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Crazy Cat Lady Socks
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“Cats can work out mathematically the exact place to sit that will cause most inconvenience.”
- Pam Brown
Sizes
Small (Medium, Large)
The sock is designed to have a negative ease of 0.5-4 cm / 0.25-1.5” to fit a circumference around the ball of the foot of 16-19.5 (18.5-22, 20.5-24) cm / 6.25-7.75 (7.25-8.75, 8-9.5)”
The length of the sock is adjustable.
For a good fit, make socks 1.5 cm / 0.5” shorter than foot length.
The leg of the sock is designed to be a bit wider than the foot, as colourwork with long floats is not as stretchy as stocking stitch
Gauge
The socks are knit with a tight gauge to make the fabric more durable.
On 2.25 mm / US 1 needles:
36 sts and 48 rnds = 10x10 cm / 4x4” in stocking stitch after blocking
36 sts and 48 rnds = 10x10 cm / 4x4” in stranded knitting
Make sure that both row and stitch gauge is correct if you want a sock that fits well. I am a tight knitter so you may need to go down a needle size to obtain gauge.
Needles & Notions
3 stitch markers
Tapestry needle
Needles for working on a small circumference in size to obtain gauge, and one size larger (for stranded knitting)
Sample used 2.25 & 2.5 mm / US 1 & 1.5
Yarn
Limmo-design 50-50 sockyarn, set of 2x50g in two colours (A & B) (75% wool, 25% nylon) 420m/100g
Opal solid in (colour C) black and (colour D) white
or other fingering weight sock yarn
Colour A: 130 (150, 170) m / 140 (165, 190) yds
Colour B: 110 (130, 150) m / 120 (140, 165) yds
Colour C: 50 (50, 60) m / 55 (55, 65) yds
Colour D: 50 (50, 60) m / 55 (55, 65) yds
Note that metreage / yardage for colours A & B may differ depending on the length of the sock.
Techniques used
Judy’s Magic Cast-On, video tutorial – http://youtu.be/gkyd3nq3Yn8
Magic Loop, video tutorial – http://youtu.be/1mqIqRdJc68
German Short Rows, video tutorial – http://youtu.be/52qy8OOb-s0
German Short Rows, written tutorial – www.lamaisonrililie.com/knittingtherapy/german-short-rows
Jenny’s Surprisingly Stretchy Bind-Off – http://youtu.be/53Mtbkyf5CQ
Technical Edited
Pattern has been professionally tech edited by James Bartley
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- First published: February 2018
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