Pattern: (name, author, source) Vortical by Phoenix Bess from Knotions Winter 2008 issue [My Ravelry Project Page]
Size(s): (to fit) 9″ circumference, 9.25″ foot length
Yarn: (name, fibre, weight, colour) Sock it to me Puzzle in yellow/pink/blue/fair isle colour 719, sock-weight, wool/nylon designed to out-last the cockroaches and Cher, 60 g total (276 yards/252 m)
Needles: (size, material, style) 2 x 2.75 mm aluminium circular needles
Knitting style: (for stitch patterns) English for toe, foot and leg, combination for heel and ribbing
Heel and toe style: Toe-up; Judy’s magic cast on for toe, standard wedge toe, wrapped short row heel
Modifications: Knit toe-up with short row heel
Notes: Really simple, easy to memorise sock pattern which works well with self-striping and handpainted yarns.
The socks really, really want to bias so when they are on the foot, the instep pattern is desperate to skip off your foot!
Anyway, I’ve sucessfully completed another pair for the Sockdown Challenge on Ravelry (this was January’s challenge of a sock pattern from an online magazine)!
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