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Pink and Blue Avocado Socks
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Try-on with improved after-thought heel.
Try-on with improved after-thought heel.
Start of toes.
Start of toes.
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Finished
November 24, 2025
January 21, 2026

Pink and Blue Avocado Socks

Project info
Avocado Socks by Georgiana Russell-Head
Knitting
Feet / Legs → Socks → Ankle
S
Needles & yarn
US 1 - 2.25 mm
230 yards
Rosa Pomar Mondim
316 yards in stash
0.15 skeins = 63.2 yards (57.7 meters), 15 grams
105 Navy
12635/2733
Blue
EweKnit in Toronto, Ontario
October 11, 2025
The Yarn Therapist Merino Nylon Fingering
29 yards in stash
0.4 skeins = 167.1 yards (152.8 meters), 46 grams
Pink
Yarn It! in COBOURG, Ontario
February 15, 2025
Notes

To extend the yarn, I used the navy Rosa Pomar Mondim on the toes, heels, and cuff.
I inserted the gusset on the bottom of the foot, and then tried TalviKnits technique for improved after thought heels: https://www.susannawinter.net/post/2019/06/28/improving-a...

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November 24, 2025
January 21, 2026
About this pattern
Avocado Socks
by Georgiana Russell-Head
from Georgiana Russell-Head's Ravelry Store
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Mondim
by Rosa Pomar
Fingering
100% Wool
421 yards / 100 grams

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Merino Nylon Fingering
by The Yarn Therapist
Fingering
80% Merino, 20% Nylon
437 yards / 100 grams

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  • Originally queued: November 29, 2025
  • Project created: November 29, 2025
  • Updated: January 21, 2026
  • Progress updates: 5 updates