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View Poll Results: What's Your Favorite Sock Yarn Weight?
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DK/Sport Weight (faster knit, thicker socks)
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27.59% |
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Fingering Weight (thinner socks)
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Lace Weight (I like to take about a year to make a pair!)
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06-24-2008, 09:45 AM
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What's Your Favorite Yarn Weight For Socks?
So far my favorite sock yarn weight has been GGH's "sport" Weight with which I made these:
Ravelry has this listed as "sport" weight, but yarndex.com as DK. I got this yarn from my secret pal exchange here on KH last year and it's STILL my favorite so far!
I've enjoyed knitting socks with DK/sport weight much more than with Knit Picks' Essentials which yarndex calls a fingering weight.
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06-24-2008, 10:12 AM
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I almost always use fingering weight, I've never actually hear of anyone using laceweight- do people do that?
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06-24-2008, 10:22 AM
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Don't know, it was a joke because considering how long it took me to make DHs socks in fingering weight, laceweight would take forEVER! 
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06-24-2008, 10:42 AM
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Worsted winter wool socks.
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06-24-2008, 10:59 AM
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Originally Posted by Mike
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Worsted winter wool socks.
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Is that even thicker than DK?
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06-24-2008, 11:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Arielluria
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Is that even thicker than DK?
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I think DK is classed as a light worsted.
I've never used anything called DK to judge where it would fit for myself.
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06-24-2008, 10:45 AM
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Originally Posted by Arielluria
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Don't know, it was a joke because considering how long it took me to make DHs socks in fingering weight, laceweight would take forEVER!
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I was going to say! I wouldn't be surprised if some people do knit socks in laceweight, but they must be much faster knitters than I am!
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06-25-2008, 08:26 AM
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I like how fast sport weights work up - but they just dont feel as comfortable to me in the shoes. For a lounging sort of sock - yes - but for a sock to wear with shoes (there's a concept!) I like the fingering weight, for sure! And those take long enough - I cant even imagine lace weight - but bet they are beautiful!
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06-25-2008, 12:13 PM
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Another sport weight fan here 
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