Brända Mandlar
Finished
May 17, 2019
May 22, 2019

Brända Mandlar

Project info
Sugared Almond by Rachel Coopey
Knitting
Feet / LegsSocksMid-calf
myself
leg 72 st - foot 64 st
Needles & yarn
US 1 - 2.25 mm
Woo Sheeps Angus
19 yards in stash
0.65 skeins = 301.4 yards (275.6 meters), 65 grams
Orange
Woo Sheeps on Etsy
April 3, 2018
Notes

General

SolidSock cast-on post: #180; bind-off post: #206

SFS cast-on post: #460 (underappreciated pattern); bind-off post: #531

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

Mods

  • knitting all front st in the cable crossings twisted and crossed the centred crossings the other way on the right sock,
  • knitting the first and last st of the stockinet section twisted,
  • ribbing 10 r incl setup,
  • leg knit 3 repeats of chart C&D, last repeat ended on r 15, decreased 2 st in stockinet section on r 10 of second repeat and third repeat = 68 st before starting heelflap,
  • heelflap 34 r in stockinet, knit first and slip last st on all r, round heel, knit EOP during heel turn and for another 20 r,
  • picked up 18 st on each side for gussets and knit through the backloop on the first r, decreased every 3rd r until 32 st left on sole,
  • foot knit r 16 + r 1-16 4 times + r 1-13 + 1 r stockinet, decreased 2st on r 36 = 32 st left on instep,
  • toe decreased every third r until 36 st left then every st until 8 left, cut yarn and pulled through.
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May 17, 2019
May 22, 2019
 
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About this yarn
by Woo Sheeps
Light Fingering
75% Merino, 25% Nylon
464 yards / 100 grams

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  1. silky
  2. lustrous
  • Originally queued: March 19, 2019
  • Project created: May 17, 2019
  • Finished: May 23, 2019
  • Updated: July 5, 2019
  • Progress updates: 6 updates