4/1/2014
- Cast on two at a time using Judy’s magic loop
- Increase rows doing K1 M1L K to 1 stitch before end of row, M1R, K1 (mirror knitting)
- Ended with 22 stitches each side (44), stockinette row
- Continue foot next time until 36 stitches each side (72) starting with increase row
4/4/2014
- Decided large size was too large, frogged everything.
- Husband helped me make FLKH cardboard templates.
- Cast on again two at a time using Judy’s magic cast-on
- Ended with 20 stitches each side, stockinette
4/5/2014
- Finished toe, using medium size
- Started on chart 1
4/25/2014
- 2 full repeats of chart 1
- On 3rd repeat of chart 1 row 18, started FLKH instructions to turn heel
- Next row should be chart 1 row 19
4/26/2014
- Completed both FLKH minus the 1” stockinette above the heel
5/4/2014
- Finally back to the KAL
- Continued with row 19 of chart 1
- Finished third chart 1 repeat
- Started fourth chart repeat
- Start with row 10 next time to continue in pattern
- Deciding if I want short socks or to keep going to use up the yarn, there is quite a bit left
5/5/2014
- Made it through row 22 of fourth chart repeat
5/10/2014
- Started sixth chart repeat
5/11/2014
- Completed sixth chart repeat
- Started chart 2
- Ended after row 6 of chart 2
5/16/2014
- Oh my! I cannot believe I’m finished! I had maybe a yard of yarn to spare.
- Used slipslipknit’s miraculous elastic bind-off, which is really miraculously elastic.
- Will be weaving in ends tomorrow and taking photos. Hooray! Another KAL almost completed!
This was the favorite finished object for the April 2014 Melisandre Reddit KAL! <3 :)