Namib Desert Socks
Finished
April 30, 2023
May 22, 2023

Namib Desert Socks

Project info
High Desert Socks by Lindsey Fowler
Knitting
Feet / LegsSocksMid-calf
Malcolm
48 stitch
Needles & yarn
23 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette
Malabrigo Yarn Rios
168 yards in stash
2103240
Wool warehouse
September 9, 2021
Malabrigo Yarn Rios
none left in stash
1 skein = 210.0 yards (192.0 meters), 100 grams
Woolstack Limited
October 4, 2022
Notes

Cast on and work first rib row using size 4.00mm needles then change to 3.70mm for balance otherwise they will be too large.

Cast on with MC K2p2 rib 15 rows. heavy_check_mark
K1 row. heavy_check_mark
Change to CC and Pattern 10 rows. heavy_check_mark
Change to MC and knit to heels – total 63 to heels from cast on.

26 rows heel flap then heel turn
Picked up16 one side and 17 the other then one at each side of front. Decrease the two front on the first round, together with the 17th stitch – on second edge at bottom. Then start decreasing for the gusset.

Marker on row 23 from gusset pickup. Another 40 rounds 63 pattern rows in total then 1 round knit.
Star toe – alt decrease until 8 stitches on each needle (32) Then each row until 2 on each.

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May 22, 2023
 
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About this yarn
by Malabrigo Yarn
Worsted
100% Merino
210 yards / 100 grams

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  • Originally queued: April 30, 2023
  • Project created: April 30, 2023
  • Finished: May 23, 2023
  • Updated: December 18, 2023