Troubleshooting While You Knit
As you begin to knit both socks, keep an eye out for any of the following issues. I show you how to recognize common problems that people run into when knitting two-at-a-time, and how to fix them, in the videos below.
Keeping Your Balls Of Yarn From Tangling
You’ll want to learn how to keep your balls of yarn separate when you are knitting two-at-a-time, and there are a few tricks to doing it easily. Don’t let your yarn tangle. Set a good Magic Loop example, and watch the video.
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Avoiding Gaps in Two-at-a-Time Socks
When you’re using Magic Loop to knit your two-at-a-time socks, what you do in Ready Position, especially between socks, makes a big difference.
To prevent holes in the sides of your socks, you must manipulate the cable properly and not pull the first stitch too tight.
Here’s how to hold your cable and start your rounds to prevent any holes in your socks.
Socks Not Joined On One Side
Sometimes people are concentrating so hard that they forget to come back to ready position, and consequently get turned around. Here’s what to do.
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Removing Socks from Two-at-a-Time Needles to Unravel Then Put Back On
If you’ve really messed up one or both socks, OR you’ve knitted too far before starting your gusset increases, you will need to take the socks off the needles and unravel a few rounds.
Here’s how to do so correctly.
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You’re doing great! You’re totally past the hard part. Now, let’s make a heel.