Rainbow Socks
Finished
May 6, 2014
May 30, 2014

Rainbow Socks

Project info
Knitting
moi
Needles & yarn
US 1 - 2.25 mm
Fab Funky Fibres Self Striping Hand Dyed Sock
176 yards in stash
0.62 skeins = 287.7 yards (263.1 meters), 62 grams
Fab Funky Fibres
Notes

72 stitches on US 1. Decreased toe to 12 sts on each needle.
Knit sock to 10.5” from cuff to beginning of toe decreases. Knit toe decreases and measured in to 2” less than my total foot length (my total foot length is 9.5”, so I measured in to 7.5” from the tip of the toe), and put a marker so I knew what row to pick up stitches around and where to snip the stitch.
Followed lemknitcrochet’s true afterthought heel tutorial, and I have no holes in the corners! Knit 1 stripe before beginning heel decreases. Decreased heel to 14 sts on each needle before Kitchnering.

One thing I did that I wouldn’t do again is I tried to be smart and weave in my ends at the heel point as I knit, so I wouldn’t have to go back and do that, and that didn’t work so well. It’s a little tight where I knitted in the ends, so next time I just wouldn’t do that. Problem solved. :) I’m still not a superfan of the afterthought heel (I prefer the way heel flap/gusset construction fits my foot), but if I have stripey yarn where I really don’t want to break up the stripes, or I’m trying to use all the leftovers, I’ll do this heel again, for SURE! :)

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Finished
May 6, 2014
May 30, 2014
About this pattern
Personal pattern (not in Ravelry)
About this yarn
by Fab Funky Fibres
Light Fingering
75% Merino, 25% Nylon
464 yards / 100 grams

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  • Project created: May 6, 2014
  • Finished: May 31, 2014
  • Updated: July 31, 2014
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