Speckled Fade for Gregg
Finished
March 24, 2025
April 2, 2025

Speckled Fade for Gregg

Project info
Ultimate Faded Sock Recipe by Summer Lee
Knitting
Feet / LegsSocksMid-calf
Gregg
7 1/2 men's
Needles & yarn
US 0 - 2.0 mm
6 stitches and 12 rows = 1 inch
299 yards = 0.84 skeins
Knit Picks Hawthorne Fingering
0.26 skeins = 92.8 yards (84.9 meters), 26 grams
Orange
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Knit Picks Hawthorne Fingering
0.4 skeins = 142.8 yards (130.6 meters), 40 grams
Green
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Knit Picks Hawthorne Fingering
0.18 skeins = 64.3 yards (58.8 meters), 18 grams
Blue
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Notes

Cast on 63 - k2p1 for 1 1/4”. Decrease to 60 sts.
Do longer cuff.

Start blending color B 2” below cuff.
Blend 32 rows (6” total - 14 gms)
Change to color B alone

Do 7” cuff
Heelstitch flap
Pick up 18 sts for gusset
Decrease until 60 sts

Blend color C 3 rows after gusset ends.
Do 2 sets of blending rows (32 rows)
Startoe at 7”

Color A peach melba. 26 gms
Color B Italian Ice 40 gms
Color C Blueberry 18 gms

Measurements:
Cuff Width: 4 1/2”
Foot width: 4 1/4”
Length from cuff to heel:
Length of heel: 2 1/2”
Length heel to toe: 9”
Toe length: 2”

Cuff is slightly loose. Foot is fine, could be slightly tighter. 56 would be better.
Total weight 84 gms

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April 2, 2025
 
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Fingering
80% Wool, 20% Nylon
357 yards / 100 grams

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  • Project created: March 18, 2025
  • Finished: April 2, 2025
  • Updated: April 4, 2025
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