This is a pair of Monkey Socks I made for a dear friend of my Aunt. Her favorite color is purple and I wanted to start immediately, so I headed out to the LYS and bought the only purple sock yarn they had, which I’ll admit wasn’t my favorite – you know how I feel about variegated yarn – but as I worked with the yarn, I decided I really loved it! These socks are going to be hard to part with for sure.
Also, how much do you love that picture? My new letterboard is so cute!
yarn details
Mountain Colors Crazyfoot in Wild Violet
Fingering Weight
90% Merino, 10% Nylon
Machine wash/Tumble dry low
$28.50 per 100 g / 425 yd skein (purchased in September 2018)
project details
pattern: “Monkey Socks” by Cookie A – you can a free version of this pattern in Knitty or it’s in the Knit. Sock. Love. eBook
needles: size 1.5 wood dpns
gauge: 8.5 stitches/inch in stockinette
size made: Small
finished size: about 10” from back of heel to tip of toe, and 8” from top of cuff to bottom of heel flap
yarn used: 335 yards – 0.79 skeins
duration: May 27, 2018 – July 4, 2018
notes
- My usual toe mods for Cookie A socks (I like to speed up the decreases to every row when I hit 40 stitches on the needles to produce a rounder toe)
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