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Slip the Dragonfruit Socks
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March 14, 2024
March 19, 2024

Slip the Dragonfruit Socks

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Slip the Rainbow Socks by Gemma Bage
Knitting
Feet / Legs → Socks → Mid-calf
S
Needles & yarn
US 2 - 2.75 mm
291 yards
Cascade Yarns ® Cotton Sox
810 yards in stash
0.13 skeins = 56.3 yards (51.5 meters), 13 grams
5 Black
Black
Wool and Company in South Elgin, Illinois
August 5, 2023
Premier Yarns Fruits
none left in stash
1 skein = 235.0 yards (214.9 meters), 50 grams
Dragon Fruit
Multicolored
March 3, 2024
Notes

03-14-2024

I do not have enough of the dragonfruit yarn to make two entire socks, so I’m going to make the heels and toe and maybe the cuff in a yarn from my stash
Used the Turkish cast on

03-15-2024

won a free drink at the bar because I brought my knitting with me - I think this means that I have an award wining sock?

03-17-2024

I somehow still haven’t solved the tension issue that’s causing big holes on the sides of the heels. I’m hoping I can go back when the pair is done with a crochet hook and fix the gaps.

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March 14, 2024
March 19, 2024
About this pattern
Slip the Rainbow Socks
by Gemma Bage
from Gemma Bage's Ravelry Store
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About this yarn
Fruits
by Premier Yarns
Fingering
93% Acrylic, 7% Manufactured
235 yards / 50 grams

692 projects

stashed 591 times

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  1. Stretchy
About this yarn
Cotton Sox
by Cascade Yarns ®
Fingering
89% Cotton, 11% Nylon
433 yards / 100 grams

201 projects

stashed 278 times

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  1. inelastic
  2. soft
  3. defined
  • Project created: March 15, 2024
  • Finished: March 19, 2024
  • Updated: April 23, 2024
  • Progress updates: 5 updates