CW socks

[col90]

And in case you missed it, here is the link to the Antiques Roadshow that had the CW knitted socks with the flags on them:

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/roadshow/series/highlights/2007/saltlakecity/index.html

Colleen

[Major Dad]

Re: CW socks

Very nice. When and where do we find not so expensively priced copies?

Rick Snyder
Private, Co D, 116th PVI

[KarinTimour]

Re: CW socks

Dear Mr. Snyder:

As soon as I've had a chance to view the episode, I'll begin reproducing them.

Sincerely,
Karin Timour
Period Knitting -- Socks. Sleeping Hats, Balaclavas
Warm. Durable. Documented.
Come see me at McDowell -- I'll have "the sockline" with me.
Atlantic Guard Soldiers' Aid Society
Email: Ktimour@aol.com

[KarinTimour]

Re: CW socks

Dear Colleen:

Thanks for posting that link! I wanted to crawl into the monitor to see more details! They're so tantalizing!

Dear Mr. Snyder:

As soon as I've had a chance to view the episode, I'll begin reproducing them.

Sincerely,
Karin Timour
Period Knitting -- Socks. Sleeping Hats, Balaclavas
Warm. Durable. Documented.
Come see me at McDowell -- I'll have "the sockline" with me.
Atlantic Guard Soldiers' Aid Society
Email: Ktimour@aol.com

[toptimlrd]

Re: CW socks

Some very similar to these are being reproduced by Nick ************.

[turfwriter]

Re: CW socks

For anyone who might be interested, Robin Stokes has a free pattern on her website for these very same flag socks.

Check it out at www.robinstokes.com; select "Knitting & Crochet" on the lefthand side.

Laurel Scott
Union Bridge, MD

[Utley]

Re: CW socks

Similar socks have been reproduced by Nick ************, and are available through my mercantile or through any of Nick's representatives. I have them on my site under Knitted Goods. They are plain cotton socks with the First National CS Flag on the sole.

https://www.carterandjasper.com

www.nj************.com

[Tabbico]

Re: CW socks

For anyone who might be interested, Robin Stokes has a free pattern on her website for these very same flag socks.

Check it out at www.robinstokes.com; select "Knitting & Crochet" on the lefthand side.

Laurel Scott
Union Bridge, MD

I just checked Robin's pattern, and I don't think she has the correct count for the flag pattern - at least the Union flag (I haven't counted out the other flag yet). The cuff is done in a k3, p1 ribbing, so the Union flag is 29 stitches across, not 43, and 19 rows high (it looks like the red stripes are one row, and the whites are two rows), not 26. The blue field is 17 stitches across, and 9 rows high. And the stars are embroidered, not knit - looks like
cross stitch. Robin's flag will go a little more than half way around the calf, and be bigger than the one on the original sock. However, she has the correct ribbing, and cutting the flag down to size should give a pretty good facsimile of the Roadshow sock.

I wish they had shown one sock inside out so we could see how they were constructed - on dps, on straight needles, a bit of each??

[turfwriter]

Re: CW socks

Hi, Polly.

Robin has been having trouble logging onto the forum, but wanted to address your concerns about her pattern. She asked that I explain the following:

She agrees about the 3 knit 1 purl pattern for the cuff. However, if you look at the photo of the socks, she said you can clearly see that there are 4 ribs of knitting that make up the width of the canton (blue) area of the flag. If you look at the reverse side, which is on the other sock, she said there are 7 total ribs in the striped area, which would make 11 ribs.... or 44 stitches. She said she chose to eliminate one of the purl rows in her intrepretation, so that makes it 43.

In addition, if you look at the flags, Robin said that they indeed take up half of the space around the calf.

So ... I hope I got all that right, and that it clears up any confusion! :)

Laurel Scott
Union Bridge, MD

[Tabbico]

Re: CW socks

Laurel, 4 rows of ribbing + 1 make 17 stitches, which is what I counted. Actually, looking at the socks again, I think it is anybody's guess on how many ribs = the red and white part of the sock, as on the one with the blue field, you can't see the end of the red and white stripes and on the other, you can't see the blue field!! But I stand by my count on the height of the flag, which Robin has as 26 rows and I count to be 19, and the embroidered vs. knit stars.

Of course, these socks are folk art, and are not a specific, "official" style of military sock, so a mother would have had some "free rein" in designing a sock like this. Thus, altering the count of rows and/or stitches is not a big issue as there would have been no "correct" pattern for a sock like this.

[Spinster]

Re: CW socks

So ... I hope I got all that right, and that it clears up any confusion! :)

Laurel Scott
Union Bridge, MD

Thanks so much for taking the time to give additional information on that pattern Laurel--Robin is always so quick to make new information available in an easily readable form, and her work always gives inspiration for additional illustration and interpretation.

I'm using one of her delightful publications right now, making a museum exhibit 'under the gun'-- quite literally, as I ripped the spinning off the wheel last weekend and the item has to be hanging in the case when the exhibit opens in 4 days.

[turfwriter]

Re: CW socks

You're quite welcome! As you can tell, I know nothing about knitting -- so please forgive me if I got a little lost trying to relay Robin's message. :)

At any rate, what an interesting and inspiring project! I for one would love to see photos of everyone's interpretations.

Laurel Scott
Union Bridge, MD

[Spinster]

Re: CW socks

A more detailed picture of the socks is attached to the article here:

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/roadshow/series/highlights/2007/saltlakecity/fts_hour1_2.html

Click on the little heel image, and it will take you to the full front and back image as shown below.

[MrsArmstrong]

Re: CW socks

Is this kind of knitting design intarsia knitting?

Susan Armstrong

[Knapsack Matt]

Re: CW socks

I saw those socks on the show and I have a similar pair from Nick ************.

Matt