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Status Finished Happiness with this project: 5 out of 5

Started March 23, 2014

Completed June 25, 2014

Desk socks 2

Project info

Pattern

Fit well socks by Amanda Cathleen Morgan

Craft

Knitting

Category

Feet / Legs → Socks → Mid-calf

Made for

george?

Needles & yarn

Needle

US 2 - 2.75 mm

Yarn used

415 yards = 1.8 skeins

Yarn

Knit Picks Stroll Tweed

Stash

210 yards in stash

How much?

1.6 skeins = 369.6 yards (338.0 meters), 80 grams

Colorway

Black Tweed

Dye lot

48847

Color family

Black

Purchased at

Knit Picks

Yarn

Knit Picks Stroll Tweed

Stash

381 yards in stash

How much?

0.2 skeins = 46.2 yards (42.2 meters), 10 grams

Colorway

Trooper

Color family

Green

Purchase date

January 20, 2012

Notes

Magic loop
Cast on 64 sts
Work first row of cuff flat
Cuff is 14 rows rib
Leg is 7.75” (62 rows broken rib)
Heel flap is 32 rows
Turn heel: k18, instead of 17 in first row; end with 18 sts
Gusset for ML: knit across heel sts; pick up 19 sts; patt (row 1) across 32 instep sts; pick up 19 sts; k across 18 heel sts & 19 p.up sts - sts are now divided 1st half: 32 instep sts, 2nd half: 56 heel & gusset sts
Gusset decreases: k1, ssk, k to last 3 sts, k2tog, k1 / instep sts in row 2 of pattern; next round knit; cont until 64 sts remain
Foot is 7.5” from heel before starting toe
Using black & khaki held double for toe
Special R and L toes for Mr. Booties: decrease normally every other row until 44 sts; then decrease on outside (little toe side) until 28 sts remain; then decrease both sides every row until 16 sts remain; kitchener.