Golden Foil

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Golden Foil stems from goldfoil, which Gerard Manley Hopkins used to poetically describe lightning.

Golden Foil is a toe-up sock with an easy heel construction and a simple and enjoyable stitch pattern that is reminiscent of lightning.

RECOMMENDED YARN

4 ply / fingering weight in a composition suitable for socks.

YARN USED IN SAMPLE

Coopknits Socks Yeah (50g; 212m [232yds]; 75% merino, 25% nylon)
4 ply/fingering; colourway - Ammonite

Yarn Usage

For 24cm [9 ½”] foot length
264 [310, 354, 400, 502]m / 289 [339, 387, 438, 549]yds
2 [2, 2, 2, 3] hanks
For 28cm [11”] foot length
286 [339, 385, 436, 541]m / 313 [371, 421, 477, 592]yds
2 [2, 2, 3, 3] hanks

GAUGE

38 stitches by 50 rounds = 10cm [4”] in stocking stitch. Check your gauge.

SIZE

Extra Small [Small, Medium, Large, Extra Large]
To fit 15 [18, 20.5, 23, 25.5]cm / 6 [7, 8, 9, 10]” foot circumference.
Finished dimensions = 14 [16, 18.5, 20, 23.5]cm / 5½ [6¼, 7¼, 8, 9¼]”circumference.

NEEDLES & ACCESSORIES

2.25 mm [US Size 1] needles; or size to obtain gauge.

Stitch marker x 3

Darning needle

TECHNIQUES USED IN THE PATTERN:

• Knit and purl
• Decreases (ssk, k2tog, p2tog, k2togtbl)
• Increases (m1l, m1r, LLI, RLI)
• Slip stitches
• Knit through the back loop
• Left and right twist stitches
• Judy's Magic cast-on

The pattern has been professionally tech edited and test knitted.