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April'12, 1981 - July 21, 2011: During this period, 355 men and women blasted off this planet aboard"U.s., space shuttles. Columbia, Challenger, Discovery, Endeavor, and Atlantis, traveling a cumulative total of over 537 million miles on .134' missions. As a star-gazing, Tang-drinking kid, .seeing the shuttle launch, even on TV, was a thrill and an inspiration..The Wee Tiny Space sock and Wee Tiny Shuttle Blocker celebrate this era'of science and discovery, and all the people who took part. The sock features eight planets, which 'may looklike a challenging endeavor, but. you'll discover that they follow just 2 patterns: the terrestrial: planets are afterthought bobbles, and the gas giants are little sock toes that never grew up to become socks.
Materials
Main color (MC): Dream in Color Starry MC: Black Parade/black, 12 yards Contrast colors (CC): KnitPicks Palette CCl: Semolina/yellow, 4 yards CC2: Cream/white, 5 yds CC3: Sky/blue, 3 yds CC4: Grass/green, 1 yd CC5: Masala/rust, 2 yds Set of 4 US size 1(2.25 mm） DPNsTapestry needle for weaving in ends and sewing on gas giants
Asbreviaeions
Kfb Knit through the front and then the back leg of the stitch (l st increased) K2tog Knit 2 together S1 Slip the st, purlwise unless otherwise indicated W&T Wrap and turn On a knit row: Bring the working yarn to the front, slip the next st purlwise, bring the yarn to the back again, turn work, slip the first st purlwise. On a purl row: Bring the working yarn to the back, slip the next st purlwise, bring the yarn to the front again, turn work, slip the first st purlwise. YO Yarn over.
Becin Pattern
Using CC1, cast on 4 sts. Slide these 4 sts to the opposite end of the needle, and pull working yarn across the back as for i-cord. Kfb 4 times. 8 sts on the needle. Divide sts among 3 needles. Join for knitting in the round. Round 1, 3, 5, 7: K all sts. Round 2: (Kfb, kl) four times. (12 sts) Round 4: (Kfb, k2) four times. (16 sts) Round 6: (Kfb, k3) four times. (20 sts) Round 8: (Sll, kl) to end of round. Round 9: (Sl1, k3) to end of round. Round 10-18: K all sts.
Short Row Heel + Lec
Arrange the first 10 sts of the round on needle 1. Divide the remaining 10 between needles 2 and 3. Row 1-2: K9, w&t, p8, w&t. Row 3-4: K7, w&t, p6, w&t. Row 5-6: K5, w&t, p4, w&t. Row 7-8: K3, w&t, p2, w&t. Row 9-10: K3, w&t, p4, w&t. Row 11-12: K5, w&t, p6, w&t Row 13-14: K7, w&t, p8, w&t. Continuing knit all sts until leg portion measures 1-1/2 inches from the top of the heel section, about 22 rows. Next round: (K2tog, yo) to end of round. Knit 3 more rounds, and without binding off, break MC yarn leaving a 6-8" tail. Transfer all sts from the needles to a piece of waste yarn. Turn the sock inside out, and using the yarn tail, sew one st at a time to the inside of the sock. At this point, weave in ends from the CCl used in the toe and for MC. It would be hard to do this later when all the planets have been added.
Terrestrial planets
There are 4 terrestrial planets, Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars. They are all worked in the same way, but using different yarn combinations. For Mercury, the littlest one and closest to the Sun, use a single strand of white. For Venus, the second planet, use a strand of white and a strand of yellow held together. For Earth, use 3 strands held together, one each of white, blue, and green. For Mars, the fourth and final terrestrial planet, use 2 strands of rust held together. Using the combination of yarn listed above for each planet, cast on 2 sts. Row l: Kfb, kl. Row 2: P3. Row 3: K2tog, kl Break yarn and thread through remaining 2 sts. Tie cast on and bind off tails together, and using a tapestry needle, pull all tails through the sock in the location indicated in the photos. Turn the sock inside out and tie the tails for each planet in an overhand knot, sliding it up to inside of the sock. Trim the tails to %" or so. Alternatively, you could weave in all those ends, but there are a lot of ends!
Gas Giants
There are four gas giant planets, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Again, they are all worked in the same way, but with different yarn combinations. For Jupiter, 1 strand each of rust and white held together. For Saturn, 2 strands of yellow held together. For both Uranus and Neptune, 1 strand of blue. For gas giants, begin the same way as for the toe of the sock, up to Round 2. Then, knit 2 more rounds, and bind off all sts purlwise. Thread cast on tail inside of the planet - this can be used as stuffing. Add a little more yarn, or trim if necessary, to get the right amount of stuffing. Using the bind off tails, sew Jupiter and Saturn to the sock in the positions shown in the photos. Next make Saturn's ring: Using 2 strands of white held together, cast on 2 sts and work in i-cord for about 2-1/2 inches - hold it over Saturn to make sure it is the right length. Break yarn and thread through the 2 sts to bind off. Using cast on and bind off tails, sew ring into place and weave tails in on the inside of the sock. Now, sew on Uranus and Neptune as shown in the photos. If desired, add a French knot in white on one of the picot tips of the hem for our favorite ex-planet.
