I december måned bad jeg min mor om hjælp, til at teste hvor meget garn hun skulle bruge til at strikke et par sokker i str. 42/43 med langt skaft.
Garnet jeg havde valgt var Peru Uld fra Grønhøj, som har 50g/100m pr nøgle.Jeg var næsten færdig med et par nålebundne sokker til min far i julegave, det var derfor oplagt at bestemme at de strikkede sokker også skulle være til min far.
På banderolen stod der at garnet passede til pind 5, men min mor valgte at bruge pind 2 eller 2½.
På billedet herunder kan I se hvor langt 2 nøgler garn (altså 100g/200m) rækkede i henholdsvis strik (øverst) og nålebinding (nederst).
Jeg skal huske at fortælle at der også gik noget af det nålebundne garn til en tommeltotbeskytter til min far, efter et slag over tommelfingeren.
Jeg beklager den dårlige billedkvalitet, men billedet er taget d. 23. december og jeg skulle nå at pakke gaven væk, mens min var ikke var i nærheden ;)
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In December I asked my mother, if she would help me test how far she could knit on a pair of socks a size 42/43 (about size 9) for my father.
The yarn I had chosen was Peru Uld (Peru Wool) wich has 100 meters pr 50 grams in 1 ball of yarn.
The yarn I had chosen was Peru Uld (Peru Wool) wich has 100 meters pr 50 grams in 1 ball of yarn.
I was almost done, making a pair of nålbound socks for my father, that I wanted to give him for Christmas, so I decided that my moms knitted ones, also should be for my father.
On the label it says, that the yarn works best with knitting needles size 5 (size 9 in the US), but my mom decided to use size 2 or 2.5 (size 0 or 2ish in the US).
In the picture below, you can see how far we got with 2 balls of yarn each.
The knitted is on top and the ones in nålbinding is at the bottom.
I also have to tell, that in addition to my leftovers from the socks, I also did a thumbprotector for my father, after he accidently got a hammar on it.
In the picture below, you can see how far we got with 2 balls of yarn each.
The knitted is on top and the ones in nålbinding is at the bottom.
I also have to tell, that in addition to my leftovers from the socks, I also did a thumbprotector for my father, after he accidently got a hammar on it.
What an interesting comparison! So the nalbinding with the gauge you used, used less yarn over all. I wouldn't have guessed that outcome. What stitch did you use? (I assume you used your thumb to size your stitches.)
SvarSletBoth the knitted and the nalbound socks are lovely!
I hope your dad's thumb heals quickly. That sounds so painful!
Interessant! Mit umiddelbare gæt ville have været, at man kom længere med at strikke - og så var det lige omvendt.
SvarSletAmy: I used oslo stitch and I used my thumb.
SvarSletHelle: Det er også det vi plejer at sige. At nålebinding bruger mere garn end strik. Det kan måske have noget at gøre med at min mor ikke brugte den pindstørrelse der stod på banderolen, men det burde ikke kunne gøre så meget.
Jeg overvejer at lave en ny test med hende, med noget tykkere garn.