Frost Aster by Becky Wilkins

Frost Aster

Knitting
December 2013
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
32 stitches and 46 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette
US 1 - 2.25 mm
380 - 645 yards (347 - 590 m)
7.5 (8.5, 9.5)"/19 (21.5, 24) cm
English
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Fool your feet into thinking your socks are more complex than they really are! Frost Asters uses simple techniques to create cables that look difficult but are actually a snap. The ideal showcase for multi-colored yarns--or knit a pair in a solid to really show off the cables.

Construction Notes
These socks are worked from the cuff to the toe with small faux cables in the ribbing and wider ones on the sides. The large cables travel down the foot and join in a point over the toe.

Notions
US 1 (2.25 mm) needles
OR size needed to obtain gauge
5 markers including 1 unique for end of round
tapestry needle

Skills
Knit and purl
k2tog, ssk, p2tog, sk2p
faux cables
picking up sts
short rows
grafting

I want to thank Margot Schips (mango on Ravelry) for providing the technical editing.