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Sausalito Stirrup Socks
Lion Brand® Amazing®
Pattern Number: 90667AD Stay on your toes with these beautiful striped yoga/pedicure socks! Pattern available in maxi and midi lengths.

SKILL LEVEL:  Easy +
SIZE: Varies
Woman's Medium in two lengths: Mini (Maxi) Mini About 9 in. (23 cm) circumference, about 7 in. (18 cm) long Maxi About 13 in. (33 cm) circumference (at widest point), about 21 in. (53 cm) long Socks are meant to fit with negative ease - sock circumference should be less than body measurement for a snug fit.

CORRECTIONS: None

MATERIALS

825-206 Amazing Yarn: Arcadia

Medium green, burnt orange, deep blue, and dark red


Quantity needed: 1 Skeins
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Alternative Quantity: (2)

Lion Brand Knitting Needles- Size 8 [5 mm]
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Lion Brand Crochet Hook - Size H-8 (5 mm)
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Lion Brand Large-Eye Blunt Needles (Set of 6)
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GAUGE:
16 sts = 4 in. in St st (k on RS, p on WS). BE SURE TO CHECK YOUR GAUGE. When you match the gauge in a pattern, your project will be the size specified in the pattern and the materials specified in the pattern will be sufficient. If it takes you fewer stitches and rows to make a 4 in. [10 cm] square, try using a smaller size hook or needles; if more stitches and rows, try a larger size hook or needles.
Exact gauges is not imporant to this project.

STITCH EXPLANATION:
kfb (knit in front and back) Knit next st without removing it from left needle, then k through back of same st - 1 st increased.



STITCH EXPLANATION
K2, p2 Rib (multiple of sts)
Row 1: *K2, p2; rep from * across.


Row 2: K the knit sts and p the purl sts.


Rep Row 2 for K2, p2 Rib.

NOTES:
Finishing requires ability to single crochet.


INSTRUCTIONS



SOCKS (make 2)
Beg at lower edge, cast on 36 sts.


Row 1: K1, p2, work in K2, p2 Rib to last st, k1.


Row 2: P1, work in K2, p2 Rib to last 3 sts, k2, p1.


Rows 3 and 4: Rep Rows 1 and 2.


Change to St st (k on RS, p on WS) and work for about 2 in.

(5 cm), end with a WS row.


Shape Heel Slit
Row 1: Bind off 17 sts, k to end.


Row 2: P to end then cast on 17 sts over bound off sts of previous row.



Mini Size ONLY
Work even in St st for about 3 1/2 in.

(9 cm), ending with a WS row.


Rep Rows 1-4.

Bind off.



Maxi Size ONLY
Work even in St st for about 2 in.

(5 cm), ending with a WS row.


Next Row (Inc Row): K1, kfb, k to last 2 sts, kfb, k1 - 38 sts.


Next 7 Rows: Work even in St st.


Rep last 8 rows 7 more times - 52 sts after all incs have been worked.

Work even in St st until piece measures about 20 in.

(51 cm) from beg.

Rep Rows 1-4.

Bind off.



FINISHING (both sizes)
Sew seam.

With crochet hook, single crochet evenly spaced around heel slit.

Weave in ends.

ABBREVIATIONS / REFERENCES
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ch-space = space previously made
dc = double crochet
rep = repeat(s)(ing)
sk = skip
sp(s) = space(s)
st(s) = stitch(es)
beg = begin(s)(ning)
inc = increas(e)(s)(ing)
k = knit
p = purl
RS = right side
St st = Stockinette stitch
st(s) = stitch(es)
WS = wrong side


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