As the seasons change, we reach back into the sock drawer, and those knitted stitches fill us with warmth. A circular sock machine lets us quickly create knitted tubes, and once you’ve built up your skills, you can start cranking fully hemmed socks on your circular sock machine (CSM) in a rainbow of colours. If you’ve worked through the basic pattern and are looking for your next CSM adventure, discover Felicia Lo’s new Classic Cabin Socks pattern.
CRANKING THE CLASSIC CABIN SOCKS
With the skills you learned in the Circular Sock Knitting: Foundations course, you may be ready to crank your next favourite pair. The Classic Cabin Socks were inspired by the coziness of a rustic cabin on a cold day, with warm socks on your feet. They bring back that slow weekend feeling of relaxing, warm and snug, at home.
These socks are knit from the cuff down and start with a hung hem. Both the heel and toe use the “No Wrap Heel” method. The heel is worked deep, and the toe is worked over half of the needles.
For the sample socks, Felicia chose our soft and strong SweetGeorgia Tough Love Sock yarn. She used Silver as the Main Colour (MC) and Birch as Complementary Colour 1 (CC1), then added a fun stripe of Cassis as Complementary Colour 2 (CC2). You only need a small amount of CC2, so you can pick your favourite contrasting shade in a SweetGeorgia Tough Love Sock Micro-Skein.
We named this combo Winter Porch because it reminded us of a sunny winter day spent cozied up in your woolens on the porch. We also put together a few other combos that shine with this pattern. Blue Canoe (MC), Birch (CC1), and Mandarin (CC2) take us to a cool Campfire Morning, and Garden Gate stays close to home with Sage (MC), Snowfall (CC1), and Chili Pepper (CC2).
(note: this photo shows CC colours as mini-skeins, however micro-skeins better match the yardage needed)
Learn the Foundations of CSM Sock Knitting
At the School of SweetGeorgia, Felicia Lo guides you through the essentials of using your CSM at her Circular Sock Machine: Foundations online course. If you are new to working with a circular sock machine, the online video lessons and workbook help you to understand the anatomy of your machine. Walking you through everything from setup to creating cast-on bonnets and heel snakes, Felicia also shares her best tips to develop your CSM knitting confidence.
CSM Classic Cabin Socks
Equipment
- 1 Circular Sock Machine
- Additional tools: Heel forks, stem weights, pick tool, cast-on bonnet, buckle, darning needle, waste yarn, ravel cord
- Optional: Slotted yarn carrier — adjust cylinder size if necessary to obtain your ideal gauge
Materials
- 1 skein SweetGeorgia Tough Love Sock in Silver
- 1 skein SweetGeorgia Tough Love Sock in Birch
- 1 micro-skein SweetGeorgia Tough Love Sock Micro-Skein in Cassis
Instructions
- Download the pattern/recipe from either the School of SweetGeorgia course or the online SweetGeorgia shop.
- Cast on with a Cast-On Bonnet and the cylinder size you have. Don't forget to add weights.
- Follow the instructions to hang the hem and swap colours between CC1 and CC2.
- Swap to MC, and crank the leg to the desired length. Ensure that you move the weights as needed while knitting the sock
- Use the recipe instructions to make a short row, deep heel, moving unwanted needles out of the way and changing to CC1 as instructed.
- Change to MC yarn. Crank the foot to the desired length, changing yarn to CC1
- Follow the short row toe instructions, then remove the sock and graft the toe.
- Repeat for the second sock. Wet block the socks, let dry fully, and enjoy!
Notes
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