Our DK Weight Sock Recipe - Episode 37 - Rose Opal Knits
In this episode, we talk about our finished and current knitting and cross stitch projects. We also announce the launch of our website, roseopalknits.com, and share our DK weight sock recipe. Our sock formula is very detailed and is for cuff-down socks with the magic loop method, but you can easily use it to knit your socks with 9-inch circulars (we do all the time). You can find the information on the blog at our website. There is even a downloadable PDF. It is all there for you for free! Check it out! roseopalknits.com/
We are a mother-in-law (Erica) and daughter-in-law (Daphne) duo who love to spend our free time crafting. Both of us are passionate about knitting. We spend a lot of our time planning our next knitting projects while our hands are busy knitting our current projects. We also enjoy crochet, although we haven't been crocheting for long. Erica has recently picked cross stitch back up after a four-year break, and Daphne is giving embroidery and sewing a try.
Please join us in our Rose Opal Knits Facebook group to talk about craft projects and to participate in current and future KALs and MALs.
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Contact: roseopalknits@gmail.com
Knit and Crochet Along (KCAL) Announcement:
We are hosting the Rose Opal Knits Shawl Knit and Crochet Along. Start date was March 20, 2021 and runs until June 21, 2021. The last day to post your pictures is June 20, 2021 at midnight. This is a participation KCAL. WIPs are allowed, and you do not need to finish the project.
You can participate on Instagram and Facebook. We will be giving a prize to one winner on Instagram and one winner on Facebook. Prizes to be announced. You are welcome to participate on both social media platforms. Winners will be picked from pictures using #rokshawlkcal on Instagram and photos shared in the participation thread in the Rose Opal Knits Facebook group.
To join on Instagram, post a picture of your project, tag us @roseopalknits, and use #rokshawlkcal
To participate on Facebook, join our group Rose Opal Knits and post your project pictures in the appropriate Shawl KCAL thread.
We hope you will join us!
Shawl KCAL prizes donated by:
Willow Tree Yarns
Shop: www.etsy.com/shop/WillowTreeYarn
Instagram: @willowtreeyarn
Sweet Mountain Crafts
Shop: www.sweetmountaincrafts.com/
Instagram: @sweetmountaincrafts
Daphne's Projects
- Improbability Socks by Hygge Canyon Knits, Shoppel Boots color 2072T
- City Limits by Tanis Lavallee, Yarn Bee Yarn ID color Indigo
- Colett Tee by Witre Designs, Kraemer Yarns Perfection DK color Cliffs and Yarn Bee Authentic Hand-Dyed color Tabby
- (modified) All These Places by Fifty-four Ten Studio, Lion Brand
Erica's Projects
knitting:
- Knitting Pure and Simple Little Girl's Shrug, Queensland Cairns color Queanbeyan
- Gramma's Favorite Dishcloth (Grandmother's 2nd favorite), I Love This Cotton color Tart Orange and Yarn Bee Scrub-ology cotton color day dream thing
- socks, Lofty Loops color Bunny Slope, A Homespun House color Unicorn Magic, Knitted Wit color Sphinx, Yarnbrary color The Reaping Hunger Games Club
cross-stitch:
- Humble Honey by Hands On Design, 32 count Slate Fabrics by Stephanie, DMC: 598, 782, 3819, B5200
- Let's Talk Autumn by Hands on Design, 32 ct Wichelt-Permin Linen Chalkboard Black, Floss: all charted colors except replacing DMC 3865 with Colour & Cotton Almond
Erica's Design in Progress
- (not yet named) Cowl and Hat, Fyberspates Vivacious DK in colors Heavenly and Plum Imps, Berroco Ultra Wool DK in colors 8334 (Cast Iron) and 8300 (Snow)
Project Bags By:
Delphina Collective Bags
White Rose Fiber Company
My Needle Crafts
Noble Character Crafts
Molly Klein Design
Mountain State Stitches
Castaway Cove Decor
Ewe Got A Bag
The Stitching Plaza
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I can’t believe you are now on Episode 37! I love your podcasts and always look forward to watching! Thank you so much for the DK sock pattern and I look forward to knitting a pair - so generous of you two!! 🥰
@RoseOpalKnits
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! We are so glad that you enjoy watching. We hope that you enjoy knitting DK weight socks! 🧡💛
Thank you for the DK sock pattern - really appreciated. First time I've watched your podcast and I just had to hit the subscribe button! Kindest regards from Dublin, Ireland ❤️
@RoseOpalKnits
2 жыл бұрын
Hello and welcome! We are so happy that you are here!
Yes my kids also stay with us they help me looking after ther father
@RoseOpalKnits
3 жыл бұрын
That's wonderful. It's good to be close to family so that they can help one another.
Oh! Thank you so much for posting a dk sock recipe. You both are wonderful knitters...it is such an inspiration to me especially your sweaters.! I especially like the tee made with the brown and specially yarn. Your love and joy for each other is so sweet to watch. Blessings from Illinois.
