The yarn: Koigu KPM, premium merino wool, hand dyed. Knit on 2.5 mm addi dp needles, the fabric is nice and sturdy. It's my first time using it for socks (this is what I used it for last time), and I know I will many more times in the future.
The pattern: my standard fave from Cat Bordhi, Coriolis. I used 64 sts as mid-circumference, but I think next time I will try 60 sts since I think they are wee bit loose on my foot. I added a couple of stitches to the coriolis band for a bit of width, here are my modifications:
On the first sock, I placed marker A 4 sts before end of instep. Round 1: knit until 2 sts before A, k2tog, sl m, k2, kfb, k to end. Round 2,3: knit to 2 sts past A, kfb, k to end.
On the second sock, place marker B 4 sts after start of instep. Round 1 1: knit to 4 sts before B, kfb, k3, sl m, ssk, k to end. Round 2,3: knit to 4 sts before B, kfb, k to end.
This time I thought I would stop at anklet length to add a little variety to my sock selection. Which means I only went about one-quarter into the second skein.....think I will use the leftovers as a heel and toe with some dark grey Koigu for the body of another sock. Waste not!
Still Bloglines is not updating your blog for me! Anyhoo, great quilting squares! They are really nice, and I love the socks too!
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