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August 2, 2019
August 10, 2019

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Project info
Keuka Socks by Kerri Blumer
Knitting
Feet / LegsSocksMid-calf
myself
leg 72st, foot 64st
Needles & yarn
US 1 - 2.25 mm
Skein Queen Crush
56 yards in stash
0.73 skeins = 339.3 yards (310.3 meters), 73 grams
Pink
Skein Queen
March 8, 2019
Notes

General
SFS August challenge: yarn poll, cast-on post: #237 (underappreciated pattern), bind-off post: #450

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

Mods

  • ribbing 12 r,
  • garter 5 r,
  • didn’t change needles for cables,
  • slip first st on r 6 & 16 of chart,
  • garter 4 r,
  • leg 16 repeats of broken rib sequence, followed this example and stopped last r with 1 st left,
  • heel flap continued broken rib for another 17 repeats, knit first & last st on RS and slipped them on WS, decreased 3 st on first RS r, round heel, EOP during heel turn and for another 20 r + 2 pairs of shortrows over middle of sole,
  • picked up 20 + 1 st for each gusset and knit through the back loop on the first r, decreased every third r until 32 st left on sole, continued to decrease every third r but now on instep until 64 st left in total,
  • foot 42 repeats of broken rib sequence,
  • toe decreased every third r until 36 st left then every r until 8 left, cut yarn and pulled through.
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Light Fingering
75% Merino, 25% Nylon
465 yards / 100 grams

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  • Originally queued: June 20, 2019
  • Project created: August 2, 2019
  • Finished: August 11, 2019
  • Updated: July 24, 2020
  • Progress updates: 10 updates