Mash Potato by Verena Cohrs

Mash Potato

Knitting
October 2016
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
32 stitches and 44 rows = 4 inches
in the round in Main Stitch Pattern on 2.25 mm / US 1 needle, after blocking
US 1 - 2.25 mm
328 - 459 yards (300 - 420 m)
1 (2, 3, 4, 5) [Finished foot circumference 17.5 (18.75, 20, 21.25, 22.5) cm / 7 (7.5, 8, 8.5, 9)", recommended to be worn with 0-2.5 cm / 0-1” of negative ease]
English
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PATTERN INFO

SIZES
1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (Finished foot circumference 17.5 (18.75, 20, 21.25, 22.5) cm / 7 (7.5, 8, 8.5, 9)“, recommended to be worn with 0-2.5 cm / 0-1” of negative ease)

YARN
Retrosaria Mondim (fingering-weight; 100% wool; 385 metres / 421 yards per 100g)

1-2 skeins (shown in 201), depending on how long you’ll want to make the foot and leg of your socks

GAUGE
32 stitches x 44 rounds = 10 x 10 cm (worked in the round in Main Stitch Pattern on 2.25 mm / US 1 needle, after blocking)

NEEDLES
2.25 mm / US 1 circular needle (or needle size to obtain gauge) with a cable length of at least 60 cm / 24”

NOTIONS
Blocking tools (optional), darning needle, scrap yarn or stitch holder, stitch markers, tape measure

TECHNIQUES
Judy’s Magic Cast-On, Magic Loop, Short Rows, Toe-up

The pattern includes instructions for both a gusset & heel flap option and a short-row heel option.

CONTRIBUTORS
Photography: Melinda Dela Costa
Model: Anna Mauz
Sample knitting: Julia Arlt
Tech editing: Amelia Hodsdon