WeWork Socks

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I made these socks for my friend and coworker, Ed.  I named them WeWork Socks after our favorite shared workspace. 🙂

I’m sure it comes as no shock that these are sock surgeon afterthought heel socks knit out of Knit Picks Felici… my go-to sock pattern and yarn combo for gift giving!  Why is that, you ask? Here are 3 reasons:

1. You don’t insert the heel until the very end of the knitting, so you can knit the whole pair of socks without knowing the recipient’s size – you can find out right before or even after you gift the socks.
2. Felici is a super easy care yarn, so your gift recipient can throw in the washer & dryer like normal socks (though I usually recommend tossing them in a delicate bag for washing and laying flat to dry).
3. The total project cost is under $15! (Shhhh…. Don’t tell!)

I sort of guessed at the size on these so I really hope they fit him… well, actually, I asked him for his shoe size, then I didn’t write it down and I didn’t want to ask twice, haha.  If these don’t fit, I already have another pair of these on the needles with manly-colored stripes, so I can try again.

Just for funsies, here’s a pic of Ed and I “working” in the secret arcade he found on the 9th floor…

yarn details
Knit Picks Felici in Seafaring
Fingering Weight
Dye Lot 31215
75% Superwash Merino Wool, 25% Nylon
Machine wash/Tumble dry low
$5.99 per 50 g /218 yd ball purchased August 2018

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: 358 yards – 1.64 balls (82 grams)
size knit: CO 64 stitches
gauge: 8.5 stitches per inch in stockinette
finished size: bottom of heel to top of sock: 9”; back of heel to tip of toe: 11”; circumference: ~7”
duration: October 25, 2018 – August 25, 2019

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.