Saturday, February 12, 2022

Another Tabi for my Giri no Haha (義理 の 母 の 足袋) v3.0 (aka Tabi Monogatari v42)

My MIL asked for another pair of socks and here they are, a little different from her previous pairs of tabi this time. 😉😁  Just something that's the same but different and a little matchy matchy to her new uwabaki. 😉😁🤭👍

I also found an error in my original pattern for her so, here's the corrected version:

1. I started with a Provisional cast on with a total of 40 sts.
2. K 1 straight row on each side, then connected in the round.
3. Started the foot portion: K 15 rows in the round as part of the foot portion.
4. Then I started the toes: with 20 sts on each side, splitting it up for 10 sts for a swirl toe (17 rows).
5. Then I went back to the bottom of the provisional cast on and picked up the stitches to start the toes:

  • Row 17: k to the end then pick up a st for 2 sts on each side for a total of 21 sts on each side 
  • Row 18: k
  • Row 19: k, increasing 1 stitch on each side for a total of 22 sts on each side
  • Row 20-22 (3 rows): k 
  • Row 23: k, increasing 2 stitches on each side for a total of 24 sts on each side
  • Row 24-28 (5 rows): k 
  • Row 29: k, increasing 2 stitches on each  side for a total of 26 sts on each side
  • Row 30-34 (5 rows): k 
  • Row 35: k, increasing 2 stitches on each side for a total of 28 sts on each side
  • Row 36-62 (27 rows): k
  • Row 63: k, increasing 2 stitches on each side for a total of 30 sts on each side then start on the heel 
  • Row 64: k
  • Including the initial 15 rows, this came out for a total of 16 cm (6 3/8 in)

6. Rows 65-130 (66 rows): With the foot done, I started on the heel portion using the Fishlips Kiss heel with 10 TWS & 10 regular stitches and half a mini heel flap.

7. With the heel done, I finished off the leg:
  • Row 131: k, maintaining a total of 30 sts on each side
  • Row 132: k2tog & SSK on each side for a total of 28 sts on each side
  • Row 133-140 (8 rows): k, maintaining a total of 28 sts on each side
  • Total length of the leg was 1.9 cm (5/8 in)
8. With the leg done, it was time to actually finish off the sock with a very short cuff; Mom said she wanted super short socks (*yay* homestretch!):
  • Row 141-160 (20 rows): complete cuff using 1x1 ribbing, maintaining 28 sts, for a total of 9.5 cm (3 1/2 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. :)  
  • The total length of the leg and cuff was 6 cm (2 7/16in)

 And, here's what it looks like:

I hope she likes it ... 🙏😉😁

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