tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post115435052704871202..comments2024-03-19T03:17:32.682-04:00Comments on The Panopticon: Voulez-vous tricoter avec moi ce soir?Franklinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03670441931649806878noreply@blogger.comBlogger94125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-91241654702667256542011-10-18T04:24:40.096-04:002011-10-18T04:24:40.096-04:00Pretty helpful data, thank you for the article.Pretty helpful data, thank you for the article.www.vbarcelone.comhttp://www.vbarcelone.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1156283217477547842006-08-22T17:46:00.000-04:002006-08-22T17:46:00.000-04:00You need to try shopping in Winnipeg. All the yar...You need to try shopping in Winnipeg. All the yarn stores I've tried there have a reasonable selection of "man sock" yarns. Some have only "man sock" yarns.noricumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05904523391639958451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1154982960565965402006-08-07T16:36:00.000-04:002006-08-07T16:36:00.000-04:00wool-clothing.com has some totally dreamy yarn in ...wool-clothing.com has some totally dreamy yarn in like three colors - white, med grey and dark grey. I'm not sure if it'll stand up to serious wear and tear, but I can't wait to finish my pair for around-the-house lounging.moiraeknittoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02831224540437628846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1154641016579438682006-08-03T17:36:00.000-04:002006-08-03T17:36:00.000-04:00Yarn store worker here, not just a yarn store work...Yarn store worker here, not just a yarn store worker but a "my boss listens to me" yarn store worker. So I said to the boss who listens to me, we need boring sock yarn for men, we need boring scarf yarn for men.And you know what, I tell ya what, she got some in.So there you go. Oh sorry I live in Toronto....Dennyx0x0xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1154631357724600042006-08-03T14:55:00.000-04:002006-08-03T14:55:00.000-04:00Because you clearly don't have enough suggestions ...Because you clearly don't have enough suggestions yet, I'm here to tell you to also check out Peace Fleece sock yarn - http://www.peacefleece.com/. It blooms like no other yarn I know, turning from an ever-so-slightly scratchy, normal wool into a cloudy-soft dream after washing. Not expensive, good, manly colors. <BR/><BR/>Here's the pair I made for my husband, in very manly army-olive:<BR/>http://aastrikke.blogspot.com/2006/05/peace-fleece-discovered.html<BR/><BR/>If you want to browse manly sock yarns and are ever in NYC, check out School Products (1201 Broadway, and YES, I have the street address memorized - anybody have a problem with that?). They have a marvelous selection of in-house (i.e., much less expensive than you can imagine) luxury fibers in sock weight. I've noticed before that, though they throw in the occasional "fun" colorway, they're really strong on manly colors.Kate A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04862446913952308018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1154523054357524642006-08-02T08:50:00.000-04:002006-08-02T08:50:00.000-04:00I was very amused by your request for you LYS to s...I was very amused by your request for you LYS to stock manly sock yarn. <BR/><BR/>Last night was A Night Out and open knitting. My LYS has a large selection of manly sock yarn and I nabbed you a loverly 100g ball said manly sock yarn. But where ever shall I send it?Knit-Knothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00665545419893765163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1154498578239476262006-08-02T02:02:00.000-04:002006-08-02T02:02:00.000-04:00Yup, I don't care for the clown socks either, but ...Yup, I don't care for the clown socks either, but my grand-niece thinks they are cool. But for myself, I too like the black/brown/navy colourways-- not necessarily together! However, these old eyes are finding plain dull dark grey really hard to see in anything than bright daylight. So these socks I'm working on at 9 st/in are taking way too long.Tallguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03733388422594420704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1154488752082750542006-08-01T23:19:00.000-04:002006-08-01T23:19:00.000-04:00Name your colors, Franklin. I'd dye for you, baby!...Name your colors, Franklin. I'd dye for you, baby!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1154484742949569402006-08-01T22:12:00.000-04:002006-08-01T22:12:00.000-04:00Just this past Saturday I managed to walk about a ...Just this past Saturday I managed to walk about a mile in the hottest part of the day searching for a yarn shop I'd located via the internet. When I got there and told the proprietes that I was looking for sock yarn, she showed me her wall of ugly self-patterning yarn. She had an entire wall of Koigu and none of it was really appropriate, but she didn't consider that sock yarn, either. Although I'll go back to that shop now that I know where it is and can park in their lot, I really don't feel like my walk was worth it.