The sock is worked toe-up and it has a heel flap and gusset.
I doodle a lot. It’s a coping skill.
The pattern on this sock is something I’ve been doodling since my early teens. Hearts transforming into birds and flying away.
Yarn
Garnstudio DROPS Fabel, 205 m (225 yds)/50 g; 75 % wool, 25 % nylon.
MC #200 Grey 1 ball.
CC #100 Off White, 1 ball.
Needles
3 mm (US 2 1/2) double pointed needles or circular needle for magic loop.
3.5 mm (US 4) double pointed needles or circular needle for magic loop.
Or sizes needed to obtain gauge.
Gauge
33 sts and 40 rows = 10 cm (4 inch) in stockinette stitch worked in the round with 3 mm needles, after light blocking.
29 sts and 33 rows = 10 cm (4 inch) in stranded knitting stockinette stitch in the round with 3.5 mm needles, after light blocking.
Notions
4 Stitch markers
Tapestry needle
Notes
* The pattern on the legs are mirror
images of each other.
* The heel is a
backwards gusset and flap heel.
Sizes
Women Small [Medium, Large]
Foot circumference: 15.75 [18.25, 20.5] cm (6.25 [7.25, 8] inch)
Ankle circumference: 18 [23.5, 27] cm (7 [9.25, 10.5] inch)
Cuff circumference: 24.75 [27.5, 30.25] cm (9.75 [10.75, 12] inch)
Special skills needed
* Knitting in the round with with two
yarns
- Shadow wrap and turn (step by step instructions in the pattern)
- Lifted increases (step by step instructions in the pattern)
The pattern has been tested.
