Simply Socks
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Learn to knit a pair of comfy socks that fit.
From the column DIY: Wear It
A Small Glossary of Terms:
- RS right side
- WS wrong side
- k knit
- p purl
- k2tog knit two stitches together
- p2tog purl two stitches together
- ssk slip two stitches knitwise individually, then knit them together through the back of the loop
- sl slip a stitch purlwise
- * * anything between these symbols is meant to be repeated
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