Your tutorials are the best! Calm voice, complete instructions and multiple unhurried repeats! You are a professional. Filming is great too. Thank you. ❤️❤️
This is the tutorial that will set a new sock knitter up for a lifetime of trouble free grafting ❤ Amazing - clear and pleasant to .watch guidance, thanks so very much for a lovely tutorial on a MUCH better toe for people with a sharp angle from big toe to little one. Now off to watch your other videos and have subscribed ❤
OMGoodness! Finally a toe that is shaped about like mine! I’ve been watching other tutorials & everyone else in the world seems to have pointy feet! I’m so tired of my expensive commercially made socks that don’t fit! THANK YOU! This is a beautiful tutorial - so well explained & demonstrated! Now I feel that it might be worthwhile to attempt a pair of socks. 🦶🦶🧦🧶🪡
Thanks Justin. I loved your sock series, and you are such a good teacher. All my life I have been sewing but a couple of years ago I took up knitting. As with sewing the more you do the better your skills get. I just finished my first sweater , the flax from tin can knits. I want to thank podcasts like yours for the inspiration and direction for yarn and pattern selections. It has been a dream to work with these beautiful yarns. Interestingly I have a few yards of Harris Tweed just lying around so guess what my next project is. Thanks again.
Thanks so much William!! Glad you’ve enjoyed hanging out with us! Congrats on your first sweater!! We recently discovered there are a TON of preteens out there for Harris Tweed!! Let us know what you decide to make with yours. Happy knitting, friend! ❤️❤️🧶
What a wonderful video. You are very smart. I love the way you fix the toe at the end. Now you should teach us how to knit a toe up. You are a wonderful teacher. Stay safe and well. 🥰❤️❤️❤️
@@thebeardedpurlpodcast Speaking of finishing techniques. Have you ever tried the Finchley Graft method to close a sock toe? I understand that you said, you've done it so many times that you know the Kitchener stitch by heart. I find it utterly confusing. The Finchley Graft (first rediscovered and shown by Roxanne Richardson here on RU-vid) was such a savior for me when it comes to closing sock toes :) I'd like to see you giving it a try and what you think about it.
I have to admit that I have never knitted a sock but I plan to and I plan to use your ideas, Justin. However at the moment I watch all your videos because your voice and your knitting is so calming. I am a carer for my Mother-in-Law you has severe dementia and your videos do help me a lot. Thank you x
Aw thank you!! Don’t be afraid to give them a try - once you get the hang of it they’re so much fun! I find a tube sock with an afterthought heel to be an easy place to start because you don’t have to deal with the heel flap, turn and gusset. I like to put the heel in early though so I can try it on and get the toe just right! Good luck!! ❤️🧦
I have watched a million videos demonstrating the Kitchener stitch and never understood. Thank you thank you some how your “ knit off purl,” it just clicked! Proud to say I just finished my socks and rocked that Kitchener stitch! Lol
Another well explained tutorial. I was working on a plain vanilla sock and when you got to your Kitchener stitch I found myself mimicking your steps even though I was was still on the leg... don’t ask 😶. Thank you 🤓
I commented earlier, saved your video and just am back, DH has gone to bed and I can concentrate a bit better. And Voila! All is gone and new. Thank you again and again.
I have been knitting socks for years and this is the best toe method I have found. Your videos are so easy to follow, thank you. I just did the Kitchener stitch as per your instructions, first time it turned out perfectly.
Enjoyed this video and like the idea of the "better fitting toe". Still using dpn's for my socks and prefer cuff down. Next pair I will certainly try that toe method I have never seen before. 😊
I'm in the process of knitting my first-ever pair of socks and only just discovered the 'anatomical toe' which I think is amazing. Your tutorial laid out the process effectively and easily. Very easy to follow and nice to knit while watching. Thank you!
When I stared to knit socks(long time ago) I always called my grandma to have her help with the kitchener. From me I don't care what toe there is in my sock but my autistic child loves the anatomical toe, no knots though in there socks they are very sensitive. Loved to see how you do it, thanks so much.
Love your Kitchener tips! I love the rhythm of the process, and your additional guidance will make the finished product so much better. As others have said, you are a brilliant teacher.
