Custom Socks
Finished
December 31, 2021
March 18, 2022

Custom Socks

Project info
August Sock KAL by Roxanne Richardson
Knitting
Feet / LegsSocksMid-calf
Ethan
Custom
Needles & yarn
US 0 - 2.0 mm
US 1 - 2.25 mm
9 stitches and 13 rows = 1 inch
Knit Picks Muse Hand Painted Sock
2 skeins = 846.0 yards (773.6 meters), 200 grams
D
Black
Knit Picks
December 15, 2021
Notes

12-31-2021

Got gauge of 9 sts per inch with size 0 needles.

Measurements of Ethan’s Foot: (in inches)
Right Left
Ankle 10.5 11
Ball of Foot 10 10
Cuff 16 16
Heel 3 3
Leg 9 9
Foot 9.75 10
Toes 1.5 1.75
Heel Diag 13 13.25

01-31-2022

  • co 84 sts
  • work cuff in 2x2 rib for 21 rounds on US size 1 needle for extra stretch due to larger calf
  • work leg for 91 rounds
  • use heel flap and gusset choice for heel of socks
  • use heel stitch for heel flap
  • make heel flap longer than formula to accommodate Ethan’s larger heel diagonal
  • work heel flap over odd number of stitches and include 2 stitch garter border

03-08-2022

  • use round heel and work 3 sts past the center stitch for wider heel
  • work gusset according to formula
  • knit foot for 48 rows
  • use wedge toe
  • make wedge toe longer to accommodate Ethan’s toes

03-12-2022

  • make wedge toe with 14 decrease rounds, 13 knit rounds, and 6 extra knit rounds to accommodate Ethan’s toe length
  • Kitchener stitch toe ends together

03-18-2022

Finished socks!

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Fingering
75% Merino, 25% Nylon
423 yards / 100 grams

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  • Project created: February 21, 2021
  • Updated: March 19, 2022