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SM20-Q-Newspaper Socks
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Crochet corrected-resubmit to Sock Madness
Crochet corrected-resubmit to Sock Madness
Crochet corrected-resubmit to Sock Madness
Crochet corrected-resubmit to Sock Madness
Crochet corrected-resubmit to Sock Madness
Crochet corrected-resubmit to Sock Madness
Crochet corrected-resubmit to Sock Madness
Crochet corrected-resubmit to Sock Madness
Front View
Front View
Side View
Side View
Side View
Side View
Back and front view
Back and front view
Stretched on blockers, facing left
Stretched on blockers, facing left
Stretched on blockers, facing right
Stretched on blockers, facing right
stretched on blockers, front view
stretched on blockers, front view
stretched on blockers, back view, heels up
stretched on blockers, back view, heels up
stretched on blockers, back view, heels down
stretched on blockers, back view, heels down
Mom wearing her new socks!
Mom wearing her new socks!
Sock 1, finished, back view, heels down
Sock 1, finished, back view, heels down
Sock 1, finished, heel to toe
Sock 1, finished, heel to toe
Sock 1, finished, front view
Sock 1, finished, front view
Sock 1, finished, back
Sock 1, finished, back
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Finished
February 17, 2026
February 21, 2026

SM20-Q-Newspaper Socks

Project info
Newspaper Socks by Shuyi Wu
Knitting
Feet / Legs → Socks → Mid-calf
Medium
Needles & yarn
US 0 - 2.0 mm
34 stitches and 38 rows = 4 inches
in stranded colourwork
394 yards
Cascade Yarns ® Heritage®
39 yards in stash
0.21 skeins = 91.8 yards (83.9 meters), 21 grams
Mango 5641
Orange
Purl Soho
August 1, 2011
Garnstudio DROPS Fabel
1198 yards in stash
0.65 skeins = 145.6 yards (133.1 meters), 32 grams
400: Black
1120
Black
Nordic Mart
February 8, 2012
Garnstudio DROPS Fabel
995 yards in stash
0.7 skeins = 156.8 yards (143.4 meters), 35 grams
100: Off-White
2026
Natural/Undyed
Nordic Mart
April 29, 2012
Notes

February 20, 2026

Finished sock 1 on 2/19, but still need to complete the surface crochet.

February 20, 2026

Finished repeat 1 on sock 2 at 1:25 AM

February 21, 2026

Finished knitting sock 2 at 7:15 AM. Need to complete the surface crochet

February 21, 2026

The surface crochet took forever!!!! I finished though. Need to take pictures and submit to the moderators.

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Finished
February 17, 2026
February 21, 2026
 
About this pattern
Newspaper Socks
by Shuyi Wu
from Sock Madness 20
1887 projects, in 177 queues
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About this yarn
DROPS Fabel
by Garnstudio
Fingering
75% Wool, 25% Nylon
224 yards / 50 grams

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stashed 60416 times

veiland's star rating
veiland's adjectives for this yarn
  1. Soft
  2. Splitty
About this yarn
Heritage®
by Cascade Yarns ®
Fingering
75% Merino, 25% Nylon
437 yards / 100 grams

100308 projects

stashed 75598 times

veiland's star rating
veiland's adjectives for this yarn
  1. Soft
  2. Firm Twist
  3. Thinner
  • Project created: February 16, 2026
  • Finished: February 21, 2026
  • Updated: March 2, 2026
  • Progress updates: 3 updates