Knit Picks Felici Striped Socks: My Favorite!

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I currently have about 20 skeins of Knit Picks Felici Sock Yarn in my stash, and believe it or not, that’s a pretty tame number compared to some Felici fans!  Felici is an awesome (and incredibly affordable) self-striping sock yarn produced by Knit Picks.  They only produce one batch of most of the stripe patterns, so if you don’t buy it when it’s in stock, you may never see it again (hence the hoarding).

Here is my latest pair of Felici Socks made with a colorway called Rugby Player, which, unfortunately, is one of those colors you can’t buy anymore… sorry!  I love this colorway because it’s a near-match to the brand colors of the nonprofit I work for, BUILD.org, a.ka. the best youth entrepreneurship program in the country!

This particular colorway of Felici is a little atypical because the stripes vary in size so it was a really popular one for collectors.  If you spy a retired colorway of Felici that you desperately want, you can always check Ravelry to see if anyone is willing to sell it to you from their stash  – you might get lucky.  You can also check ebay for Felici or do an etsy search – sometimes you can find it in balls or machine-knitted into tubes, which you could unravel if you are desperate.  (Hint: be sure you are buying the fingering weight Felici Sock Yarn- it comes in other weights).  Always be extra careful any time you buy yarn from a home seller and inspect it for bugs before introducing it to the rest of your stash!

Without further ado, here are the details on these socks.

yarn details

Knit Picks Felici Sock Yarn in Rugby Player
Fingering Weight
75% Superwash Merino, 25% Nylon
Machine Wash Cold and Tumble Dry Low
$4.89 per 50 g/ 218 yd skein (on sale!)
Purchased in April 2020

project details

pattern: “Sock Surgeon’s Afterthought Heel” by Emily B. Miller (see video instructions)
size knit: CO 64 stitches
needles: US size 1.5 (2.5 mm), long-cable circular needles (magic loop)
gauge: 16 stitches and 24 rows over 2” in stockinette (blocked)
yarn used: 237 yards (75 grams) – 1.5 balls
finished size: back of heel to tip of toe: 9”; top of cuff to bottom of heel: 9”
duration: December 2020 – October 2021 (they don’t take that long to knit! I just let them linger in the project bag for a while)