I’m calling these “replacement socks” because my sister has taken to sending me photos of blow-outs in previous socks I’ve knitted her. This is my response to one email, that was just a photo of a hole in the sole of a sock.

I’m calling them “possum socks” because the yarn has a little bit of possum hair in it. It gives the yarn and sock a fuzzy factor.

She likes soft, and she likes earth toned. I am a little worried these soft-soft-soft socks will wear quickly, but I know she will enjoy them.

My mods: I didn’t double the yarn, I didn’t do the color work, and I didn’t follow the pattern for the cuff.

For the cuff, I did K2 P1 ribbing, and I switched to the size 3 needle for the calf after 5” of ribbing up the ankle.

Something about the way the instructions are written confuses me…and I seem to have muffed the instructions on the sock rotations before the heel. When I turned the sock I think I got the sole and instep needles backwards/upside down. So, the garter section is higher on the foot compared to the pattern--at least it really doesn’t matter, as long as they match.

at the arch expansion - 14 st.

4: 11111 11
5 p: 11111 11
6 (+2): 11111 11
7 p: 11111 11
8: 11111 11
9 p (+2): 11111 11

first sock knit +34 to start of instep.

after finishing the heel: 3 rows of stockinette followed by k2 p1 rib.

Master Numbers
A = 7.5 stitches per inch
B = 10 inches foot length
C = 9 inches midfood circumference
D = 60 midfoot stitch count
E = 4 inches of toe section (10 rows/inch)
F = 90 stitches after arch expansion (actually 91)
G = 30 stitch count for heel and instep
H = 15 wing
I = 8 wrapped stitches
J = 1.44 means +9 wing stitches for reinforced heel

11+1+1+1 1+1+11+1 1+1+1+11

Bind off - EZ Sewn bind off