Star Night Socks
Finished
October 9, 2015
January 4, 2016

Star Night Socks

Project info
Knitting
Me
US 6 shoe size
Needles & yarn
US 1 - 2.25 mm
328 yards
Garnstudio DROPS Fabel
27 yards in stash
0.44 skeins = 98.6 yards (90.2 meters), 22 grams
3571
Blue
Beehive Wool Shop in Victoria, British Columbia
December 21, 2015
Schachenmayr Regia Design Line by Arne & Carlos 4-fädig / 4-ply
230 yards in stash
1 skein = 230.0 yards (210.3 meters), 50 grams
471
Beehive Wool Shop in Victoria, British Columbia
October 9, 2015
Notes

I couldn’t resist casting on this yarn either. Meh. It’s Socktober, so I shouldn’t resist, right?

Recipe:

  • toe-up
  • CO 12 sts (24 sts total) with contrast yarn
  • Inc to 64 sts total
  • Change to self-patterning yarn and k until foot measures 6.75” from tip of toe
  • Afterthought heel using contrast yarn
  • K leg for almost 5.25”
  • 2x2 ribbing for 2”

December 26, 2015:
Decided to frog the sock and re-cast on using a contrast toe/heel/cuff, as the heel as is was driving me nuts with how much of the self-patterning was cut short.

December 31, 2015:
I decided to try to see if I can eek out a pair of socks with just 1 small ball of the Regia, mixed with the contrast yarn. I’ve knit the sock and have been weighing my yarn. I’ve hit the halfway mark with the Regia and the leg measures 5.25” from the top of the heel. I could continue on and knit another 3/4” to get my usual sock height, but then I would have a lot of yarn leftover.

Solution: stop knitting the leg and make the cuff longer to 2”. That way I’ll have half a ball of yarn to knit the second sock. Thing is, now I have 1 ball of yarn in this colourway. What to do with it??

January 4, 2016:
YAY!! The first FO of the year!!

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January 4, 2016
 
About this pattern
Personal pattern (not in Ravelry)
About this yarn
by Garnstudio
Fingering
75% Wool, 25% Nylon
224 yards / 50 grams

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About this yarn
by Schachenmayr Regia
Light Fingering
75% Wool, 25% Nylon
459 yards / 100 grams

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  • Project created: October 13, 2015
  • Finished: January 5, 2016
  • Updated: January 25, 2016
  • Progress updates: 5 updates