This has been a beautiful day! I managed (with some little breaks) to sit on the front porch knitting for most of the day. The perfect spot for me as I continue to rest and recuperate, and I am starting to feel better.
I’ve been working on my shortie socks, the second pair that are “my design” which means I am using several patterns all mashed up together in one pair. I really like a heel flap and gusset so I’ve borrowed that from Yankee Knitter and I like a plain vanilla sock which I’ve adapted from the Crazy Sock Lady. AND I love the Coop Knits Socks Yeah! sock yarn. I think it may be my current favorite sock yarn. Anyway, as I was knitting away on the foot of the sock, I pulled out my Polka Dot Sheep sock ruler. It’s like a slap bracelet so it rolls up small. The outside is plastic and, as such, is the biggest issue I have with the ruler in general. It’s sticky. It sticks to the yarn and I have to finagle it into the heel and foot of the sock and then maneuver the sock in order to get an accurate measurement. Not my favorite tool but it travels well due to its compact size.
It does have a couple of measurements that are nice to have: shoe sizes for children, women and men and on the reverse side are inches. For my size, a woman’s 9.5 I can knit to the mark a bit past the size 9 and then start the toe.
The other Sock Ruler I have is what I would call the “original” which is a flat plastic, one-sided ruler that fits into the sock smoothly (much more smoothly than its counterpart). It’s marked in centimeters and inches. Simple and efficient. The only drawback is its size. It’s pretty big and rigid so it needs to be flat at the bottom of your knitting bag. (I have the adult ruler and the child/infant set and they’re all the same, just different sizes.) This is my prefered sock ruler because I like the way it fits into the socks and makes it easier to measure the foot lenght.
There are other sock rulers out there and if you ask me they’re all about the same. Some are made of a “wood” product, too. My concern is that this material won’t slide smoothly into the sock as the Polka Dot Sheep one doesn’t. I will keep choosing my OG Sock Ruler which you can order here or purchase at your LYS.
And, I’m happy to report that I have a FO! My second shortie socks are finished! Ta! Da!
Now to get moving on finishing Sylvie’s purple sparkly swing skirt!
Gone finishing.
Queen Bee Knits 
Totally agree. I only like the original sock rule because I prefer it’s wider width. I have a nice thinner one that folds in half so it fits in my sock project bag but I hate that it isn’t as wide as the sock so I don’t trust the measurements. If only the wide sock ruler could be halved with a rivet or something that would allow the top to rotate over the bottom so that it’s half as long so it could fit in my project bag.
LikeLiked by 1 person
You’re spot on! I fully agree.
LikeLike
I have my hubby trying to make me one with balsa wood sheets I bought years ago. I’ll post a picture if he figures one out.
LikeLike
I am a newer sock knitter, having started sock knitting a little over a year ago. I recently bought the Sock ruler from ‘twice sheared sheep’ and like it. It has the slap bracelet style and helps somewhat when trying to determine my knitted sock foot length which at times can be a challenge. Hope you continue to feel better. The scenery is beautiful there!
LikeLike
I appreciate you adding your thoughts! We all find tools we like and don’t as we journey! I like that the TSS slap bracelet style sock ruler is compact and easier to toss into a sock project bag! Thanks for your good wishes, we are so grateful to live here!
LikeLike