Sentimental Socks

3 generations of love,

In a photo of me as a child.

Me in a jumper by mum, my son reflected back and I smile.

The expression I wear, a focused stare, is one I have seen from our boy,

And the jumper made, of wool and of care,

Wraps the reflection in joy.

The Sentimental socks begin at the cuff with a cosy rib and moves into a striking yet simple eyelet and cable like pattern, you won’t need a cable needle though. The pattern contains three sizes, small, medium, and large and is knitted top down with a slip stitch heel and a flap and gusset construction. They end with a rounded toe. There’s enough detail in the pattern to keep the knitting interesting, but nothing that should be too tricky for a new sock knitter to master. This timeless design would look beautiful in almost any yarn, a tonal or lightly speckled yarn will really show off the stitches.

Sizes

S (M, L) the sizes are measured on leg and foot circumference as the length of the foot is adjustable

Finished Measurements

Leg length 12.5cm / 5” from the cuff to the start of the heel Leg and foot circumference 15cm / 6” (18cm / 7”, 20cm / 8”)

Gauge

32 sts and 48 rows per 4 inches/10 centimetres in stocking stitch worked in the round

Yarn

You will need approximately 70g (80g,100g) of fingering weight yarn I used The Wool Barn Cashmere Sock in the Pink Coral colourway

Needles

A set of 2.25mm needles for knitting a small circumference in the round or size needed to obtain gauge.

Please note - this stitch pattern does make your sock quite snug. Consider going up a needle size if you think this will be an issue.

Notions

Stitch markers - different coloured ones may help Darning needle to sew in your ends

Cable needle - optional