(TEST IS FULL) TEST CALL: Lyon Memories Socks

TEST IS NOW FULL.

Deadline: 15th-Dec-24

We're starting a test for #lyonmemoriessocks - toe-up construction in fingering weight yarn.

Note that this is an intermediate difficulty pattern. The ability to read charts is required.

Sizes: 1 (2, 3)

Finished foot circumference: 

• 17.5 (20, 22.5) cm
• 7 (8, 9)”

To apply for testing, please fill out this form: https://go.zaneteknits.com/apply-to-test

Other details of the design:

Yarn: Fingering or sock weight, allow approximately:

• 255 (310, 375) m
• 280 (340, 410) yds

Yarn used in sample (size 2) is 1 skein of The Woolly Skein Fingers Crossed (100% Superwash Merino; 400 m [436 yds] / 100 g) in colourway Peace.

Gauge: 32 sts & 38 rows = 10 cm / 4” in Stockinette stitch in the round, blocked.

Suggested needles: 2-2.25 mm (US 0-1), choose the size that achieves the required gauge. These should be circulars or DPNs for small circumference knitting.

Notions: Stitch markers, cable needle, tape measure, removable stitch markers or bobby pins, tapestry needle.

Techniques used: Judy's magic cast-on, lifted increases, cables, lace knitting, Japanese short rows, Tubular bind-off.

Construction notes: The sock begins at the toe with a Judy's Magic Cast On. Toe increases are achieved using lifted increases. The chart is incorporated starting with the instep and is knitted across the top of the foot, while the remainder of the sock is worked in a slip-stitch pattern. After the instep, gusset increases are added to the bottom of the foot. The heel is shaped using Japanese short rows, and the heel flap continues in the slip-stitch pattern. The leg is knitted in the round, maintaining the cable chart pattern across the top. It concludes with a 1x1 twisted rib and a stretchy Tubular Bind-Off.