Wow! You are such a wonderful teacher - I actually understand!! I'm not a sock knitter but I do have all the stuff - needles, sock yarn so guess what I'm venturing into! Thank you!!
Such a relaxing tutorial. Melodic voice and clear instructions. Just WOW! I will try this toe in my next pair of socks. I have never seen this before and I am curious how they will feel on the feet. Thank you. You are a natural at teaching.
EXCELLENT tutorial. I’ve never knit socks, and have been watching videos for 3 days in prep, but wasn’t happy with the point of the toe in the MIDDLE 😵💫. Thank you for this video… I am now ready to start!!!!! On a side note you have an unusual style. You hold the yarn in an English style from the right, but knit more like a continental knitter with your wrapping style! You are the first English knitter I’ve ever seen where it actually makes any sense to knit that way. All that extra releasing and wrapping most English knitters do makes NO SENSE… so much wasted motion. Yours makes sense. Just my observation. (We all need to do our own thing) Nice to see. 😊
Thanks Justin, this is another great tutorial. I knit socks toe up, but I still watch your tutorials. I’m going to use your method of evening out the stitches the next time I use Kitchener.
@@thebeardedpurlpodcast i knit TAAT, toe up, I use a Turkish cast on, rounded toe, a heel gusset and a faux heel flap. Everyone has their favorite way to knit socks so you probably still wouldn’t like toe up. Just keep knitting and recording tutorials 🧶😃
Up until I recently heard about this anatomical toe, I usually knit two socks at a time on a 40" circular needle with a turkish cast on, symmetrical increases on every other row for a nice round toe, fleegle heel and a super stretchy bind off. No sewing so I didn't have a seam to irritate my foot or toes the way commercial socks have (and the annoying, painful seam always falls right across the cuticles of my toes!). I know the kitchener stitch doesn't leave a raised seam though so I'm excited to see if I can learn how you make socks, make a pair & see which ones I prefer to wear 🥰 You explain and show very clearly how to do what you're doing & are a very good teacher that will be super easy to follow along with. I can't believe I only just found your videos & channel today, but I'm really glad it showed up in my recommended list! I hope commenting, liking & subscribing helps to get your channel recommended to other people as well!
I like toe-up socks as I feel they are the easiest and fastest......plus I can get the most important part of the sock finished while I still have lots of yarn....then I knit the leg till I want to stop or run out of yarn. Different strokes for different folks......thank you!
Justin, I really enjoyed this series. Your voice is so calm and wonderful in this setting. I usually do a star toe, but I may try this toe next time. Thank you!
You're truly an exceptional instructor. You have a gift that inspires me to venture out and try new things. You also provide such helpful knitting hints along the way. You have such a calming presence as you teach. Thank you, my knitting friend! 👍❤️
If I can figure out how to send you a photo, I could show you my socks with your heel flap. I'm so excited about them. You'll love this... I recently showed my socks with your cool heel flap to a lady at a local yarn shop (I ran out of yarn!) and she immediately asked me why I did that? It kind of threw me off and I immediately responded, "because Justin does it"! She shook her head and went about her business! 🤣 Also, Justin would you please share your math for the heel turn? I cast on 72 so I did what you taught in your video - start with purl 21, p 2tog, p1 turn then S1, knit 7... My question - what would I do for a cast on of 68 and 64. I really like how it looks and feels! 🤩 Kindly, your Michigan sock fan, Scarlett
Scarlett you made my day!!! I’m glad you like the heel flap. If you want to send a photo you can email us @ TheBeardedPurl@gmail.com. I can reply with the stitch counts for the 64 stitch sock and I think I have a calculator to get them for 68 as well. 😬❤️
@@thebeardedpurlpodcast what a sweet surprise to see your response! Thanks. ❤️. Glad I could make your day... Turnabout's fair play - you've made my day several times over as I have enjoyed ALL of your podcasts and literally watched your instructional videos with needles in hand! I'll send the photo your way. Also, grateful for your mad math skills. I didn't realize how many different versions there are - I like yours!
This is so helpful! I usually do a rounded or umbrella toe. They worked great for me, but my 13 year old son who loves wearing hand knit socks has an very long big toe. I think these will be so good for him. Can’t wait to try it out.
