Slytherin Sock Syndicate

  Day 23 Canis Minor Canis Minor is a small constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere. In the second century, it was included as an asterism, or pattern, of two stars in Ptolemy’s 48 constellations, and it is counted among the 88 modern constellations. Its name is Latin for “lesser dog”, in contrast to Canis Major, the “greater dog”; both figures are commonly represented as following the constellation of Orion the hunter. Canis Minor contains only two stars brighter than the fourth magnitude, Procyon (Alpha Canis Minoris), with a magnitude of 0.34, and Gomeisa (Beta Canis Minoris), with a magnitude of 2.9. The constellation’s dimmer stars were noted by Johann Bayer, who named eight stars including Alpha and Beta, and John Flamsteed, who numbered fourteen. Procyon is the eighth-brightest star in the night sky, as well as one of the closest. Prompt 2 rounds on Sock B Using a dark colour for the back ground and a light colour for the two stars of your choosing , or a ight and dar

DAY 22 3 rounds on sock B Sagitta is a  distinctive constellation in the northern sky. Its name is Latin for 'arrow', not to be confused with the significantly larger constellation Sagittarius 'the archer'. It was included among the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd-century astronomer Ptolemy, and it remains one of the 88 modern constellations defined by the International Astronomical Union.  Gamma Sagittae is the constellation's brightest star. Epsilon, Zeta, and Theta Sagittae are each multiple stars whose components can be seen in small telescopes. V Sagittae is a cataclysmic variable—a binary star system composed of a white dwarf accreting mass of a donor star that is expected to go nova and briefly become the most luminous star in the Milky Way and one of the brightest stars in our sky around the year 2083. Two star systems in Sagitta are known to have Jupiter-like planets, while a third—15 Sagittae—has a brown dwarf companion. The ancient Greeks called Sagit

*Day 21 - 4 rows on Sock A Today, I present the Scorpius constellation for my final day of this year's sock.  Lying in the southern sky, this constellation can best be viewed in mid-July around 21:00.  According to Constellation Guide ,  "In Greek mythology, the constellation Scorpius was identified with the scorpion that stung Orion, the mythical hunter. The two constellations lie opposite each other in the sky, and Orion is said to be fleeing from the scorpion as it sets just as Scorpius rises." Prompt Knit day 21 of this CHART in two colors of your choosing.  For toe-up socks, start at the bottom right at 1. For cuff-down socks, start at the top left at 1. The gray stitches are omitted for the 68-st sock and included for the 72-st sock.

Horologium is one of the 14 constellations named by  French astronomer   Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille . He surveyed the sky in the 1700's.  It ranks 58th in size out of the 88 constellations. Horologium is supposed to represent a pendulum clock, though the dim stars here are not particularly distinctive.  Observers in the Southern Hemisphere can see the constellation best throughout December. Prompt: 5 Rounds on Sock A Today's chart represents clock faces bouncing through the sky. Using sky blue and a dark contrasting color follow the chart found here .  For toe-up socks, start at the bottom right at 1. For cuff-down socks, start at the top left at 1. The gray stitches are omitted for the 68-st sock and included for the 72-st sock.

  Day 19 Equuleus Equuleus is a faint constellation located just north of the celestial equator. Its name is Latin for “little horse”, a foal. It was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy, and remains one of the 88 modern constellations. It is the second smallest of the modern constellations (after Crux), spanning only 72 square degrees. It is also very faint, having no stars brighter than the fourth magnitude. Prompt 6 rows sock B Using an neutral colour (or your chosen colour) for the horse coat and White to represent the horse shoes. knit the  Chart  linked. For toe up socks , remember to start at the bottom right hand corner and for cuff down socks start at the top left corner. OR using the colours knit your rounds in helical knitting. Size 72, knit the entire chart. Size 68, knit to the one pink coloured lines marked at 34. Size 62, knit from both pink coloured lines marked at 3 to 34.

 DAY 18 Columba - the dove Columba is a constellation designated in the late sixteenth century. Its name is Latin for dove. In 1592 AD, Petrus Plancius first depicted Columba on the small celestial planispheres of his large wall map to differentiate the 'unformed stars' of the large constellation Canis Major. Columba is also shown on his smaller world map of 1594 and on early Dutch celestial globes. Plancius named the constellation Columba Noachi ("Noah's Dove"), referring to the dove that gave Noah the information that the Great Flood was receding. This name is found on early 17th-century celestial globes and star atlases. Prompt 7 rounds on sock B using a dove colour (white, off white or grey) and a contrasting background use the chart found HERE