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Starlight Wishes Socks
Pattern Available on December 1st 2021
The pattern is written top down, with a heel flap and gusset construction.
It includes aster stitches combined with lace to represent shooting stars in the night sky. Bobble stitches to represent winter snowball fights. It is written as a top down sock with heel flap and gusset instructions. The lace pattern is written out in full as well as charted. On the Craft House Magic YouTube channel there are tutorials on the Bobble stitch and Star stitch to help with this pattern. See link below.
Bobble Stitch video tutorial:
https://youtu.be/YqExxcPAy5U
Aster Stitch video tutorial:
https://youtu.be/bcwJY-Zi_io
The pattern is written for both 4ply / fingering weight yarn and DK yarn. Available in 40 (48, 56, 64, and 72) stitch sizes. 40 and 48 stitch counts are written for DK weight yarn and 56-72 sizes are written for fingering / 4ply yarns.
Requirements
100g Fingering (4 ply) (If you are using a contrast yarn you will need at least 50g 4-ply of main colour and 20 g of contrast yarn, for larger sized feet you may need more).
For DK weight yarn you will need at least 100g of main colour and 20 g of contrast yarn. For larger sized feet (Larger than a UK size 6) you may need more.
You will require stitch markers, one progress keeper and 2.5 mm (Fingering / 4ply yarn) or 3.25mm (DK yarn) needles. You will need at least a 60cm cable for magic loop. Most people use 80cm cables for knitting one sock at a time and 100cm for two at a time socks.
DK Weight yarn Gauge:
Stocking Stitch in the round: 6.5 stitches per inch / 9 rows per inch on 3.25mm needles.
Fingering / 4ply Weight yarn Gauge:
Stocking stitch in the round: 8 stitches per inch / 11 rows per inch on 2.5mm needles
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- First published: December 2021
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