Time for yet another pair of mid-calf socks for my hubby. I've been reading Snoozecow's blog and she inspired me to try something different with my socks. Using my leftover Zombie Apocalypse, Hemingway, and Root Vegetable sock yarns and my 4" & 3" Chiaogoo interchangeables US 0 needles, here's what I did: Follow the instructions I used for v23.
1. I started with a Provisional cast on with a total of 50 sts using the Zombie Apocalypse.
2. K 1 straight row on each side, then connected in the round.
2. K 1 straight row on each side, then connected in the round.
3. Row 1: k
3. Started the toes: with 25 sts on each side, splitting it up for 8 sts for big toe, 17
sts for remaining toes.
4. Big toe:
- Row 1:
- Front: k to the 2nd to the last st, pick up 1 st below, for a total of 9 sts
- Back: k, pick up a st below, k to the end for a total of 9 sts
- Row 2:
- Front: k, pick up a st, k to the end, for a total of 10 sts
- Back: k to the last 2 sts, pick up a st below, k for a total of 10 sts
- Row 3: k
- Row 4-5 (2 rows): Follow Row 2 until there are 12 sts
- Row 6-11 (6 rows): k
- Row 12:
- Front: k to last 2 sts, k2tog for a total of 11 sts
- Back: SSK, k to the end for a total of 11 sts
- Row 13:
- Front: SSK, k to the end for a total of 10 sts
- Back: k to the last 2 sts, k2tog for a total of 10 sts
- Row 14:
- Front: k to last 2 sts, k2tog for a total of 9 sts
- Back: SSK, k to the end for a total of 9 sts
- Row 15: k
- Row 16:
- Front: SSK, k to the end for a total of 8 sts
- Back: k to the last 2 sts, k2tog for a total of 8 sts
- Row 17: k
- Row 18:
- Front: k to last 2 sts, k2tog for a total of 7 sts
- Back: SSK, k to the end for a total of 7 sts
- Row 19:
- Front: SSK, k to the last 2 sts, k2tog for a total of 5 sts
- Back: SSK, k to the last 2 sts, k2tog for a total of 5 sts
- Row 20: same as row 19 continuing to decrease 2 sts, total of 3 sts on each side
- Bound off using the Kitchener stitch.
5. The rest of the toes:
- Row 1: k, picking up 4 sts on each side, for a total of 21 sts
- Row 2: k
- Row 3:
- Front: SSK, k to the end for a total of 20 sts
- Back: k to the last 2 sts, k2tog for a total of 20 sts
- Row 4: k
- Row 5:
- Front: SSK, k to the last 2 sts, k2tog for a total of 18 sts
- Back: SSK, k to the last 2 sts, k2tog for a total of 18 sts
- Row 6:
- Front: SSK, k to the end for a total of 17 sts
- Back: k to the last 2 sts, k2tog for a total of 17 sts
- Row 7:
- Front: k to the last 2 sts, k2tog for a total of 16 sts
- Back: SSK, k to the end for a total of 16 sts
- Row 8:
- Front: SSK, k to the end for a total of 15 sts
- Back: k to the last 2 sts, k2tog for a total of 15 sts
- Row 9:
- Front: SSK, k to the end, for a total of 14 sts
- Back: k to the last 2 sts, k2tog for a total of 14 sts
- Row 10:
- Front: SSK, k to the end for a total of 13 sts
- Back: k to the last 2 sts, k2tog for a total of 13 sts
- Row 11: k
- Row 12-17: same as Row 10 for 12, 11, 10, 9, 8 & 7 sts
- Row 18:
- Front: SSK, k to the last 2 sts, k2tog for a total of 5 sts
- Back: ssk, k to the last 2 sts, k2tog for a total of 5 sts
- Row 19: k
- Row 20: same as Row 18 for 3 sts
- Bound off using the Kitchener stitch.
6. Then using the Zombie Apocalypse and Hemmiway/Root Vegetables alternatively (making stripes), K 64 rows in the round, maintaining 25 sts on each side as part of the foot portion. This would be Rows 1-85.
7. Then for the rest of the foot:
- Row 86-94 (9 rows): pick up a sts below on each side, maintaining 26 sts on each side; k the remaining 8 rows
- Row 95: pick up the first st, 9th st, 18th at & last st on each side for a total of 30 sts
- Row 96-100 (5 rows): k, maintaining 30 sts on each side
8. With the foot done, I started on the heel portion using the Fish Lips Kiss Heel method.
- Row 101-112 (12 rows): Follow the Fish Lips Kiss Heel method until you have 10 twin stitches (sts) knits and purls sts on each side and 10 regular sts
- This came out to 4.5 cm (1 3/4 in).
- Row 113: as you "boomerang" back to the regular sts, k2tog, k2, k2tog, k2, ktog then continue using the Fish Lips Kiss Heel method for a total of 27 sts
- Row 114-128 (15 rows): Continue using the Fish Lips Kiss Heel method to turn the heel until you have a total of 27 sts again.
- Row 129:
- Left side: Since the left side ends on a purl side, k to bring you back to the correct side.
- Right side: k
- This came out perfect! :) *yay* :)
9. With the heel done, I finished off the leg:
- Row 130: k2tog, k in the round for a total of 29 sts for top side & 28 sts for the back side
- Row 131-134 (4 rows): k in the round, maintaining a total of 28 &29 sts on each side
- Row 135: decrease 1 st on the top side for a total of 28 sts on each side
- Row 136-139 (4 rows): k, maintaining a total of 28 sts on each side
- Row 140: decrease 1 st on each side for a total of 27 sts on each side
- Row 141-209 (49 rows): k, maintaining a total of 27 sts on each side
- Total length of the leg was 11.5 cm (4.5 in)
time (*yay* homestretch!):
- Row 210: add 1 st to each side for a total of 28 sts and continue 1x1 ribbing
- Row 211-249 (39 rows): complete cuff using 1x1 ribbing (28 sts on each side) for a total of 11.5 cm (4.5 in) of ribbing
- Bound off using a variation of the Estonian bind off, in which I picked up a stitch from the row below then used the Estonian bind off technique. :)
Yay! Another finished pair! 🎉 The blend of sock yarn didn't stripe as strongly (or was even very noticeable!) as I thought it would be! The Root Vegetable yarn blended so well with the Zombie yarn, you couldn't even tell where one yarn started and where the other yarn ended. The Hemingway blended very nicely (but very subtlety) with the Zombie yarn; in some ways, the Zombie yarn actually highlighted the beauty of the Hemingway yarn.
I'm quite excited about what my next Metcha Metcha sock adventure will take me! 🎉🙌😄
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