Loaded German Short Row Socks

This pattern is called “Loaded” because I wanted to use all of the techniques folks have been asking for in a single sock pattern – two at-a-time, magic loop, toe-up, German short rows, fingering (sock) weight yarn, and sized for women and men.

Pattern + video tutorial – $8 US via PayPal.

Sizes: Women and men average width, any shoe size
Needles: Size US 2 (2.75mm) 32” circulars and double-pointed needles (DPNs are ultimately optional)
Yarn: 100 grams of fingering weight yarn (also called sock yarn or 4ply yarn)
Additional Materials: Size G or H crochet hook, a few feet of worsted-weight scrap yarn in a contrasting color, tapestry needle for weaving ends
Gauge: 8.5 stitches per inch in stockinette

If you’d like to add these socks to your Ravelry queue, you can do that here.

The yarn I used in the photo above is Turtlepurl sock yarn, in colorway Rock Paper Scissors Lizard Spock. The in-progress socks in the video is Turtlepurl sock yarn in colorway Tangled Love.

This is a more advanced pattern than many of my sock tutorials. If you’ve never knit socks before, I recommend this pattern/tutorial first, German Short Row Socks.

The double-pointed needles I use are Knitter’s Pride Bamboo. The circulars needles I use are Knitter’s Pride Zing and Addi Turbo.

My nail polish is Gelish, “I Or-kid You Not”.

Podcast Episode 84: Knitting Neurons


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Intricate installation by Neural Knitworks, a structure of almost 2000 knitted, knotted and woven brain neurons!
Pictured: artist Pat Pillai installs the Neural Knitwork with assistance from PhD student Cyrus Tan.

Casey’s website is kcknits.com.
To get your knitting question on the show, just email it to podcast@verypink.com.

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Neural Knitworks on Australia’s Science Week page, where you can download the pattern book.
Details about the Cambridge Science Festival in the UK

My Ravelry Tips videos
Ravelry Project Challenge is posted on the homepage, a few stories down.
Discussion on For The Love of Ravelry forum
Podcast episode, This is Your Brain, This is Knitting

Getting Started with Magic Loop

In this video I demonstrate how to get started using the magic loop technique to knit a small-circumference tube with a long circular needle.

The needles used in my sample are Knitter’s Pride Zing from an interchangeable set.

My nail polish is by Gelish, color “Mauve Your Feet”.

Podcast Episode 82: Coming Unraveled


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Casey’s website is kcknits.com.
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Casey’s interview this week is Emily Felix, the founder of Reunion Yarn and Unraveling Club.
Emily is offering 50% her online course to our podcast listeners, making it only $10 for access to everything! Use the code VERYPINK at Unraveling Club!

Other things we talk about in this episode:
Fiber Farm
Casey’s Tiny Turtle
Abruzzo Yarn (Google “Abruzzo yarn” for more links, this is just one I found.)

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Podcast Episode 81: The Organizational Freak


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Things we talk about in this episode:
Casey has this knitter’s journal that she got before Ravelry.
Ann Bud’s Book The Knitter’s Handy Book of Patterns
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Fisherman’s Rib Hat and Scarf Set

Worsted Weight Hat and Scarf
Sizes: Hat – Small/Medium and Medium/Large (please see note on sizes below); scarf is about 8” wide
Needles: Size US 7 (4.5mm) 16” circulars for hat (or longer circulars if you prefer to use magic loop), size US 7 (4.5mm) double-pointed needles for hat crown (unless you’re using magic loop), size US 8 (5mm) for scarf
Yarn: Any worsted wool (also called Aran or 10 or 12 ply), three 100g hanks, approx. 200 yards (183 meters) each, one hank in each of the three colors you choose, please see notes on yarn amounts below
Additional Materials: tapestry needle for weaving ends, crochet hook for adding fringe (I used a size E/3.5mm)
Gauge: Hat gauge: 18 stitches in Fisherman’s Rib pattern (unstretched, unblocked) = 4 inches (10cm), using size US 7 (4.5mm) needles. Scarf gauge: 16 stitches in Fisherman’s Rib pattern (unstretched, unblocked) = 4” (10cm), using size 8 (5mm) needles.

Fingering Weight Hat and Scarf
Sizes: Hat – Small/Medium and Medium/Large; scarf is about 6” wide
Needles: Size US 2.5 (3mm) 16” circulars for hat (or longer circulars if you prefer to use magic loop), size US 2.5 (3mm) double-pointed needles for hat crown (unless you’re using magic loop), size US 2.5 (3mm) for scarf
Yarn: Any fingering weight yarn, about 50 grams for larger size and 40 grams for smaller size.
Additional Materials: tapestry needle for weaving ends, crochet hook for adding fringe
Gauge: Hat gauge: 23 stitches in Fisherman’s Rib pattern (unstretched, unblocked) = 4 inches (10cm)

Pattern + video tutorial – $5 US via PayPal.

If you would like to add this project to your Ravelry queue, here is the listing on Ravelry.

Note on Hat Sizes: The Small/Medium size will fit most women, and the Medium/Large size will fit most men. The hat is very stretchy – I have a 22.5” (57cm) head measurement, and both hats fit me.
Note on Yarn Amounts: To be sure you have enough yarn, knit the hat first, then knit the scarf using the remaining yarn. The breakdown – the hat uses about 60-65 grams of yarn (143 yards/131 meters). The scarf uses the rest of the yarn, 235-240 grams. The fringe takes about 22 feet (about 7 meters) for each end. If you choose to use fewer than three colors or more than three colors, you will still need three 100 grams hanks of worsted weight yarn for both the hat and scarf.
The Yarn I Used: for the natural colors set in the photo above, I used Knit Picks Simply Wool Worsted, 1 hank each of these three colors – Wallace, Winnie, and Wanda. For the jewel-toned set, I used Knit Picks Preciosa, 1 hank each of these three colors – Captain, Stormy, and Crest. For the dark gray/orange/light gray set, I used Marigold Fibers worsted merino, one hank each in Ash, California Poppy, and Moonlit.

More information about things you’ll see in this video:
My faux fur pompoms are the 4″ size from this Etsy shop.

The plastic button I used is available on Amazon.

The 16″ circulars I use are Knitter’s Pride Zing from an interchangeable set.

The needles I used when demonstrating the scarf are Knitter’s Pride Platinas from an interchangeable set.

My ring stitch marker is from an Etsy shop (not sure which one!). You can find similar markers by searching Etsy for “ring stitch markers”.

My nail polish is by Gelish, color “Mauve Your Feet”.