Hippy Crunchy Socks
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Started August 27, 2006 (the second time - the first time was August 6, 2006) Completed October 7, 2006 12 hours for the first sock, 12.25 for the second for a total of 24.25 hours (not including the 14.25 hours of the first effort)
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| Pattern name: | Hippy Crunchy Socks, designed by Peace and Love exclusively for the Blue Moon Rockin’ Sock Club |
| Modifications: | 1. I cast on 60
stitches instead of 64 and eliminated the four edge stitches on the chart
for the leg. They aren’t necessary when working in the round. You do,
however, need to occasionally move a stitch from the end of one round to
the beginning of the next or the other way around - it’s important
to read your lace. This eliminated the seam, which allowed me to place my
heel where I wanted to. This sock will not work two at a time on two circs
or magic loop. 2. I worked a heel flap over 32 stitches using an Addi Turbo US 1. I used the Addi US 1 for the heel as that’s the normal needle I use for lightweight STR (the mesh pattern is stretchy, thus the smaller needle) and I didn’t want to have to knit a large number of rows for my heel flap. I started by knitting 10 stitches of the round (I started my heel on a knit row), then turning around, purling those 10 stitches, and purling another 22. I worked a standard slip stitch heel flap - *S1, K1 on the knit side, S1 purl all on the purl side. I ended up working 29 rows of heel flap for 2.5 inches. Then I turned my heel, starting with K18, SSK, K1, then on the purl side, S1, P5, P2tog, P1. I continued that until I had 18 stitches left for my heel, then I picked up 21 stitches along the heel flap. I worked my gusset, decreasing every other round, until I had 32 stitches left in stockinette. The 28 instep stitches I continued to work in pattern, this time including the four edge stitches in the chart. 3. I worked my regular toe, after moving one stockinette stitch from each side to the top (so 30 stitches on each needle). I decreased every other row until I had 20 stitches total, then I kitchenered the 10 stitches together. |
| Needles: | Inox US 1 (2.25 mm), Addi Turbos US 1 (2.50 mm) |
| Yarn: | Less than one skein of Blue Moon Socks That Rock in Peaseblossom |