Short or Long Round Sock Toe (Toe Up) // Technique Tuesday

This video demonstrates the toe-up version of the round toe. It explains the difference between the short round toe and long round toe, and how to determine which is best for the sock recipient. How to modify the formulas for each version is explained so that the toe can be customized for the sock recipient for a perfect fit.

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Needles used in video demonstration: Signature Needle Arts US 7/4.5mm 32'' fixed length circular needle
Yarn used in video demonstration: Brown Sheep Company Nature Spun worsted weight wool.

Link to long/short round toe chart (Google Sheets document) https://tinyurl.com/k2fjkt83

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0:00 Introduction
0:33 The two types of round toe
1:35 Casting on and setup
3:08 Increase Rnd #1
4:34 Plain Rounds
6:45 Increase Rnd #2
8:01 How to read your knitting
9:54 Increase appearance in fabric
10:23 Target stitch count not a mult of 8
11:43 Long round toe formula
12:37 Formula comparison
13:32 Selecting the right round toe
16:26 Customizing the fit

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