Christmas Knee Socks
Started out with Judy Becker’s cast on with 14 stitches and worked my normal increases and foot. Now I’ll look at the pattern 🙂
Started out with Judy Becker’s cast on with 14 stitches and worked my normal increases and foot. Now I’ll look at the pattern 🙂
| Began | November 17, 2009 |
| Finished | December 24, 2009 |
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| Edited | December 29, 2009 |
| Pattern URL | Anne Diamond Knee Socks by 30411 |
| Made for | me |
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