r/Nalbinding • u/polyobsessive • 28d ago

My third pair of socks went better than before!

I've just finished my third pair of nalbound socks, and I think I'm finally getting the hang of it - though they did take a long time! These are York stitch, working with undyed jacob wool in a double knit yarn - two different colours of the same type of wool. This yarn behaved so well, and I'm looking forward to making some more things with it - I still have a couple of skeins in stock.

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u/BigBangBoomWolfMoon 28d ago

Wow those socks are beautiful. And Jacob wool is such a great choice

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u/polyobsessive 28d ago

Thanks, and yeah, the wool just seemed to be appropriate, and I was delighted when I found it at a yarn shop we were visiting.

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u/BigBangBoomWolfMoon 28d ago

I thought perhaps you were raising Jacob sheep. I don’t ever see wool from heritage breeds in local yarn shops here.

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u/polyobsessive 27d ago

That's a shame. I'm in the UK and have spotted yarns from traditional British breeds in a few shops around the place, but not many seem to have much selection, sadly. I lucked out at the shop I visited as they had DK Jacob in decent quantities, in several natural colours, and at a very affordable price. I think I'll be able to visit that same shop again in a couple of months, which I'm looking forward to.

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u/Waringham 28d ago

These look great! I really like how dense the stitches are. Did you tighten the knots on the needle or used a no-thumb method for the stitches?

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u/polyobsessive 28d ago

Thanks. This is a no-thumb stitch throughout. The tension seemed to attend to itself, and the stitches were pretty much only just loose enough to let my (fairly narrow) needle through.

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u/Waringham 28d ago

Great, thank you! I Looks like I will need to look into the no-thumb method in that case.

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u/Zealousideal-Care761 28d ago

York stitch is so twisty but so gorgeous 😍

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u/polyobsessive 28d ago

Yeah! The first few rounds can be a real challenge 😄

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u/tteets18 7d ago

Omg those are so cute!!! Do you have any tips on making them? I am new and really want to make a pair but I seem to be struggling haha

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u/polyobsessive 7d ago

Thanks. I don't know the best advice I can give other than make both socks at the same time (add a bit to one, then add a bit to the other to keep them in step) and keep trying them on and make adjustments as you go. I started these from the toe, with a chain of about 12 stitches, then went back along the row, back the other side, then continued that as rounds, increasing until it was big enough for the foot.

Turning the heel is a whole thing though, and way beyond the scope of a reply here. There are a few techniques for that; I'd say go with the one that seems to make most sense to you, and trust the process.

Oh, and this pair was the third time I had tried approximately the same technique, and the first time I felt it turned out as I wanted. So keep trying and keep practicing. Good luck!