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Socks Fit for a Spinner
Sandi’s Socks
MATERIALS
Fiber BFL/silk roving (75% Bluefaced Leicester wool,
25% tussah silk; Miss Babs), 8 oz (227 g).
Yarn 2-ply (about 2,200 ypp; 12 wpi; sportweight), 345 yd.
Needles Size 1 (2.25 mm).
Gauge 36 sts and 48 rows = about 4” in St st, blocked.
Finished Size 9” (23 cm) foot circumference; 10¼“ (26 cm) foot length.
Stefanie’s Socks
MATERIALS
Fiber Gray (MC) (80% natural gray Gotland wool,
10% white silk, 5% fawn angora, 5% nylon), 1.8 oz (50 g). Green (CC) (70/30 Bluefaced Leicester/silk braid; Frabjous Fibers), 1.1 oz (32 g).
Yarn 3-ply (about 1,425 ypp; 12–13 wpi; sportweight/DK), MC 160 yd; CC 100 yd.
Needles Size 4 (3.5 mm) and size 3 (3.25 mm).
Gauge 30 sts and 30 rows = about 4” in stranded colorwork, blocked.
Finished Size 8¼“ (21 cm) foot circumference; 9” (23 cm) foot length.
Kate’s Socks
MATERIALS
Fiber Shepherd’s Top (MC) (100% wool; Lorna’s Laces), 3 oz (85 g). Norwegian Black wool top (CC) (100% wool; Louet North America), 1 oz (28 g).
Yarn 3-ply (about 1,700 ypp; 16–18 wpi; fingering weight), 235 yd.
Needles Size 00 (1.75 mm).
Gauge 36 sts and 52 rows = about 4” in St st, blocked.
Finished Size 8” (20 cm) foot circumference; 9 3/4” (25 cm) foot length.
- First published: August 2024
- Page created: August 30, 2024
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