~~~~ NOTES FOR MODERATORS ~~~~

• Size M
• Knit magic loop
• Size 2.25mm needles used for the heel flap
• Size 2.5mm needles used for the rest of the sock
• Leg: 3 repeats of Chart A
• Foot: 3 repeats of Chart A + Chart B1

~~~~ PERSONAL NOTES ~~~~

Helpful links

1. Knitting alternating colour helical stripes
2. Cabling without a cable needle
3. Engekristall questions post from SM forum

Tricky bits to watch out for:

• Slipped purl stitches (e.g. round 7)
• Chart legend and written abbreviations differ. All slipped stitches must be slipped purlwise, unless specifically stated otherwise
• Crossing cables where both stitches are ktbl (round 8)
• For magic loop knitters - note that flap is knit over 32 stitches. (Odds are your stitches will be divided 33 on back and 33 on front needle - Size M).
• Extra row of CC in heel flap
• Size M: do not knit the stitches in the brackets
• Gusset: Size M has one extra purl stitch (not charted) at the very beginning of the round. Size L has at the end too.
• Gusset set-up row: knit up one side of heel flap stitches in alternating colours, and the other in a single colour (this moves the MC to the correct starting spot)
• Charts B1 and B2 include the extra purl; Chart A doesn’t
• Last row of foot, before the toe section, is a knit row.

Leg section:

I did three repeats of the pattern instead of required SM two repeats. Eventually started making decent progress after I started using life-lines every few rows. Makes a huge difference.

I struggled a bit with uneven tension down the sides. Something to work on in the next pair.

Heel section:

The heel flap was a little long for me, so I frogged and knit them again using a fractionally smaller needle (2.25mm).

~~~~SM16: ENGELKRISTALL REQUIREMENTS AND INFORMATION ~~~~

Errata

Foot section:
“Continue working established pattern on instep and take care to add a round with slipped stitches on the sole in CC as in gusset round 2 every 4th round.”

So the slipped stitches should be on the complete sole until you finished chart B and cut your CC.

Toe section:
So the slipped stitches should be on the complete sole until you finished chart B and cut your CC.

Toe: If you need more length between the End of Chart B1/B2 and the toe, you may knit plain stockinette rounds in MC only (so not striped).

Photo Requirements

• (See Questions thread, post 3 for the exact photo requirements)
• A photo showing your socks on adult feet or on blockers/faux feet.
• Flat or on blockers (i.e. not being worn) showing the front of both socks.
• Flat or on blockers (i.e. not being worn) showing the back of both socks with both heel flaps visible (folded down).
• A close up of at least one sock showing the cable work.

Additional Requirements:

• The minimum size for competition is Medium (66 st)
• The leg must have 2 full repeats of chart A.
• The foot/gusset must have 3 full repeats of chart A and one repeat of Chart B1 or B2.

Submission email

• Email a link for your project page to the email provided with the appropriate subject line with the following items included: Pattern name, your ravelry name, the word finished

• The text of your email must include: Your ravelry name and a link to your project page