Amy is my youngest sons girlfriend, who also happens to be one of my daughters best friends, we LOVE her! I thought it was time to make her a pair of socks, she is a big crafter, she quilts and makes wonderful articles of clothing with reclaimed fabric, so these scrap yarn socks seemed like the perfect fit for her. She loves them!
20 Scrap Yarn Socks
Pattern: from Leftover Sock Yarn Socks — Knitting Squirrel
Made for: Amy
Craft: knit
Size: 64 stitches
Needle: 2.25 mm
Yarn: 10-15 colours of about 10 grams each of scrap yarn.
Notes: First stripe is cast on plus 3. Then 5 stripes of each colour.
I followed the advice in the pattern to weave my ends in as I went, because there were so many of them! To do this, I wove in the tail of the yarn of the previous section on the first round, then the tail end of the yarn of the current section on the second round. I wanted to make it feel a bit less bulky. I also followed the advice to do a jogless join, I used this method – How to do the Jogless Jog — Knitting Squirrel
15 stripes for leg.
Work 32 rows for heel flap to end with 18 sts after heel turn.
Pick up and knit 16 stitches plus one more in the gap for each side of gusset. Knit into the back loop for 2nd side of gusset.