Thank you Justin. I love the looser Kitchener stitch hint - makes so much sense now. Your sock yarn just makes me happy. Happy Easter to you and Caleb and the kitties
I always do the traditional mirrored toe decreases but I'm going to give this anatomical toe a try on my next pair for hubby. Thank you for this video and the new ideas!
Yes! bravo! Justin, you are a perfect instructor and a joy to follow! Thank you so much! This Video will improve my knitting!!! ;-) Happy Easter Greetings from Germany, Werner
I am SO glad I stumbled across your video. This technique is genius! I love your teaching style. I have a pair if socks on the needles right where your tutorial began so I can try it immediately!
Thanks so much , The timing is perfect for me . I love your your socks & have just cast on for my husband with turtle purl yarn . So pleased with her esthetic & quality is great - Noticeably plump /self striping in separate skeins is ge
Thank you for your tutorials. This way of doing the decreasing only one side is very helpful to me thanks for taking the time to put this video together
I’m a big fan of your bearded pearl podcast and heard that you were doing this I’m so thankful that you did. I just watched it and held up my barefoot and my foot looks exactly like your anatomical toe sock. So must try it. Thanks for the great tutorial. Going to go back and watch the rest of them which must exist somewhere had to find them. Thank you. Your explanations are so clear. As an aside I loved your info regarding stitch count, and wondered how many rows unit for the foot. I guess it depends on the size of your foot. It’s always interesting.
I hope you give it a go and love it! Let me know what you think. I’m current experimenting with a 76 stitch sock because it has a cable. I’ll keep you posted! ❤️🧦
The best kitchener stitch tutorial ever! Thank you, so easy to follow and memorise. I came here for the ergonomic toes for my socks thank you, such a great tutorial from start to finish. I've liked 👍subscribed 💯 and hit the bell 🔔
That's so interesting Justin, thank you for sharing this with us, I'm definitely going to give it a try when I knit socks for The Mister, for me I tend to do a rounded toe because my middle toe is the longest. I don't really get on with wedge toes either. I must say the kitchener section was almost hypnotic, and your repeating the knit off purl, purl off knit has finally fixed kitchner in my head, including the set up bit which I normally always have to check. Best wishes to you and Caleb. x
Aw thanks so much - I love that there are options for every size and shape body, or foot. Caleb likes a traditional wedge toe and I prefer this one. 😃 Glad you found the Kitchener helpful. Caleb has been knitting forever and asks be every time he does it what the setup is. For some reason it’s stuck in my brain ❤️🧦
Thank you so much for such a wonderful tutorial! It was so easy to follow and your Kitchener tips worked so well for me. I now have sock toes that look and fit perfectly!!
You should try a star toe, but it a to up sock. I been knitting very pink knit star toe , fleegle heal. It really fun and fast and easy, I m venturing out I am going g to try her sling heal sock and I also found a music sock pattern with a heal flap and gusset. And a weage toe,
What a great toe construction. I have had a challenge to knit socks for me that both fit and are durable. Now I can really make them fit my feet. Thank you 🙏 so much for sharing! All of your videos have been great, your way of showing us how you do things is so clear and easy to follow. I have Kitchener before, but have had some weird resistance to it. After your tutorial I cannot understand why 🤔. Looking forward to more of your tutorials. Don't have any suggestions, sorry, but anything will be appreciated. ❤️❤️
Aha! I just learned how to knit socks using the magic heel pattern by the autumn acorn knits (I think) and the tried the common toe that people do and it just doesn’t work for me. I have weird shaped feet and in order for the toes to fit I think I need the decreases on the outermost sides on the socks. Thanks for this:)
Hi Justin & Caleb, I normally just do wedge or round, but think I"ll try this on one of my next pairs. It makes sense to have them knit to the shape of your foot. I think my boys and my husband might prefer this shape too , take care xoxo :-)
Love this, Justin!! I'm going to start doing my husband's socks this way, since he wants his wool socks to be specific to either his left foot or right foot. Thank you for the great video!
Thank you Justin, a very good tutorial 😊 I found wedge/mirror toes just didn’t fit me so have been using Kay Jones from Bakery Bears umbrella toe. It’s a spiral with a small Kitchener at the end. I will be trying your toe on my next pair. Your other tutorials are also very good, well paced and calming. Thanks again xx
Justin, thanks so much for making another wonderful tutorial video! I think your advise for the Kitchener toe will really help me. I seem to pull my stitches way too tight. Your knitting just flows so smoothly! Happy Knitting!
