Shermer Socks DK

This is a DK weight version of my Shermer Socks, based off of the 5 characters from The Breakfast Club. You have a brain, an athlete, a basketcase, princess and a criminal; all joined together through their experience at Shermer High School Saturday detention.

This sock is knit top down with a shadow wrap heel and a wedge toe. You can substitute another heel and toe if you would like, but the MC yarn amounts may change. It is written for magic loop, with N1 being the front of the leg/foot/toe and N2 being the back of the leg/heels/foot/toe. At the color changes their are some special rounds to make this sock a lot of fun to knit. It is great for mini skeins or leftover DK sock yarn.

Small stripes sample knit size 3 with MC from Legacy Fiber Artz DK ‘Espresso Beans’ 30g and 10 pack of 20g mini skeins from Yarn Cafe Creations in DK Merino Sock ‘Breakfast Club’ 5-9g each color. The color block version was knit size 3 with a DK weight sock set from Moonglow Yarn Co ‘Mountain Meadow’ 30g MC and 10-11g from each mini.

Materials:

Yarn for all over sock stripes

20-50g/48-122 yds DK weight yarn (MC) for cuffs/heels/toes

Up to 10 20g/48 yds DK weight minis/scraps (use between 5 and 20g total depending on size and how many colors)

Yarn for color block socks

20-50g/48-122 yds DK weight yarn (MC) for cuffs/heels/toes

5-10 10g-20g/24-48yds DK weight minis/scrapes

US #2/2.75mm 32” or longer circular needle, or size needed to obtain gauge

(Optional) US #2.5/3mm 32” or longer circular needle, or 0.25mm larger than gauge size needles

Gauge:

26 sts and 32 rnds = 4”/10 cm in stockinette stitch in the round on US #2/2.75mm needles with DK weight yarn

Sizes:

Sizes: 1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7) = 40 (44, 48, 52, 56, 60, 64) sts around.

Actual sock circumference: 6.2 (6.8, 7.4, 8, 8.6, 9.2, 9.8)”

To Fit: 6.8 (7.5, 8.1, 8.8, 9.5, 10.1, 10.8)” around ball of foot. *(You want your sock to have about 10% negative ease around and 5% negative ease for length.)