Old German Sock Knitting Rules:
I do not
remember when I knit my first pair of socks, but when one of my daughters came
to visit wearing a pair of socks that her sister-in-law had knit for her, I automatically
blurted out “I know how to knit those” and promptly found my double point
needles, some yarn, and started knitting a pair.
Later on, I
found an old German booklet. Printed by the Kingdom of Sachsen, Germany
entitled “Strumpfgesetze” (Sock Laws). The Kingdom of Sachsen was in existence
from 1806 to 1918, the end of WWI. No publication date is noted, but I would
estimate it was written in the early 1900s.
I realized
that I used the same rules: Stitches divided onto 4 DPNs and knit with the fifth
one. Cuff as many rows as stitches on one needle. Rows for the leg are equal to
total stitches cast on. Heel over needles 4 and 1 knit for 2 rows less than the
total stitches on needles 4 and 1. The instructions use the heart-shaped heel
cap. (And here I thought this particular cap was a newer invention.) The little
pamphlet has several other variations for turning the heel. For the foot, after
finishing the decreases of the instep, the instructions state to add as many
rows as total stitches on 2 needles. For the toe,
again, several versions are
offered.
One of these
days I will have to try the other versions for turning the heel and knitting
the toe, just for the fun of it.
I promise to
have another installment of what I think I have learned since that first pair
of socks, I knit so many years ago.
Keep on
knitting!
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