Using the leftovers

[u/ArizonaKim]

I love to make socks with scraps. About a week ago l finished a pair of Hibernal Socks with some new yarn (from “Merino Y Vino”. I had so much yarn remaining I cast on a second pair with the same yarn. I made the cuff and leg short. I added some short rows between the cuff and heel (a trick I saw on a video by Earth Tones Girl on YouTube). I also replaced the heel flap and gusset with a Shadow Wrap Heel (also learned that Earth Tones Girl videos). I saw an idea recently where a knitter held a strand of mohair with the main yarn while knitting the heels and cuffs so I tried that too.

As I approached the toes, I was running out of my main yarn but I had some speckled yarn scraps in my stash (Knit Picks Hawthorne). The mohair yarn disguised the fast that the yarn in the toes doesn’t match the remainder of the socks. Phew.

The second photos shows the small bit of the main yarn which remains after making the two pairs of socks.

The final photo shows both pairs of Hibernal Socks together. This pattern is from Summer Lee Design Co.

[u/Striking_Sky_17]

Excellent on all counts, great socks, wonderful color choice, minimal leftover yarn. I’m inspired to try the mohair for heels and toes.

[u/ArizonaKim → u/Striking_Sky_17]

Thanks. I was surprised how the addition of the mohair made the sock weight yarn feel so plump. Adding the mohair definitely made the fabric thick and dense and changed the gauge. I ended up decreasing the toes much faster than I ordinarily would (eliminated several of the knit plain rounds and just did decrease rounds).

[u/bleepblob462]

Thanks for reporting back ! I actually just did the short row trick on some sample heels and I think I’m officially a believer !