My Ruby Slippers

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We’re deep into the #StayAtHome movement at the moment so I figured there was no better time than to share my latest creation: Ruby Slippers! (Get it? …because there’s no place like home?)

These are some BFF socks by Cookie A knit up in Knit Picks Stroll Glimmer.  Love this pattern and this yarn!  The glimmery flecks in this yarn are really fun with cable patterns – they add a bit of interest without distracting from the structure from the cables.

Speaking of cables, I have worked out a trick to knitting this pattern without a cable needles and without a row counter, so I can totally zone out while knitting it.  Here is how to cable without counting rows:

This cable pattern this is really just ribbing with a cable cross every set number of rows.  You don’t need a row counter because you can just count how many rows you have worked above the last cross and know when you need to do it again.  But, honestly, I can’t tell which row is the cross row just by looking at the knitting, so I use a bulb safety pin and I hook it onto the stitch when I do the cable cross, then I can just count up from there.  You only need to put a pin on the first cable in the round – not on every cable, of course!

One more tip: the star sock blockers in my photo are absolutely darling, but I just want to caution that I would never actually wet block a pair of socks like this because it would stretch out the rib too much and they won’t stay on your feet as well.  I only block socks if it’s absolutely necessary to open up an intricate lace pattern.  Otherwise, I just leave them be.

yarn details

Knit Picks Stroll Glimmer in Scarlett
Fingering Weight
70% Fine Superwash Merino Wool, 25% Nylon, 5% Stellina
Machine Washable/Tumble Dry Low
$5.99 per 50g/231 yd skein
Purchased in August 2019

project details

pattern: “BFF Socks” by Cookie A – available on Ravelry to purchase individually, or in the Knit. Sock. Love. book (a great collection of patterns – I highly recommend it!)
needles: size 1.5 (2.5 mm) wood dpns
gauge: 8.5 stitches per inch in stockinette
yarn used: 360 yards – 1.56 skeins (78 grams)
size knit: small (CO 64 stitches)
finished size: back of heel to tip of toe: 9.5”; top of cuff to bottom of heel flap: 9.25”
duration: August 29, 2019 – February 12, 2020