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How to knit two sock at a time on DPNs

November 2, 2016

To close the series of articles on how to choose you needles and techniques to knit small pieces in the round, I asked Fanny to present us her method for knitting two socks at the same time with double-pointed needles. 

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When you start to become interested in knitting socks, you’ll soon be told about a scary disease that seems to affect the majority of the population: the SSS a.k.a the “Second Sock Syndrome“. A few lucky knitters are not at all bothered by this concern and others decide to go around by choosing two different patterns with the same wool to make coordinated rather than matching socks. Most of us decide to use a technique with the barbarous name of 2AAT whose name simply means “2 At A Time” or “2 at once”. But, this is reserved for magic-loop user (a technique which uses circular needles, and which we have already mentioned here and here), bummer!

2aat dpns : How to knit two socks at a time with dpns

DPNs exist in different materials and lengths which are to fit different kind of projects (sleeves, socks, mittens, gloves fingers, etc.)

Personally, I’m addicted to double pointed needles (DPNs) and I only use magic loop only under duress. But I’m also of the kind of knitter who dislike knitting several times the same thing (just at the thought of the sleeves waiting for me on my WIP sweater, I’m depressed – Chloé: ha, ha! We should host a sleeve KAL one of these days! I still have two sweaters waiting for their sleeves too. Any candidates?) and therefore an easy target of the terrible SSC!

Am I to even forced to give up socks (Never! Socks and me, it’s for life!), having different socks (I’m way too maniac for that, with rare exception if it is planned), having a pile of single socks waiting for me (and not being able to wear them? Snif snif) or to convert me to the magic-loop (aaaargh!)?

 

How to 2AAT with DPNs?

Surely not! To be able to indulge my passion for socks with total peace of mind, I invented an ultimate and very simple technique to say farewell to the SSS, while keeping my faithful DPNs. I am convinced that a lot of knitters are already doing this – and that nobody has the idea to call it a technique (and even less to say they made it up 😝) – , but as I never crossed anybody else who’s doing it like that, I think that it’s worth talking about it.

Unlike with 2aat with the magic-loop, there is no constraint on the pattern: you can have sts travelling fron the front to the back, from the back to the front or dancing java, it doesn’t matter. If you can do your socks on DPNs, you can use this technique.

However, this very simple technique has a drawback: it requires 2 sets of DPNs of the same size. I see that some of you already pictured the trick and look up at the sky… I told you it was simple!

Indeed, you simply work a section of sock A then the same on sock B, then knit the following section on sock B (because you’ve got your hands on it) and then go back to sock A, etc.

Tadaaaaaaaaam, here’s my big secret to withstand the SSS!

2aat dpns : How to knit two socks at a time with dpns

Yes, it’s far from being a life changing trick and this will not impress your neighbors, but if you finish the first sock and you only have the other toes to knit (or the ribbing, depending or your pattern), I can guarantee you’ll have a burst of motivation and you’ll finish this second sock at once!

How to slice things up?

The size of the sections will depend on a lot of you and the pattern. Some may prefer to do a few rows at once (for example if you only have minutes ahead to knit) and others will want to knit larger ones (to save time and avoidind switching socks and needles to often).

Personally, my favorite rhythm is:

  • Ribbing and legs
  • Heels (if it’s a flat heel, I’ll turn and pick-up stitch before switching)
  • Gusset decreases (or about half of the foot if I it’s a short row or afterthought heel)
  • Foot
  • Toes

One of the big advantages of this technique is that if I’m not sure to have reached the required length for the first foot and I can’t try it immediately (for example because I’m commuting), I’ll switch socks and I’m good to go for a while. Obviously, you need to check the lenght before reaching this same point on the second sock otherwise you’re stuck 😉

2aat dpns : How to knit two socks at a time with dpns

One last little secret: you can use this technique with a magic loop too! If you are not comfortable with the classic 2AAT, knit two different socks in parallel on two magic loops 🙂

Chloé: It’s more or less what I do most of the time when I knit for a new pattern. This allows me to write the pattern from the first sock and then test it with the second 😉

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Chloé Tisserin Coquet

I come from a family of crafters. I learnt to embroider at the age of 3 and developed a love for thread, fabric and yarn ever since. I rediscovered the joy of knitting in her studying years while I had to spend several hours on public transportation every day. I soon started designing my own patterns to play and experiment with colors and textures. I love bright colours, speckles, singles, shawls and socks so I guess you will see a lot of it here :)

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Eiskristall November 26, 2016 - 15 h 25 min

Hello Chloé,

thank you for sharing this technique. It sounds as if it might help me. Additionally it will work for mittens too. 🙂

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Chloé Tisserin Coquet November 28, 2016 - 9 h 41 min

Very true! I should try it with sleeves too, maybe it will help me to like knitting sleeves

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