How Do You Knit Socks Toe Up?
Toe up socks have a distinct advantage over the more common top down knit socks. For one, you can adjust the length of the cuff of the sock so that you maximize the yarn that you have to use. You can also adjust the size of the sock as you knit so you have a perfect fit. Measure your foot for the sock. You want to measure the largest area of the foot for the best fit. This measurement determines the circumference of the sock. Knit up a gauge swatch. You want to do this using your yarn and the needles that the yarn calls for. For most sock yarns, size US one are most commonly used. Measure your gauge swatch. This means determining how many stitches per inch there are and how many rows per inch there are. This will determine how many stitches you need for the sock to fit around your foot. So if your foot is 9 inches around and you have 6 stitches per inch, you will need to have 54 stitches to fit around your foot. Cast on using an invisible cast on. You will cast on half the number of st
