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What you'll need
| Hand Circumference, in: | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|
| West Yorkshire Spinners Signature 4 Ply | ||
West Yorkshire Spinners Signature 4 Ply
| 1 | 1 |
| Paintbox Yarns Socks | ||
Paintbox Yarns Socks
| 1 | 1 |
| Tools & Other Supplies | ||
| US 1 (2.25mm) Double Pointed Needles – 6" (15cm) (opens in a new tab) | ||
| US 1 (2.25mm) Circular Needles – 32" (80cm) (opens in a new tab) | ||
Product Details
"Sock tubes are the new black thing!"
–Dean F. Wilson, Skyshaker Author 1987-present
What’s a sock tube? It’s a tube made from a single skein of fingering weight yarn on a circular sock machine (CSM). They are usually made with a selvage or scrap yarn on each end that is easily unraveled to being using live stitches to knit.
CSMs are becoming much more available for the home knitter. And getting a sock tube “cranked” by an indie dyer or a friend, can have a knitter on the way to having a pair of socks much more quickly. Adding a heel, toe and cuff is a fast enterprise.
But what about the leftover tubes? Or what if your sock drawer is overflowing. Here’s another option for working up a sock tube into a pair of fingerless mitts or a pair of mittens.
The pattern is written for a tube made from a circular sock machine. The pattern assumes you do not need to knit the tube and already have one in your possession.
- Brand
- Independent Designer
- Craft
- Knitting
- Designer
- Cori Eichelberger
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- Format
- Downloadable PDF
- Language
- English
- Notes
- Cranked Sock Tubes are available from: Knit Spin Farm; Ritual Dyes; Lift Bridge Yarns; Candy Shoppe Yarns; Cranky Sock Maker; Old Rusted Chair
- Number of patterns
- 1
- Pages
- 4
- Skill Level
- Beginner
- Yarn Weight
Light Fingering
