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May 17, 2019
May 31, 2019

Shield Maidens

Project info
Shield Maidens by Adrienne Fong
Knitting
Feet / Legs → Socks → Mid-calf
me
S
Needles & yarn
US 1 - 2.25 mm
9 stitches and 12 rows = 1 inch
in stockinette
Miss Babs Katahdin
219 yards in stash
0.5 skeins = 218.7 yards (200.0 meters), 50 grams
Roasted pumpkin
Orange
Miss Babs Hand Dyed Yarns & Fibers
May 4, 2019
Notes

SS posts: #162, #184, #268
SKA posts: #376, #676

Just realized they won’t count for SFS, I got too excited about new yarn sweat_smile

Try Jeny’s cast on: https://curiousknitter.blogspot.com/2009/09/jeny-stretchy...

http://knitbettersocks.blogspot.com/2011/10/flap-heels-fo...

05-17-2019

c/o 58 (knitted)

two cuff repeats
chart A, row 12

05-20-2019

finished clue 1!

05-21-2019

chart B, row 5

05-26-2019

Finished chart B/clue 2!

Choosing decorative heel

05-27-2019

chart D finished, 2 repeats of 17-28 + row 21 to finish (total 41 rows on heel flap)

Picked up 23 gusset stitches per side

chart E, row 13

05-28-2019

Finished chart E, need to decrease 20 more gusset stitches over 20 rows

Chart F, row 8

05-29-2019

finished gusset decreases!

chart F, row 41

I won’t have to repeat chart F! so close to finishing

05-31-2019

Total 53 foot rows before starting to

Chose plain toe, and finished!

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May 31, 2019
About this pattern
Shield Maidens
by Adrienne Fong
from BellybuttonKnits Designs
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Katahdin
by Miss Babs
Light Fingering
100% Bluefaced Leicester
1750 yards / 400 grams

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  • Originally queued: April 23, 2019
  • Project created: May 17, 2019
  • Finished: May 31, 2019
  • Updated: June 1, 2019
  • Progress updates: 4 updates