Two Knitted Socks On circular needles… Sounds like magic, right? This is actually an ingenious method to create fashionable socks. Two circular needles are knit in successive steps, first one, then the other. One half of each circle is worked from the points of one knitting needle, and the rest rests on the band of another, which has just enough stretch to give the knitting needles the exact angle they want.
So, what kind of fashion do we have to follow here? Simple, really! First of all, there is the standard sock yarn, and then there is the “magic loop”, or DPNs, that come in different sizes and varieties. It all depends on what you want to achieve and how far you want to go. Some people who only wish to create socks for wear and/or personal use will knit themselves a pair of stockings using double pointed needles, and if that is the case, the magic loop would be the ideal option.
If you are knitting socks for fashion, and not for profit, your best options include knitting socks with dpns, as well as knitting socks using circular needles, both of which offer the exact control necessary to produce stunning results. In any case, once you’ve mastered the basics of knitting, you can always experiment with more complicated designs and styles, provided you have the proper tools. For example, if you choose to use double pointed needles, you can try out some of those gorgeous “photo shopped” photographs for inspiration. You could even make socks for sale, selling your own or someone else’s custom designs, then reselling them online.