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Mosaic Maze Socks
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March 19, 2014
March 29, 2014

Mosaic Maze Socks

Project info
Maze by Charlene Schurch
Knitting
Feet / Legs → Socks → Mid-calf
Me
c/o 64 for rib; increase to 70 for mosaic leg; 72 for striped foot
Needles & yarn
US 2 - 2.75 mm
US 1½ - 2.5 mm
377 yards = 1.64 skeins
Schachenmayr Regia 4-fädig 4-ply
175 yards in stash
1.04 skeins = 239.2 yards (218.7 meters), 52 grams
5572 Olive
44771
Green
elann.com in Delta, British Columbia
April 2006
Schachenmayr Regia 4-fädig 4-ply
92 yards in stash
0.6 skeins = 138.0 yards (126.2 meters), 30 grams
01992 Natur
36938
Natural/Undyed
Knitty City in New York City, New York
August 2010
Notes

This pattern is worked in slip-stitch mosaic for the leg and stranded stripe for the foot. The slip stitch pattern is surprisingly stretchy.

The maze pattern is also found in A Second Treasury of Knitting Patterns by Barbara G. Walker.

Details
Cuff: Long tail c/o 64 sts on 2.75mm dpns; 12 rounds 2x2 rib; rd 13 knit only & increase to 70 sts
Leg: work rds 1-32 + 1-31 of maze
Heel: Omit garter border; slip stitch heel flap beginning with purl row, ending with knit row
Foot: decrease gusset to 72 sts for foot to maintain stripe pattern; work stranding LH green, RH white; 45 striped rows on sole from heel to toe
Toe: change to 2.5mm dpns, work one round even in green, decrease next rd & every second rd ending w/dec rd = 28 rds, 16 sts, close w/kitchener

Needles: Signature aluminum dpns 2.75mm & 2.5mm (for toe)

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Finished
March 19, 2014
March 29, 2014
 
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Maze
by Charlene Schurch
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4-fädig 4-ply
by Schachenmayr Regia
Light Fingering
75% Wool, 25% Nylon
459 yards / 100 grams

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  • Project created: March 19, 2014
  • Finished: March 31, 2014
  • Updated: January 24, 2016
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