Learn to knit a classic pair of socks from toe to cuff with this pattern and video tutorial. The socks are worked using the two circulars method for knitting small circumferences in the round. They have a mock short-row toe and heel worked in contrasting colors, a striped Stockinette stitch foot and leg, and a k1p1 rib cuff finished with a sewn bind-off. The accompanying video tutorial walks through each of these steps in detail.
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Details
Sizing
1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8) (9, 10, 11)
To Fit Foot Circumference:
5.5 (6, 6.5, 7.5, 8) (8.5, 9, 9.5) (10, 10.5, 11) in
[14 (15.5, 16.5, 19, 20) (21.5, 22.5, 24) (25, 26.5, 27.5) cm]
Sock Circumference:
5 (5.5, 6, 6.5, 7) (7.5, 8, 8.5) (9, 9.5, 10) in
[12.5 (14, 15, 16.5, 17.5) (19, 20, 21.5) (22.5, 24, 25) cm]
Leg and foot length are adjustable.
Intended to be worn with approximately 1 in [2.5 cm] negative ease for adults and 0.5 in [1.5 cm] for children.
Yarn
These socks are knit with Knit Picks Hawthorne yarn (a nice sturdy sock yarn available in a nice range of colors).
Amounts listed below are approximate. Total yarn requirements will vary depending on desired foot width, foot length, and leg length.
Fingering weight yarn [Craft Yarn Council Super Fine 1]
One 100g skein is plenty for most sock sizes. For contrast toes and heels, a 20g mini-skein of each color should be sufficient.
Shown in:
Knit Picks Hawthorne (357 yds/326 m, 3.5 oz/100 g, 80% superwash fine highland wool, 20% polyamide): 1 skein each Compass Kettle Dye, Delphinium Kettle Dye, Spark Speckle
Needles
Two US 1 [2.25 mm] 24 in [60 cm] circular needles for the two circulars method
Use the needle size you need to achieve gauge.
Gauge
32 sts & 40 rnds = 4 in [10 cm] in Stockinette stitch
Gauge influences the size of your finished piece and the yardage needed for the project.
Notions
locking stitch marker, stitch markers (3), tapestry needle
Techniques
Knitting on two circulars
Provisional cast on
Sock techniques (mock short row heel and toe)
Tutorial
New to sock knitting on two circulars? Here’s a full video tutorial:
https://youtu.be/jmwLXYW7Ngk