tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post8464366207944400998..comments2024-03-27T10:01:12.225+00:00Comments on Jean's Knitting: Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12038517988391228260noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-54868377469593712532012-02-26T21:02:15.186+00:002012-02-26T21:02:15.186+00:00Maybe he is having water-retention variations and ...Maybe he is having water-retention variations and that is leading to larger or smaller calves on different days. The amount of actual walking done (or salt eaten) on a given day might affect it as well. I have shoes that were much too tight when I first got them and after a few water-retention adjustments now I can wear them. (They are not worn in, they are still essentially new.)=Tamarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-1549689123364760812012-02-26T19:31:14.713+00:002012-02-26T19:31:14.713+00:00Hi Jean-My mother always works the leg in a 3,1 ri...Hi Jean-My mother always works the leg in a 3,1 rib and this seems to cover most problems and stays nice and snug. Just looking at my sock now. she also ribs the foot the same way, then stst for the toe!scrattynznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-29519429781888051882012-02-26T09:36:18.483+00:002012-02-26T09:36:18.483+00:00I quite agree with you on the subject of German so...I quite agree with you on the subject of German sock yarn and 2.5 needles. Totally predictable. Perhaps something to do with the way it is spun/plied? I have had to do an awful lot of adjusting and re-knitting some of the lovely non-German yarns in recent sock essays.jeanfromcornwallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10062674591619616456noreply@blogger.com