Mermaid socks
Finished
January 1, 2019
January 6, 2019

Mermaid socks

Project info
Sleeping Lotus by Heidi Alander
Knitting
Feet / LegsSocksMid-calf
#1 for 2019
Needles & yarn
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
Gjestal Garn Silja Sock
66 yards in stash
1.6 skeins = 262.5 yards (240.0 meters), 80 grams
Blue
1999
Notes

I think I can triple dip this sock:
Sock Knitters: Socktale - from literature, TV or movies
Socks from Stash - new to me designer: Heidi Alander
Solid socks: Mermaids

I’m gonna knit this pattern toe-up since the yardage on sport wt yarn is tight - only 150 yds/50 gr vs 220 yds for fingering weight. I’m gonna try a Fleegle heel, too, since that seems to be the big thing for toe-up socks these days.

I’m surprised! I knit the Fleegle heels as per instructions and the socks fit my feet - even the deformed one! Of course, there is no reinforcement where the heel contacts the shoe, so I don’t know how well these socks will wear.

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About this yarn
by Gjestal Garn
Sport
80% Wool, 20% Nylon
164 yards / 50 grams

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  1. thick
  2. lots of kemp fibers
  3. evenly dyed
  • Project created: December 29, 2018
  • Finished: January 7, 2019
  • Updated: January 21, 2019