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Impulse testing

A couple of months ago Sally put out a call for test knitters for the Treetops jumper and a pair of 8 ply socks. I decided against the socks, because I would only wear them around the house, I didn't have the yarn, I'm trying to limit my sock knitting, and they are toe up and I didn't have the needle size in DPNs and I keep saying I'm going to knit a dress. But on sick day number two I "accidentally" responded to a message asking if anyone else wanted to join the test knit.

I decided to use the few grams of HalfBaked HandDyed yarn left over from Treetops and the hat I made afterwards, and some matching really pretty Spotlight "cashmere" that Kris destashed last year. And then I knit the socks. I reversed the detailing on the toe of the second sock, because apparently I'm unwilling to follow directions, even for a test knit. I think it looks very pretty. 

It's very well written pattern, and, even though it's toe up, they have a heel flap and gusset without having to pick up stitches. Clever!
I used ALL of then HalfBaked yard, including unravelling my swatch, which is a very satisfying feeling. The yarn amounts are actually a bit mysterious - I weighed both yarns before I started, and when I finished and according to that, I used 64 grams, but when I weighed the actual finished socks, they weigh 77 grams. I double checked the yarns with my obsessively kept Ravelry stash page, and it was correct, so that's all a bit of a mystery.





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  1. ari-atari30 May, 2019

    The socks look very comfortable. Do you know if the pattern already is for sale? What is the name? I have some thicker wool for socks and would like to try the toe-up with heel flap.

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  2. Sharondoubleknit30 May, 2019

    They are great. They are going to be released next month (I think). The designer Sally is on Ravelry here. https://www.ravelry.com/people/sallyravels

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