Christmas Candy Socks
Finished
December 7, 2015
March 7, 2016

Christmas Candy Socks

Project info
Checked and Square Socks by Lara Neel
Knitting
Feet / LegsSocksMid-calf
Me!
KnittingDaddy on ravelry
CO72
Needles & yarn
US 1 - 2.25 mm
Sea Star Handpaints Bare Foot
400 yards in stash
1 skein = 400.0 yards (365.8 meters), 100 grams
Red
Knitting Addiction in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
October 2015
Notes

Important Numbers

S: 72
X: S / 2 = 36
A: (X / 4) - 2 = 7
B: (X - 4) / 4 = 8
C: X / 3 = 12
E: 12
F: (C / 4) - 1 = 2
H: (X - 2) / 4 = 8.5
I: S x 0.6 = 43.2
J: S x 0.2 = 14.4
K: S x 0.3 = 21.6

CO: 72 sts
Cuff: 25 rounds
Leg: 17 pattern repeats
Heel flap: 36 sts

2015-12-07

I started this at knit night at Geeksboro. Important numbers so far:

CO 72
Cuff: 25 rounds (~2”)

Then it’s kinda deceptive because the first 2 rounds of the leg are exactly like the cuff.

2015-12-19

Finished the leg. It is 17 repeats of the pattern. I wonder if I’ll run out of yarn before I run out of socks….

2016-01-02

Finished the first sock. Foot was 93 (visible, not counting round on the needles) rounds past the heel. Then a full round of white before beginning toe decrease.

Looks like there’s enough yarn left over for the 2nd sock.

2016-02-03

Time for a heel flap on the second sock!

2016-03-07

This yarn + this pattern = perfect match. I love how the stitch pattern creates a popcorn-like texture. The difference between how the stitches work out in pattern vs. in stockinette is really neat to observe.

When I knit this again, I think I would like to do a contrasting cuff, and possibly in 1x1 instead of 2x2.

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Fingering
100% Merino
400 yards / 100 grams

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  • Project created: December 8, 2015
  • Finished: March 8, 2016
  • Updated: April 26, 2016
  • Progress updates: 4 updates