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Star-Toed Fleegle Socks

This sock pattern and video tutorial has a rounded star toe and a fleegle heel. It uses 100 grams of regular sock yarn, and is sized for women and men.
Pattern + video tutorial, $8 US.

You can add this pattern to your Ravelry queue here.

Men’s size, too!

Sizes: Women and Men, average widths, any shoe size
Needles: Size US 1 (2.5mm), I recommend using double-pointed needles for the toe, then you can stay with the DPNs or switch to the sock knitting needle style you prefer – 9” circulars, or magic loop, or FlexiFlips
Yarn: 100 grams of fingering weight yarn (also called sock yarn or 4ply yarn)
Additional Materials: tapestry needle for weaving ends, four ring stitch markers
Gauge: 8.5 stitches per inch

In the demonstration, I use much bigger needles and thicker yarn to make it easier to see the techniques used.

The yarns I used in my socks:
Solid color women’s socks- Knitologie Cozy Sock, colorway Citrus Squeeze, from a Knitcrate kit
Striped women’s socks – Turtlepurl sock yarn, colorway Paradise with orange toe/heel
The yarn I am using in my pink in-progress socks is Moon Tower Dye Works Trinton Sock in color Lantana.

The poncho on the mannequin is my Rodeo Drive Poncho, pattern and video tutorial here:

Rodeo Drive Poncho

The yarn I used for demonstration (thicker than the pattern requires) is Paintbox Yarns Wool Mix Aran.
The needles I used are Knitter’s Pride Ginger DPNs and ChiaoGoo Blue Shorties.
The needles I use in my in-progress socks are ChiaoGoo Red Shorties (smaller needle sizes than the Blue set).

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Podcast Episode 152 – Hat Not Hate, Knitting Q&A


Our lovely sponsor this week:
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Casey’s interview is with Shira Blumenthal from Hat not Hate. You can find more information and a bunch of free knitting and crochet hat patterns on the Lion Brand website.

Things we talk about in this episode:
Learn to Knit Socks
Toe-Up Socks Using German Short Rows
Bulky Sleep Socks
A good sock pattern after you’ve knit a pair or two – Toe Up Gusset Socks

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Slow Motion Pinhole Cast-On

This cast-on is a way to create stitches when you’re starting at the center of a piece, and knitting out. (You’ll need this cast-on for next week’s new sock tutorial!)

The circular swatch I knit uses the Pi Circle technique, video coming soon!

You can see my other slow-motion videos here.
You can see my regular speed Pinhole Cast-On video here.
The sweater on the mannequin is my Women’s Zippered Letterman’s Jacket, pattern and video tutorial.

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Podcast Episode 151 – Summertime Song and Dance Routine, Knitting Q&A


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Here is my video on Duplicate Stitch, a great choice if you’re looking to embroider on your knits!

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ChiaoGoo Blue Shorties Giveaway

This needle set can be found here.
The red (smaller gauge) set can be found here.

To enter the giveaway, please fill out your email address at first name to sign up for the VeryPink Knits Quarterly Newsletter. (If you are already subscribed to the newsletter, you still need to fill out the form to enter. You won’t receive the newsletter twice unless you use two different email addresses.) You will be sent a confirmation email, please click the “yes, subscribe me to the list” button in the email to complete registration. Note – the confirmation email isn’t always instant, please be patient. The confirmation email may be in your spam folder, please check there.

ChiaoGoo Blue Shorties Giveaway

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The sock yarn I’m using is Moon Tower Dye Works Trinton Sock in color Lantana.
My nail polish is Gelish “It’s a Lily”.
The cowl on the mannequin is my Color My Cowl, free pattern and video tutorial.

Please watch the entire video for instructions on how to enter the giveaway. This contest is open to US and international viewers (customs charges may apply outside the US). The contest is open until midnight (US Central Time), July 24, 2019 and the winner will be announced in video on July 25, 2019. The winning email address will be chosen by random number generator.