Witchy Woman Socks

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Another pair of stripey socks off the needles! I just love the Sock Surgeon’s Afterthought Heel technique.  I pretty much always have a pair of these going – they are great just for brainless knitting and also superb to give as gifts because you don’t need to know the shoe size of the recipients until the final step.  I often like to cast on a pair of these and let them tell me who the owner should be as I work on them.  These fantastic purple socks told me wanted to belong to my friend Ryan, so off to her they will go!

yarn details
Knit Picks Felici in Witch’s Brew
Fingering Weight
Dye Lot 18518
75% Superwash Merino Wool, 25% Nylon
Machine wash/Tumble dry low
$3.84 per 50 g /218 yd ball purchased September 2017

project details
pattern: “A Sock Surgeon’s Afterthought Heel” by Emily B. Miller; available as a free Ravelry download – with an accompanying YouTube video.
needles: size 1.5 wood DPNs
yarn used: 350 yards – 1.56 balls (78 grams)
size knit: CO 64 stitches
gauge: 8.5 stitches per inch in stockinette
finished size: bottom of heel to top of sock: 8.5”; back of heel to tip of toe: 11.75”; circumference: ~7”
duration: July 20, 2018 – November 3, 2018

notes

• As usual, I did a German twisted cast on – my favorite!  If you want to learn how to do it you can hit up YouTube or I like this class on Bluprint to learn a bunch of different cast ons.