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Wrap and turn magic loop help

I’ve been doing ML and DPN heel flap and gusset socks but am trying a new pattern for motif colorwork socks that calls for wrap and turn short row. The process is fairly straightforward but I wanted to watch a tutorial to help walk me through it. The problem I’m having is that if I’m reading this pattern correctly she wants me to split the heel between the two needles with a marker halfway in on each needle instead of flat across one needle split into thirds. I haven’t seen a single example of that anywhere and I wonder if it’s split like this to keep single motifs on the sides of the sock or if I am 100% misunderstanding this very simple pattern. Do any of you split the heel between needles? Am I misunderstanding the directions? I’m doing the #2 toddler sock with 48 total stitches 24 on each needle.

u/No_One7894 — 9 hours ago

Help with a sock kit for an advanced beginner

I’m ready to start my first pair of socks and for expediency’s sake I bought a kit. Easy peasy. Except I think this may not be the best kit. Amazing yarn BUT, it involves a provisional i-cord cast on with a Kitchener stitch, directions I can only look at on my phone, a not so great video tutorial only done continental style and dpns the whole way through. I would much rather cast directly on the needles myself and with a cast on that I don’t have to sew up later? Surely there are better ways to cast on and knit socks? I can do dpns in the round but can I not knit them completely on a circular needle? This kit just feels overly complicated and my gut is telling me that there are better ways to do these socks but I also don’t actually know. Does all of this sound standard to you guys?

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