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2023 Sock Project Give Away – January

On February 2, 2023 by Pam

This year, instead of holding on to all the socks and giving them away at the end of the year, I am giving the socks away as I make them. This pair was made out of yarn scraps – little pieces of leftover yarn from various other socks that have been made previously. The best recipient for this pair is a hiker or a skier and so I have found someone who hikes regularly and will appreciate the socks. These socks are made of wool and therefore, they keep you warm and when they get wet, they stay warm because wool wicks moisture away from the skin and then uses your body heat to evaporate the water from the socks. A pair of wool socks is perfect for a day of hiking or skiing.

The pattern is posted below: It fits a size 10 woman’s foot or a size 11-12 men’s foot.
Gauge: 6/5 stitches per inch
Toe and Foot
Using Judy’s magic cast on, cast on 20 sts (10 sts each needle)
Using 2 circular needles (knit half of sts on one needle, then rem sts on 2 nd needle)
Rnd 1: Knit.
Rnd 2: K1, m1, knit to last st on first needle, m1, k1, on 2 nd needle, k1, m1, knit to last st
on 2nd needle, m1, k1.
Rnd 3: Knit.
Rep Rnds 2 and 3 until there are 60 sts on the needles (30 each needle).
Knit straight until foot from cast-on measures 13cm
Gusset
Rnd 1: K1, m1, knit to last st on first needle, m1, k1, on 2 nd needle, knit across.
Rnd 2: Knit
Rnds 3-24: Repeat Rnds 1 & 2 (there are 84 sts total on both needles)
Turn Heel
Working across 54 sts on needle One.
Row 1: K37, m1, k1, kshst (see special stitches below), turn.
Row 2: P22, m1, p1, pshst (see special stitches below), turn.
Row 3: K20, m1, k1, kshst, turn.
Row 4: P18, m1, p1, pshst, turn.
Row 5: K16, m1, k1, kshst, turn.
Row 6: P14, m1, p1, pshst, turn.
Row 7: K12, m1, k1, kshst, turn.
Row 8: P10, m1, p1, pshst, turn.
Row 9: K8, m1, k1, kshst, turn.
Row 10: P6, m1, p1, pshst, turn.
Row 11: Knit all rem sts on Needle One (when you get to a twin stitch, knit both sts
together), and 30 sts across Needle Two.
Row 12: K46 (when you get to a twin stitch, knit both sts together; counts as one st),
ssk, turn.
Row 13: Sl 1 purlwise wyib, p28, p2tog.
Row 14: Sl 1 purlwise wyib, [k1, sl 1 wyif] across to last st, ssk, turn.
Row 15: Sl 1 purlwise wyib, p28, p2tog.
Row 16: Sl 1 purlwise wyib, [sl 1 wyif, k1] across to last st, ssk, turn.
Rep Rows 13-16 until there are 30 sts on each Needle One and Needle Two ending
with an odd-numbered row.
Leg
Knit across all sts on Needle Two, then the 30 sts on Needle One.
Continue knitting until leg from top of instep measures 13 cm.
Cuff
Rnd 1: [K2, p2] around.
Rep Rnd 1 until Cuff measures 3cm.

Bind-off Row: K2, return both sts to left hand needle with LH needle in front, and
before removing LH needle, knit 2 sts together through back loops. *[P1, return both sts
on RH needle to LH needle and k2tog through back loops]x2; [K1, return both sts on RH
needle to LH needle and k2tog through back loops]x2; rep from * around. Fasten off.

Special Stitches
Knit-side shadow stitch (kshst)
Insert RH needle tip into front leg of stitch below next stitch on LH needle and knit up a
loop, place loop on LH needle. Turn work leaving these 2 loops emerging from the
same stitch (called twin stitches) and remaining stitches unworked. Avoid tugging or
stretching needles tips apart when turning.
Purl-side shadow stitch (pshst)
Purl 1, insert LH needle under purl bump below stitch just purled and lift strand onto LH
needle, purl under this strand, return both sts recently worked to LH needle, turn work.
Avoid tugging or stretching needles tips apart when turning.

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