@RoseOpalKnits
3 жыл бұрын
You are welcome! Thank you for your sweet comment. We are glad that you enjoy watching. Hope that you are experiencing lovely weather in Illinois!
Love your sweater, Daphne! Love the cowl pattern and name, Erica! Congratulations on the new website! Thanks for your DK weight sock recipe! Happy Creating!
@RoseOpalKnits
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Angela! :-)
Congrats!!! I am going to rush over there now and download that DK recipe. That is so generous of you!! 😀It will be super helpful. Daphne always makes me want to start a chunky blanket.
@RoseOpalKnits
3 жыл бұрын
Daphne always makes me want to start a chunky blanket, as well, but then I think of my hands! I don't think they would do well with the size needles and the weight of it as it grows. I hope that you love your DK weight socks.
thanks for the sock recipe . it is nice to have your kids with you.
@RoseOpalKnits
3 жыл бұрын
You're welcome! Yes, we are grateful to be home with our children!
I like magic loop better than flexi flips because I have the same problem as you mentioned - I jab myself and I drop the third needle often. I still use the flexi flips (I actually received the Denise flexible needles short set for Christmas) but my favorite way to do small circumferences is 9 inch circulars and then switching to magic loop when I need to go smaller.
@RoseOpalKnits
2 жыл бұрын
Hi Karen! I have been picking up my socks that are on my Hya Hya Flyers, but I am still poking myself with them. I don't think that I will ever enjoy knitting with them. Knitting with 9 inch circulars and then switching to magic loop for the heel flap and toe has always been my preferred way to knit socks, but these days I am really loving two 16 inch circulars for one sock and two 24 inch circulars for two at a time socks. Thanks for watching and commenting! Happy knitting!
Congratulations on launching your website!!
@RoseOpalKnits
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!
Thank you for the sock recipe! Looking forward to trying it.
@RoseOpalKnits
3 жыл бұрын
You're welcome! Happy knitting!
I just found your podcast- Nightowls fiber podcast mentioned you- and enjoyed it so much. I’m a cross stitcher and knitter too. I have recently found I can’t cross stitch when I wear my glasses or contacts. I haven’t yielded to wearing magnifiers yet😉. But I know the day is coming... I’ m very interested in the dk socks you mention. I think they would wear better for my family plus use up more yardage. How do you cake up your skein into 2 cakes? Thank you for your podcast!💕
@RoseOpalKnits
3 жыл бұрын
Hi Cheryl! Welcome! We are glad that you are here. 😊😊 We love the Night Owl Fiber ladies. They were so kind to mention our podcast. Yes, me too! I have to take my glasses off to cross stitch. Then when I look up from my stitching to see something on a podcast I have to pop my glasses back on. Lol! I use a small kitchen scale to get two cakes. First I cake up the entire skein into one cake. Then I weigh it and start winding a second cake from the center pull until they are equal weights. I generally need to rewind the original cake because it gets loose. It's a bit of a process, but I prefer it to using both ends of the yarn cake to knit the sock. I hope you enjoy knitting DK socks! 💛🧡
Congratulations on the new website! : D
@RoseOpalKnits
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Vanessa!
Is the pattern for your cowl available yet. I would love to knit this.
@RoseOpalKnits
Жыл бұрын
Yes. Visit roseopalknits.com/blog for the pattern. Or if you have access to Ravelry you can find it there. My designs are under Erica Saint. And all of this information can be found in the description box of our more recent episodes. Thanks!
I’m looking forward to trying your sock recipe once I get the two pairs of socks I’m knitting on off the needles. I’m not as fast as Daphne. With DK weight socks are they suitable for wearing in shoes or are they more of a house sock. I’m sorry if that is a silly question. I don’t knit with much dk.
@RoseOpalKnits
3 жыл бұрын
I am not as fast as Daphne either. It's not a silly question! They don't remind me of the slippers socks that I wore as a child. My husband only wants me to knit him DK weight socks, and he wears them in his shoes. I wear mine around the house with my slippers, and when I leave the house in my boots. I don't wear them with my loafers though. My son mostly wears his socks around the house and to bed. My mothers says she mostly wears her DK weight socks around the house, but has wore them for a quick trip to the store. I hope that information is helpful!
@beateervin1772
3 жыл бұрын
@@RoseOpalKnits yes, thank you! I guess it probably comes down to personal preference, so I guess I’ll just have to give them a try. My husband can never get enough handmade wool socks, so this would be good to knit his socks faster.
I love to see younger ladies knitting and talking about knitting. I don’t have any friends that knit and they don’t get it. I hear, “cant you buy socks, hats or scarves?” Um, not like the ones that I can make.
@RoseOpalKnits
2 жыл бұрын
Hello! Thank you for watching and commenting! We appreciate you spending time with us. Non-knitters just don't understand! Making our own socks, sweaters, and accessories is so fun, relaxing, and rewarding. We are very grateful for the virtual knitting community. 😊😊