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Knitting: Lacy socks
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Lacy socks

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This project was made as part of a Craftsy course:
Knit Original Cuff-Down Socks »

Instructions

2.75 mm circular needle, 1 m long, magic loop
Cast on 63 stitches
1/2 inch K2 P1 ribbing
Folded ribbon ribbing for leg and continued onto top of foot
Stocking stitch heel flap
French heel turn (but knitting only 2 stitches past the centre, and purling 5 back at the start)
Wedge toe
Difficulty:

Category: Knitting

Type of item: Clothing

For: Women

Style: Casual

Materials

Knit Picks Stroll Tonal sock yarn in the Summer Blooms colourway

What are you most proud of?

They fit! I followed all of Donna's advice on measuring my foot and calculating how many stitches I needed and it worked perfectly. I had made quite a few pairs of socks before this course but this is the first time I have got a pair that fit me properly.

What advice would you give someone starting this project?

If possible try and have an even number of stitches. I had 63 and it was a pain splitting them for the heel flap and the toe decreases. The folded ribbon ribbing pattern is lovely but the repeat of 9 stitches is awkward.

 

4 comments

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RebeccaBlakeney on craftsy.com
RebeccaBlakeney
Dec 25, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
Very pretty! And congratulations on a good fit. I'm considering using this pattern stitch (for Donna's toe-up class). Would you say the folded ribbon is stretchy? Or not so much? Of course I will knit a swatch, but I'm just trying to narrow my choices down first.
Facelikefizz on craftsy.com
Facelikefizz
Dec 25, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Thank you! I'd knitted lacy socks in the past that had no give in them at all so was a bit worried how these would turn out. They're surprisingly stretchy though, which makes them very comfortable.
KathyG5140 on craftsy.com
KathyG5140
Sep 23, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
I love these socks! Your work is beautiful! I tried knitting with the magic loop recently and was unhappy that the yarn would stretch out quickly between the loops of the needle (between the two lines of stitches). I tried starting twice and gave it up when I couldn't keep the yarn from pulling away from the stitches on the ends. It was worse than the ladders that some people have complained about when knitting with dpns. I have returned to dpns to knit my socks. You did nice work on these socks!
Silvina L on craftsy.com
Silvina L
Sep 19, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
Lovely! And yummy color!

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