tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26640787857255937.post2348855005887782649..comments2022-03-26T12:30:07.210+01:00Comments on Knitting in the Swamp: Turkmeni Goat's Head Socks UpdateUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26640787857255937.post-31241192996577129672013-02-21T14:00:56.647+01:002013-02-21T14:00:56.647+01:00I adore Turkmen carpets and I'm in love with t...I adore Turkmen carpets and I'm in love with these socks! Wow!blithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09330594319949844421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26640787857255937.post-23109554182099165832010-10-10T11:16:00.650+02:002010-10-10T11:16:00.650+02:00Hi,
Thanks for the comment!
I was told by a lady...Hi,<br /><br />Thanks for the comment!<br /><br />I was told by a lady at the Textile Research Centre in Leiden that the motif is known as the "goat's head" motif and is a usually seen on Turkmen carpets. I know that Turkish socks and carpets sometimes use a "ram's head" or "ram's horn" motif, so the Turkmen name is similar (except that it's dedicated to goats and not sheep and is more complex than the Turkish motif).<br /><br />To answer your question, the socks are as snug or as loose as you knit them. The form of knitting I use for these socks can make really tight socks, so I found myself really concentrating on not knitting too tightly. The socks pictured fit my feet quite snuggly.<br /><br />Re the cast-on, I put a video up on youtube earlier this year which shows how I cast on in two colours for these types of socks:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnpAwX714v4The swamp knitterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12736903538226659454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26640787857255937.post-66496391655589233872010-10-10T03:33:09.530+02:002010-10-10T03:33:09.530+02:00very cool socks! I have goats, have had all my lif...very cool socks! I have goats, have had all my life, so the name interests me as well. I know nothing about these types of socks...I would assume they are not a snug fitting sock? I have been trying to find more info on this type of sock, especially how to start the toe with more than one color...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com