2017 cashmere birthday socks
Finished
October 16, 2016
April 2017

2017 cashmere birthday socks

Project info
Knitting
DH
Needles & yarn
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
String Theory Hand Dyed Yarn Caper Sock
1 skein = 400.0 yards (365.8 meters), 113 grams
367
Blue-green
Shall We Knit? in Kingsville, Ontario
Notes

Based off the successful (and well-wearing) http://www.ravelry.com/projects/MagpieChristine/toe-up-ba....

Judy’s magic cast-on, 10 sts each side. Knit 1 round even (5 sts per needle), start increases. Inc 1 st (raised bar), 1 st in from end of needle, every other round to 72 sts (18 sts per needle)

3.0mm needles gave the wrong tension, trying 2.5mm

77 rnds in foot, 22 rows before dec rows in heel, 3 dec rows (8 sts between decs), work strip, PU&Knit 15 sts each side, dec in mini-gusset.

Work 80 rnds even for leg, k2p2 rib for rnds 19, k2tog cast off

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October 16, 2016
April 2017
About this pattern
Personal pattern (not in Ravelry)
About this yarn
by String Theory Hand Dyed Yarn
Fingering
80% Merino, 10% Nylon, 10% Cashmere goat
400 yards / 113 grams

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  • Project created: October 16, 2016
  • Updated: May 12, 2017
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