Sock knitting is a lot of fun, but there's also a lot of special lingo required to understand what's happening in a sock project. This glossary aims to decipher the mystery for you.
Many knitters who love to knit socks would probably tell you that one of the best reasons to knit socks is because of all the great sock yarns out there.
Double-pointed needles are probably the most common tools for knitting socks, because they make it easy to knit small items in the round.
Every sock is made up of a few different parts, and when you're knitting a top-down sock, you start with the cuff.
Once you've knit the cuff of a top-down sock, it's time to knit the leg, or the part that keeps your leg warm.
The heel flap helps keep your sock nice and secure on your foot.
The actual heel of the sock is usually knit with a method known as turning the heel.
When knitting the heel of a sock, you're only working on part of the stitches. To get the whole sock back to the same place, you have to knit a gusset.
The sock foot is one of the things that makes a sock a sock, because it's the part that actually covers most of your foot!
If you've knit a sock from the top down, the toe is the very last part you have to knit.
Grafting is the final step in making a sock that ends at the toe, and it can be frustrating for some knitters.
