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Colettikins Socks

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I’ve mentioned my Sock Equivalent theory–that for any given pattern, I seem to have the attention span/will to go on for about one Sock Equivalent: One whole sock, two half socks, and (luckily for my kids) two kids socks. So here’s the first pair: Colettikins–not new at all.

Colettikins Socks
Yarn: One strand Lorna’s Laces Shepherd Sport in Mt. Creek, one strand Baby Ull or equivalent washable fingering-weight wool.
Pattern: My own. Toe-up, magic cast-on, winding 2×1 ribbing. Cuff is 1×1 rib with a ruffled bind off.

CO 16 stitches. Increased to about 40 stitches. Top of foot worked in 2×1 winding rib as follows (stockinette of sole):
Round 1 and all even rows - (K2, P1) across
Round 3 - (LT, P1) across
Round 5 - (RT, P1) across
Repeat pattern until cuff–once heel is turned (I used the “Riverbed” pathway from Cat Bordhi’s New Pathways for Sock Knitters, which is also where I learned Judy’s Magic Cast-On, which is totally worth the price of admission.) you can continued the pattern all the way around, adding or removing a stitch or two if needed to get your multiple of three for the K2, P1 rib.
Cuff–Switch to K1, P1 ribbing and knit for a suitable length. To create ruffle, work one round as follows”
K1FB around
Then bind off. The major advantage of the ruffle (aside from the over-the-top cute factor) is that it will make it nearly impossible to bind off too tightly.

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