Sometimes a yarn finds you. This is what happened with Yarn Carnival’s Sci-Fi colorway. I saw the yarn and knew that it was destiny. This yarn would make a stunning pair of socks. Ana, the dyer, says that combination of such bright colors set out against a silvery neutral background was inspired by vintage dramatic science fiction movie posters.

An iconic movie with an epic poster is the cult classic The Man Who Fell to Earth. David Bowie plays a lonely red-headed alien who uses his extra-terrestrial know-how to be a successful business magnate.

The bold reds, oranges, blues and violets of this colorway evoke images of this film and clever star stitch patterning to make the bright colorbursts splash out across the stockinette background of your sock.

Sizing and Gauge:
Small- 7.5”/19cm circumference
Med- 8.5”/ 22cm circumference
Large- 9.5”/ 24cm circumference

18 sts/ 26 rounds per 2”/ 5cm (stockinette unstretched)

Materials:
Assigned Pooling Yarn
100gr/ 400m Yarn Carnival- Strongman Sock – Sci-Fi
2 pairs of 2.5mm (US 1.5) at least 60cm/ 24”
or long circular needle for magic loop or set of 4 dpns
2 stitch markers (per sock)
Large eye needle (for weaving in ends)

Note:
Some knitters may find that the Star Stitch Patterning can be tighter than a stockinette stitch sock. Please remember to keep your tension loose when working the star stitches and slipped stitches.