posted Saturday, May 16th, 2009
And it’s *tiny*, really!
Weighing in at just under a gram on my dye scale, I think this is likely to be the smallest FO I’ll ever make! But, I totally winged the pattern, guessed at how many stitches to start with, and happily, it fits like a glove — or would that be sock? Yes, it’s a sock for an insulin vial. You can make one too! All you need is some scraps of sock yarn, a size 0/2mm 32″ circular needle (or set of 5 DPN’s), and about an hour (give or take, we all knit at our own pace, afterall!)
- CO 24sts loosely (not super loose, you just don’t want this first row to be tight), join sts and begin working in the round
- if magic looping, you’ll want 12sts on each side
- if using DPN’s, you’ll want 6sts on each needle
- k1 p1 for 9 rounds
- k 18 rounds even
- k1 k2tog around (16sts remain)
- k 1 round even
- k2tog around (8sts remain)
- break yarn and run through remaining 8sts, pull tight
- weave in ends
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posted Thursday, July 24th, 2008
- If it doesn’t work, take it apart, clean everything (again) and keep trying
- If the stitches don’t clear the latches (easily, on their own), and you’re using plenty of weight, your ribber dial is TOO HIGH. It’s not a tension issue or a needle issue, it’s simply because the dial isn’t adjusted properly. It seems counter intuitive to lower it, but it has to be lower for the needles to work correctly
- Stitch tension adjustment is very touchy – a small adjustment makes a BIG difference! It’s not like the v-cam tension at all
- Ribber timing is tricky – just when you think you have it, you have to tweak it again. Make TINY adjustments. A quarter turn of that screw can make a big difference. An entire turn might be WAY WAY WAY too much!
- If you yarn carrier is not where it needs to be, that can cause all kinds of problems
- You might break/bend latches (and possibly destroy needles entirely)
- Latches won’t open
- Your timing will seem off, when it really isn’t, the needle just can’t grab the yarn
When you get it all right, it sings 
You can crank out an entire ribbed sock with no trouble at all… amazing!
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