.
Bind Off Using The Invisible Ribbed Bind-Off
Another invention of pure genius (not mine!), this bind-off blends right into your ribbing, and is just as stretchy. Don’t use a regular bind-off – you won’t be able to get your foot into the sock, I promise.
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To do the invisible ribbed bind-off, cut a long tail of at least 6 times the circumference of the project you want to bind off. Thread the tail on a tapestry needle.
Set-Up:
- Go purlwise into stitch 1 (the stitch closest to the needle-tip)
- Go knitwise FROM THE BACK into stitch 2.
Identify stitches 1, 2, 3, and 4. These labels do not change until you finish the repeat.
Repeat:
1) Go knitwise into stitch 1, remove stitch from needle
2) Go purlwise into stitch 3
3) Go purlwise into stitch 2, remove stitch from needle
4) Go knitwise FROM THE BACK into stitch 4
An easy mantra to repeat:
1) Knit off purl,
2) Purl off knit
Below you can download an illustration of the steps of the invisible ribbed bind off that has proved to be helpful for many of my students. Download Invisible Ribbed Bind-Off Illustration
Weave In Ends And Block
Here’s how to weave in your ends on ribbing and inside the toe.
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You may want to block your socks – here’s a photo comparison to show how much nicer a blocked sock looks and fits.
Especially if you are giving these socks as a gift, blocking adds the final touch by letting the sock relax into its new shape as it dries.
If you’d like to watch a video to see how to block your socks, here’s how to block your knitting.
You can buy sock blockers at your local yarn store; they are made of plastic or wood and shaped like a foot.
If worse comes to worst, you can always put them on your own feet and order your family around for a few hours. “Honey, can you get that? I can’t get up, my socks are blocking.”
You’re done.
Hooray!
Congratulations – you’ve just accomplished something many knitters never have. And now that you’ve seen how easy it is, I know you’ll be saying, “Everyone should know how to do this!”
I hope you enjoy the super-easy technique of toe-up socks, and that you (or someone you love) are wearing your gorgeous new socks with joy. You’re totally on your way to Knitting Superstardom – and you already know more than almost everyone at your LYS.
Hey, why don’t you post a photo of your new socks on our Facebook Page? I would love to see them.