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You will learn the magic loop knitting technique while creating a simple pair of socks knitted from the toe up, with an optional, twinned stitch, short row heel.

three 2-hour sessions

Skills needed:

Ability to knit and purl and work in the round. Some previous sock experience is needed or several projects that require working in the round.

Skills learned:

• magic loop knitting technique
• turning a short row heel
• working two socks at one time

Materials:

• 400-450 yards of fingering weight sock yarn divided into two equal weight cakes (or go crazy with the colors as long as you have 2 equal amounts of each yarn)
• US #1 (2.25 mm) or US#1.5 (2.5mm) 40” circular needle
• US #1 (2.25 mm) or US#1.5 (2.5mm) 2 double pointed needles
• tacking cotton thread, waste yarn thread, or row counter
• 2 stitch markers
• tapestry needle
• copies of “Vanilla Socks [Toe up and Afterthought Heel]” and “Fish Lips Kiss Heel”, available on Ravelry
• small amount of fingering weight scrap yarn
• optional – scrap yarn (dk or worsted, and US#5-7 needles of any type to practice techniques)