Comments on: That Extra Something: Picot Tutorials

By: Neither Hip Nor Funky » Blog Archive »

Neither Hip Nor Funky » Blog Archive » — Sat, 28 Oct 2006 03:42:47 +0000

[...] The yarn is Lorna’s Laces Shepherd Sock in Flame. I am excited to knit with it, especially since I have heard great things about this yarn and have not knit with it before. (Although I have eyed this colorway online) The colors are so fun that I think I am going to do a simple sock so that the colors will really show…and also so I can get them on my feet faster. I may do a picot edge which I haven’t tried before…there are links to a few picot tutorials at Lolly’s site. [...]

By: Mom

Mom — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 11:30:35 +0000

I love the picot edging! My grandmother and your great-grandmother, Jessie, did the most lovely tatted picot lace. She would tat edgings for baby things and lovely little lady’s handkerchiefs. It is a lovely touch! XXOO

By: Wanda

Wanda — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 00:55:13 +0000

This is great news as I’d thought abut doing a picot edge, but hadn’t got my druthers to try it. Now with all these tutorials, I can’t help but to get it right!

By: Rhonda the Stitchingnut

Rhonda the Stitchingnut — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 18:27:14 +0000

I haven’t done the picot edge yet, but I do like the look & want to give it a try. Now that I’m done with my hats I’ve knit for donations, I can go back to socks!

By: Cate

Cate — Sun, 22 Oct 2006 22:20:58 +0000

I like making the picot edge socks in Jo Sharp’s Knit 1 that I made two pairs. Thanks for all the picot links.

By: NORA

NORA — Sat, 21 Oct 2006 21:09:13 +0000

I’m addicted to the top down picot-edge and designed various socks featuring this technique;
1. Picot with ribbon – http://designsbyblackdog.blogspot.com/2006/07/picot-eyelet-socks-yarn-regia-havanna.html
2. Lorna’s Laces One Hnk Picot – http://designsbyblackdog.blogspot.com/2006/08/lornas-laces-one-hank-socks-thats.html
3. Flickering Flames Picot – http://designsbyblackdog.blogspot.com/2006/09/flickering-flames-socks-yarn-my-own.html
ENJOY! x

By: Heike (from Germany)

Heike (from Germany) — Sat, 21 Oct 2006 15:30:00 +0000

I love your wonderful and nice Socks. The Colour is really Wonderful, sorry for my horrible Englisch, liebe Grüße aus Deutschland…lovely Greetings from Germany Heike

By: jesperanda

jesperanda — Sat, 21 Oct 2006 13:34:08 +0000

I bet I'm doing the same socks from Weekend Knitting that Heather mentioned above -- I don't have the book in front of me, but IIRC they're called Petticoat Socks. The pattern has two sets of instructions for the edging, one using a provisonal cast-on and dpns, and one using two sets of two circs (two in the recommended size plus two smaller). I did the four-circ method -- in a nutshell, the smaller circs hold the lower loops of your cast-on (which you do while holding a large and a small together) while you knit the picot edge on the larger needles. Then, to close the edge, you knit together one loop from a larger needle plus one from its corresponding smaller needle all the way around. Once you've done that, you ditch the smaller needles and do the rest of the knitting normally. Here's a hint: Don't accidentally omit four rows from your edging. The result will be appealing, but not picot, and you'll be left lamenting "but it doesn't look like the pictures!" to anyone who'll listen until you discover your error an hour or so later. *chuckle*

By: Cathy

Cathy — Sat, 21 Oct 2006 02:54:54 +0000

Thanks for all of the great info. I have never done a knit picot edge. I have done numerous crochet picots and have found them to be incredibly fun to do. I’ll have to give the knit ones a try now

By: Melissa

Melissa — Sat, 21 Oct 2006 02:43:16 +0000

My favorite combo is the Broadripple sock pattern (72 stitches on #1 needles) with a picot edge in Lornas Laces Shepherd Sock yarn. Nothing prettier….