<BR/><BR/>I'd like to know what you're knitting these socks with. The colors aren't too bad. You, sir, have good taste.<BR/><BR/>I accidentally bought (on ebay) yarn from Lorna's Laces in a colorway called carnival. I call them my gee-I-like-the-pattern-but-not-the-color Hedera socks. Now that I've knitted once with Lorna's Laces, I'll never buy it again without being really careful about the colors.<BR/><BR/>Solid, "boring" colors are wonderful for lace. The socks I'm knitting now were photographed in Nancy Bush's <I>Knitting Vintage Socks</I> in orange. Yech. I'm knitting them in black and they're gorgeous, if I may say so myself!Whining Procrastinatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17150450401036283888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1154482850708856292006-08-01T21:40:00.000-04:002006-08-01T21:40:00.000-04:00I'm surprised that nobody mentioned the step yarn ...I'm surprised that nobody mentioned the step yarn with <A HREF="http://www.knotanotherhat.com/productDetail.cfm?product_id=22" REL="nofollow">aloe and jojoba</A> sock yarn by Austermann. It comes in mainly man colors such as blue, grey, brown, etc. It stripes, but they are long manly stripes. It is also nice to knit with and feels good for the skin because it has aloe and jojoba in it.LavenderSheephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14653603841847369961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1154474439431180662006-08-01T19:20:00.000-04:002006-08-01T19:20:00.000-04:00Franklin, you need to get some Meilenweit Mega Boo...Franklin, you need to get some Meilenweit Mega Boots, colourway #701 or #704. Manly, ultrasoft, and a joy to knit with. I'm making a pair for my honey in #704 (or maybe #704, I've lost the ball band) - see my blog at http://kits-knit-spot.blogspot.com/ and scroll down to July 6 for a (fuzzy) picture.<BR/><BR/>How can you not love something called Mega Boots?Kithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01514178605837519443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1154464270318809792006-08-01T16:31:00.000-04:002006-08-01T16:31:00.000-04:00Courtesy of a very nice person in Toronto, I now h...Courtesy of a very nice person in Toronto, I now have Fleece Artist sock yarn in black. Because apparently I give the impression that I don't wear anything but black. So Rachel H is right...Toronto is apparently the place to get what you want. <BR/><BR/>However, I have bought Regia Silk in a few Manly Man colours, and I haven't even gotten to the needle stage yet because I can't stop fondling it. If you do knit with it, prepare to be fondled.<BR/><BR/>(Hey, you pick your battles, babe. Fondling or Fake Fair Isle. Life's rough ;-))Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1154451293983372692006-08-01T12:54:00.000-04:002006-08-01T12:54:00.000-04:00I thank you and more importantly my son thanks you...I thank you and more importantly my son thanks you for "a word to the yarnshop owners out there" about color and sock yarn. Adding my two cents: PLEASE yarnshop owners, some plain, sober, blue, gray, black, sock yarn for MEN!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1154447632887728102006-08-01T11:53:00.000-04:002006-08-01T11:53:00.000-04:00What bothers me about all the self-striping and va...What bothers me about all the self-striping and variegated yarns is that the patterns they produce are (to my eyes) UGLY.<BR/><BR/>I'm a good Fair-Isle knitter, so why would I want to knit a sweater featuring huge random blobs of color? Likewise the "kicky" sock yarns....uneven messy stripes that I have no control over?<BR/><BR/>No thank you.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03932975112078606231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1154443494391330852006-08-01T10:44:00.000-04:002006-08-01T10:44:00.000-04:00Franklin:Please take out your "regicide scarf" and...Franklin:<BR/><BR/>Please take out your "regicide scarf" and show it to me. I want to see how yours measures up to mine. I expect yours is bigger.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1154435363480537832006-08-01T08:29:00.000-04:002006-08-01T08:29:00.000-04:00I would agree that the Net is probably the best pl...I would agree that the Net is probably the best place to get sock yarn, but sometimes you simply want that instant gratification. Have you checked out Loopy Yarns yet? They have a very good collection of sock yarn, probably the best in town. They're at the Harrison stop on the Red Line.the fiddlin' foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06139395792905529041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1154433282361947142006-08-01T07:54:00.000-04:002006-08-01T07:54:00.000-04:00I'd never thought of using Jaeger Matchmaker Merin...I'd never thought of using Jaeger Matchmaker Merino until I read Nancy Bush's Vintage Socks, but I'm glad I did (both use the wool and read the book). Not a good choice if you want nylon reinforcement, but it does come in a wonderful selection of colours and it's sumptuously soft.MandellaUKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08954514481537944916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1154397176352778102006-07-31T21:52:00.000-04:002006-07-31T21:52:00.000-04:00Another book you might find interesting is Crazy T...Another book you might find interesting is Crazy Toes and Heels by Queen Kahuna, Mary Ann Beattie. She has a sock formula for any size, any gauge, any yarn with well illustrated, step by step instructions. Her web site is queenkahuna-creations.com.