Thanks so much for sharing this. It was a very clear and helpful tutorial. I have only knit a few pairs of socks so don't yet have any preferred techniques, but in trying on a sock I just finished, I do realize I have the bunching up effect you were speaking about from the mirrored decreases. I will definitely try the anatomical toe on my next pair. Thanks!
I’ve always done the mirrored dec toe, but I’m totally rethinking that now! Can’t wait to see how this fits, esp for my momma, she has issues with her toenails and socks being kinda uncomfortable!
Thanks for taking the time to show and teach your cuff, heel, and toe processes. I have a problem with my socks always falling down😒...in the body of the sock when you slip a stitch, how many are slipped and how many are knit? As you mentioned before, that type of sock hugs your foot well, So I was hoping it would help to solve my slouchy sock problem. Thanks..you guys are great😊
Hi Denise!! I HATE when my socks fall down 🤣. When I do my slip stitch pattern I slip every 4th stitch all the way around, every other row. I typically start the row with K2, slip...that way I don’t have to slip the first or last stitch of a row. I think that pattern really helps the socks stand up! ❤️🧦
This is incredible! I'm so glad I found your video, I'm going to try your toe, it looks more interesting and makes more sense. Thank you for such amazing video, I love watching your knitting style too.
Love this tutorial! I saw a diagram years and years ago for and anatomical toe. I wasn’t making socks back then and I’ve never been able to find it since. I typically use a rounded toe or A spiral toe. I also really like Kay Jones’s umbrella toe.
This is excellent tutorial and the only one on RU-vid that teaches in details of how to knit the Anatomical toes and the trick to finish beautifully the sock toes. I’m so thankful 🙏🍀. Buddhas bless you 🍀
Thank you! This came out right as I got to the toe on a sock so I tried it out. I changed the number of dec/stockinette rows to be about 14 because I was starting with only 50 stitches. It all worked out. I just kept trying on the sock as I went. Love the result!!!
Very good video Justin! I do have a question though,... How do you decide when to start this type of toe? Most patterns saw begin toe anywhere between 1 1/4" to 2" before the desiered length of sock. So where do I begin the toe in this pattern? Thank you
Hi Mary! I find that 24 rows with my gauge is right about 2 inches. You can check your row gauge on the leg or the foot and see if it’s similar. If so, I start right around 2 inches short. I try it on as I go and if I missed a bit I’ll knit more or fewer rows as needed! ❤️🧦
I like the rounded toe rather than the wedge shaped one, but now that I’ve seen this video I’m going to try your way. I think I’d like this even more than the rounded one. I’m kind of on a journey of trying all the heels o can find and some different toes to find the best combo that works for me. Thanks for this tutorial For a 64 stitch count would we knit 8 less rounds? (4 decrease and 4 plain rounds)
Hi Cassie! You could certainly adjust the row count. I used to knit 64 stitch socks and did it the same way, you just end up with fewer stitches on the needles at the end. You can always knit the 2 rounds until you’re about 1/4 inch from the end of your foot then knit 3 or so rows and wrap it up. I’ve been so bad about just winging it 😬. Let me know what you decide to try! ❤️🧦
If your foot is like the Greek toe or Morton's toe foot, then your 2nd toe is longer than the big toe. Just as someone with a bunion and a misformed big toe joint is going to have a different end of the toes shape, your foot can be to a lesser degree very different from the standard foot. Your end of your foot might be almost straight like the end of a 2 by 4 wooden board, or you could have a little toe that ends at a quite different place than the end of the big toe and you. Ugh wasn't a steeper slant on the little toe side. You might want to experiment. If you are going to felt the toe ends or if you are knitting very tightly, a little tailoring to your foot shape will be more comfortable. So my customized toes of the socks are much like the anatomical toes shown here with a little bump out for my Morton's toe. You might not think this effort worth it, but remember, if the socks bun ch up or move, there is more wear on the socks. Much thanks, I would not have been able to do what I did without learning what I learned from this video. I like spiral decreases. My decreases were something between a star toe and an anatomical toe.
