Giving Tuesday Socks

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I’ve got another fun pair of stripey socks off the needles!  I really love this colorway of Felici – it’s called Sally.  The fun thing about Felici is that the colorways change all the time so there is always something new to pick from.  The flip side of that is that is that this specific colorway isn’t available anymore, but they have some fun new colors I can’t wait to collect.  (I’m really digging the Carrot Cake colorway in the newest line).

This pair of socks is special because I they were part of a fundraising campaign I set up for BUILD on #GivingTuesdayNow.  I asked my friends to make a gift to support BUILD’s youth entrepreneurship program and then I picked one of them at random to receive this pair of socks.

I thought this picture was kind of fun to entice people to give:

yarn details

Knit Picks Felici in Sally
Fingering Weight
Dye Lot 40342
75% Superwash Merino Wool, 25% Nylon
Machine wash/Tumble dry low
$5.99 per 50 g /218 yd ball purchased August 2019

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 nickel-plated circs (these are my fave for magic loop!)
yarn used: 1.42 balls = 310 yards = 71 grams
size knit: CO 64 stitches; finished “tube” before adding heel was 15.25’’ from top of cuff to tip of toe
finished size: Tip of Toe to Back of Heel – 9’’ ; Top of cuff to bottom of heel – 9’’
duration: April 16 – June 13, 2020