Spiral Twist Sock Toe (cuff down) // Technique Tuesday

The decreases in this sock toe spiral horizontally around the foot rather than strictly vertically. The standard version of this toe is fairly narrow at the top. Two options for creating a broader finish are offered.

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Needles used in video demonstration: Chiaogoo circular needles, US 1/2.25mm
Yarn used in video demonstration: Regia 4-ply solids

Sources:
Encyclopedia of Needlework by Therese de Dillmont, originally published in the 1890s. Physical copies are widely available used, as it was reprinted multiple times, in many languages.
You can get a PDF of the book here: https://archive.org/details/krl004026...

The Dutch book, Handleiding voor Vrouwelijke Handwerken: https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=MM...

Google sheets toe length calculator: https://tinyurl.com/5cb6zakh


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0:00 Introduction
1:28 Dividing the stitches
2:17 Round 1
3:39 Round 2
3:49 Round 3
6:20 Decreasing at end of section
7:32 Spiraling into the next section
11:45 Blunt toe decision
12:53 Decreasing every round
17:18 Comparison of the three versions
18:00 Calculating toe length
18:28 Sources


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