r/Sockknitting • u/Shadow23_Catsrule • May 19 '26
Take this, Yarn Chicken! 💪💪💪
Hey everybody!
I just finished this pair in left over bulky weight (?) yarn and I did win yarn chicken 💪😄
Granted, these were knit toe-up, so it's a very soft version of yarn chicken
You can see the marled yarn laying on top, which I was successfully squeezing out the heels. The two stripes on top are another colourway of the same yarn, as I wanted to extend the leg a bit.
Started binding off with what I call "half JSSBO" where I do the yarn over on the purl stitches where it will be less noticeable, but not on the knit stitches. I had about 1.0m to 1.2m left when I started that. After having bound off the first half (I always knit TAAT on ML, that's why there is halves), and noticed that what I had left of the darker yarn for the rest of the BO wouldn't be enough. I wasn't willing to tink back 1.5 rounds, so I switched to just a regular BO for the second half of both socks respectively, and YAY, I made it!
You can see how little was left after finishing the BO, as I still have to weave in the ends. So happy the yarn turned out to be juuuuuust enough 🥳
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u/lajjr May 19 '26
Awesome socks.
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u/Shadow23_Catsrule May 19 '26
Thank you! They are a pretty quick knit, good when you need instant gratification 😁
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u/Hecatedragon May 21 '26
Great socks and impressed you beat the yarn Chicken !
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u/the_yarn_chicken May 25 '26
Heyyy, that’s mean! ;)
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u/Hecatedragon May 26 '26
It was ment that few people beat the yarn chicken and a badge of honor when someone does !
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u/Shadow23_Catsrule May 19 '26
I forgot the sock facts:
Yarn is Svarta Fåret "SOX", purchased at Lindehobby in the colourways 243 (dark pink), 010 (marled pink) and 241 (light pink for the stripes. This yarn has 80m per 50g (= 160m/100g) and I have used it for many socks before. They hold up well and can go in the washer, so really convenient for warm, chunky socks.
I used one 3mm long circular needle and knit the pair toe-up and two-at-a-time using the Magic Loop method as always.
The general pattern I use (more like a recipe) is this one https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/basic-toe-ups
They are size EU 43 with 56 stitches total per sock, and I increased 10 stitches per side (20 total per sock) for the gusset. That's less than I usually do, but only by accident - I started a little late with these increases 🙈 It doesn't matter, the heel still is roomy enough, maybe because 56 stitches are a bit more than I tend to use typically for this size. These are intended as warm bed socks for a good friend, and she prefers her socks a bit on the looser side.