Nemesia strumosa
Finished
June 10, 2021
June 21, 2021

Nemesia strumosa

Project info
Brueghel Sock by Kirsten Kapur
Knitting
Feet / LegsSocksMid-calf
myself
leg 74st, foot 65st
Needles & yarn
US 1 - 2.25 mm
Easyknits.co.uk Twinkle
none left in stash
0.84 skeins = 369.3 yards (337.7 meters), 84 grams
Multicolored
Easyknits.co.uk
January 14, 2021
Notes

General
SFS cast-on post: #248 (underappreciated pattern), bind-off post: #420

Using Grumperina's method for cabling without a cable needle.

Mods

  • cast on 74 stitches,
  • cuff 12 r twisted rib modified to fit with my larger stitch count,
  • leg chart r 1-14 four times + r 1-8,
  • heelflap 36 r stockinet decreasing 3 st on the first r and 2 on the second, slipped first and last st on all WS r, round heel,
  • picked up 21 st on each side for gussets and also moved 2 st from each side of the instep, decreased every third r until 32 st left on sole,
  • foot purled last st on gusset/sole, chart r 9-14 + r 1-14 four times + r 1-10 + 2 r stockinet decreasing 1 st on instep on the last r,
  • toe decreased every third r until 32 st left then every r until 8 left, cut yarn and pulled through,
  • mirrored the centred cable crossings on the second sock.
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June 10, 2021
June 21, 2021
 
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by Easyknits.co.uk
Fingering
75% Merino, 20% Nylon, 5% Stellina
440 yards / 100 grams

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  • Originally queued: February 6, 2020
  • Project created: June 10, 2021
  • Updated: June 22, 2021
  • Progress updates: 8 updates