Yarn Box: My Little Pony

Another month, another yarn box. This time it was inspired by My Little Pony…brace yourself for an explosion of pretty colours.

Each box contained:

•  An “I ❤ Rainbow Dash” sock blank.
•  A My Little Pony notebook, pencil, pencil sharpener and eraser.
• Some My Little Pony temporary tattoos.
•  A My Little Pony sticker sheet.
•  A My Little Pony organza necklace.
•  Rainbow Dash themed stitch markers handmade by Wychwood Dreams.

For those who also purchased the additional skein they received “Friendship is Magic” on a silver sparkle  sock base.

This isn’t the first time that sock blanks have featured in our boxes and if you’re not sure how they work they check out this post where Mel explains exactly how they work.

If you missed out on the box don’t worry, you can still get your hands on the “I ❤ Rainbow Dash” blank and “Friendship is Magic”. The pre-release sign up form can be found right here. Go on, why not treat yourself!

Doctor Who inspired “The Starry Night” sock pattern

“Look at the sky. It’s not dark and black and without character. The black is, in fact deep blue. And over there: lighter blue and blowing through the blues and blackness the winds swirling through the air and then shining, burning, bursting through: the stars!”

This pattern is written for top down magic loop but can easily be knit using DPNS, and would also work toe up, though the effect will be slightly different.

The pattern is an interpretation of thd Van Gogh quote about. A simple twisting rib replicates the swirling winds while tiny star stitches adorn the side borders and the silver stellina in the yarn, whilst not “bursting through” adds a little shine. 

Materials

2.5mm circular needle
100g/400m preferred sock yarn – the model is done in my own “Vincent and the Doctor” and “Sky Blue”, both available from my Etsy shop.
Darning needle for grafting toe stitches.
Abbreviations
Cdd – centre decrease – slip 2sts, k1, p2sso
K – knit
K3tog – knit 3 together
P – purl
P3tog – purl 3 together
Pb – place bead
PSSO – pass slip st(s) over
Rd – round
Ssk – slip next 2sts (one at a time), slip both together back to left needle and k2tog tbl
St(s) – stitch(es)
Tbl – through back loop
Yo – yarn over needle

Star Pattern (36sts repeat)
Rd1: k18, pb k17
Rd2 (and every alternate rd): k
Rd3: k17, pb, k1, pb, k16
Rd5: k16, pb, k3, pb, k15
Rd7: k15, pb, k5, pb, k14
Rd9: k8, *(pb, k1) four times, k6*, repeat from * to * once
Rd11: k9, pb, k17, pb, k8
Rd13: k11, pb, k13, pb, k10
Rd15: k13, pb, k9, pb, k12
Rd17: k12, pb, k5, pb, k5, pb, k11
Rd19: k11, pb, k4, pb, k3, pb, k4, pb, k10
Rd21: k10, pb, k3, pb, k7, pb, k3, pb, k9
Rd23: k10, pb, k2, pb, k11, pb, k2, pb, k9
Rd24: k

“Swirling Winds” pattern (36sts repeat)
NB. All yo’s are worked tbl to avoid holes.

Rd1: k6, (p1, k1) 3 times, p3, (k1, p1,) 6 times, p4, k5
Rd2: k6, p1, yo, k1, (p1, k1) twice, P3tog, (k1, p1) twice,  k1, (yo, k1) twice, p1, k1, p1, ssk, p4, k5
Rd3: k6, p2, (k1, p1) twice, k3, (p1, k1) three times, k2, (p1, k1) twice, p4, k5
Rd4: k6, p2, yo, (k1, p1) twice, k3tog, (p1, k1) twice, yo, k2tog, (yo, k1) twice, p1, k1, p1, ssk, p3, k5
Rd5: k6, p3, (k1, p1) 6 times, k3, (p1, k1) twice, p3, k5
Rd6: k6, p3, yo, k1, p1, k3tog, (p1, k1) twice, yo, k2tog, p1, k1, (yo, k1) twice, p1, k1, p1, ssk, p2, k5
Rd7: k6, p4, (k1, p1) 9 times, k1, p2, k5
Rd8: k6, p4, yo, k3tog, (p1, k1) twice,  yo, k2tog, (p1, k1) twice, yo, p1, yo, (k1, p1) twice, ssk, p1, k5
Rd9: k6, p5, (k1, p1) 6 times, p2, (k1, p1) 3 times, k5
Rd10: k6, p4, k2tog, (p1, k1) twice, (yo, k1), twice, (p1, k1) twice, p3tog, k1, (p1, k1) twice, yo, p1, k5
Rd11: k6, p4, (k1, p1) 10  times, p1, k5
Rd12: k6, p3, k2tog, (p1, k1) twice, yo, k1, yo, ssk, yo, (k1, p1) twice, cdd, (p1, k1) twice, yo, p2, k5
Rd13: k6, p3, (k1, p1) 10 times, p2, k5
Rd14: k6, p2, k2tog, (p1, k1) twice, (yo, k1) twice, p1, ssk, yo, (k1, p1) twice, cdd, p1, k1, yo, p3, k5
Rd15: k6, p2, (k1, p1)10 times, p3, k5
Rd16: k6, p1, k2tog, (p1, k1) twice, yo, p1, yo, (k1, p1) twice, ssk, yo, (k1, p1) twice, cdd, yo, p4, k5

Cuff

Cast on 72sts, join in the round and work 10 rows twisted rib.

Leg

Rds 1-3: k
Rds 4-28: Work one repeat of of star pattern
Rds 28-38: k

Commence “swirling winds” pattern and continue in pattern as set until sock is approximately 1.5″ shorter than desired length for a “flap” heel or 1″ shorter than desired length for an afterthought or FLK heel (the model is shown with FLK heel).

Heel shaping

As detailed above, this sock lends itself to most forms of heel shaping, feel free to use your preferred method. The heel shaping is worked on 36sts only.

Foot

Continue working in pattern set from leg, working pattern only on the front of the sock, work until sock is 1.5″ shorter than desired length.

Toe shaping

Rd1: *k1, ssk, k to 3 sts before end of front needle, k2tog, k1, repeat from * across back needle sts.
Rd2: k

Repeat rounds 1 and 2 until 36sts remain. Break yarn leaving a long tail and graft toe sts using Kitchener stitch.

Dampen, block, wear, enjoy.

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