Round 5 Specs and More

In the interest of being able to start a round on a weekend for a change, we’re giving you all the specs for round 5 on the same day that round 4 was complete.  We’ve got a few other updates for you too.

It was always our intent to allow a bit more time for those not on the fast track to complete their socks and stage them creatively.  That got lost a bit in all of the SM2 frenzy.   In an effort to get that back on track and foment creativity we are stretching out the time for submitting creative entries.  For round 4 you have until 8pm on May 1 to post your pictures and let us all know about them.  We hope that gives all of you interested in using the dyeing technique the time to try it out.

The voting for round 3 will be posted on Friday so if you still have pictures to post – have at it.  Yes, the deadline passed but a few of you mentioned ideas that you didn’t have time to execute and we want to see them.

The Round 5 Specs

The next sock was listed as sock F on the supply list.  The designer used KP Felici yarn and I used Dancing Leaf Sock Hop.  The Sock Hop yarn comes in skeins with about 373yds and I had plenty of it left over.

The gauge is 8 st/12 rows per inch using US 1 (2.25mm) needles.  You’ll also need 20 safety pins per sock – yup, this is your Japanese short row heel.

Expect to see this pattern between about 7 and 10am on Sunday.

ETA – The magic number this round is 3.  Three knitters from each division will get thru.