<BR/><BR/>The toe cast-on leaves a purl ridge which can be avoided by doing the toe up as described, with pictures, at www.knitty.com/ISSUEspring06/FEATmagiccaston.html.<BR/><BR/>I wear clogs so just do my own (Barbara G Walker) designs up the back of the sock. Also Cat Bordi's knitting 2 socks on circular needles so when I cast off I just have to thread in a few ends to have a pair of socks to wear.<BR/>Sockknitters group on Yahoo is also escellent.<BR/><BR/>Have fun. Look forward to seeing a modelled pair of socks. <BR/>Has Deloros put in her request? Those would be a fun pair(s) I am sure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1154394450677350822006-07-31T21:07:00.000-04:002006-07-31T21:07:00.000-04:00I'm knitting that exact pattern for my husband! H...I'm knitting that exact pattern for my husband! He chose the yarn so I know he'll like them. Love that book. <BR/><BR/>I have found a few nice solids in Lorna's Laces. Briggs & Little makes some too, but they're a thicker, slightly coarser textured yarn; great for winter, not so much for milder weather.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1154393458621762332006-07-31T20:50:00.000-04:002006-07-31T20:50:00.000-04:00My husband surely understands your disdain for "fu...My husband surely understands your disdain for "fun socks" and so I knit lovely socks for him, that he likes in boring colors like solid black, brown and navy. I usually use Opal Solids or Regia solids. I purchase via the internet most of the time because I'm so far away from normal civilization. Do a search for Opal or Regia, you should find some pretty easily.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14504489123681184991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1154393318907800342006-07-31T20:48:00.000-04:002006-07-31T20:48:00.000-04:00I think others have probably already mentioned thi...I think others have probably already mentioned this, but Knitpicks has several lines of fingering weight yarn in solids and tweedy colors. I have not tried their sock yarns myself, but I have tried others, and I like them very well so far.pacalagahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12498703982601315908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1154392914423814672006-07-31T20:41:00.000-04:002006-07-31T20:41:00.000-04:00I would also like to point out that Shaker eldress...I would also like to point out that Shaker eldresses did not <I>always</I> conduct themselves with "sober dignity". They were called Shakers for a reason.Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18047049720897209506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1154392800060508812006-07-31T20:40:00.000-04:002006-07-31T20:40:00.000-04:00I'll second JoVE's Lang Jawoll recommendation. I b...I'll second JoVE's Lang Jawoll recommendation. I bought a couple skeins in a very nice dark charcoal at the yarn closet in Portsmouth. Haven't knit them into anything yet, but I think they may be end up being my <A HREF="http://yarn-monkey.blogspot.com/2006/07/are-you-ready-for-sock-wars-2006.html" REL="nofollow">Sock Wars</A> ammunition.Meilenweit Mega Boot Stretch also has some nice, subtle, masculine colorways, as does Trekking XXL (if you can find it in stock anywhere).Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18047049720897209506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1154390980383479972006-07-31T20:09:00.000-04:002006-07-31T20:09:00.000-04:00Sock yarn in sedate colors can be purchased from w...Sock yarn in sedate colors can be purchased from www.smileysyarns.com<BR/><BR/>See Cervinia Calzetteria. It's $2.50 a ball (I get it in lots of 3 for Bigfoot-in-the-Basement's socks.) <BR/><BR/>Ignore the "funky random prints" and get yourself some navy and black and charcoal and denim.<BR/><BR/>You're welcome!Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11449286284109146876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-1154389189699295292006-07-31T19:39:00.000-04:002006-07-31T19:39:00.000-04:00First, I think your socks are great. And...I agre...First, I think your socks are great. And...I agree about the man socks. Sometime, we women also like to wear plain socks. Sometimes, we even like to knit black, gray, or blue socks as gifts for men.Wendy DGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16645389588613812673noreply@blogger.com