I finished these last night. It’s a cotton/rayon that I bought at Blue Heron about a month ago. The yarn is a heavy sock weight or a light dk. Whichever suits you. It is supersoft with a nice sheen. They feel great on my feet. I may have to get more.
I used size 2 needles and cast on 60 stitches. I knit one round, purled three, then knit one round again. I did a 4K, 1P rib for 12 rows, then repeated the first five rounds.
I love the way it striped. It also made counting rows easy. I changed to a 3-1 rib for no reason until the total length was about six inches.
I continued the rib on the heel. I used 29 stitches, beginning and ending with the purl stitch. I put the remaining 31 stitches on a short circular. It saves me time. I knit back and forth on the 29 stitches for 2 1/4 inches. You may want to make it longer if you have a high instep. I slip the first stitch on every row to give a nice edge to pick up. For the half-moon on the bottom, I did the usual method, with the first row being 15, then 4, 5, 6, and so on. I really hate writing all that out so if you are new to socks, don’t try this sock yet.
There should be 17 stitches left. I picked up 11 stitches down each side. I worked the decreases in the usual way. I continued the pattern down the top of the sock. When I was 1 3/4 inches short, I started decreasing six stitches every other row. This makes a rounded toe which I prefer. My second toe is a tad longer than my great toe. There is nothing better than happy toes.
Tags: Blue Heron Yarn, cotton/rayon, fast socks
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