Sempervivum Lace Ankle Socks · Knitting Pattern (PDF, Beta)
Lace ankle socks knitted from the toe up. Sempervivum (the houseleek, "always alive" in Latin) grows in tight rosettes, and so do these socks: open rosettes of six eyelets round a nupp, set in a half-drop across the instep and all around the leg. The sole, heel and toe stay plain, so the socks are comfortable in shoes, and the top ends in a twisted rib and a mini ruffle with picots.
BETA PATTERN
Every chart round, every written round and the whole heel have been checked stitch by stitch in software, but no sample pair has been knitted yet. You get the beta at a lower price, and the tested version will reach you for free through your Payhip download link. Please knit the swatch, and if anything doesn't add up, write to me and I'll fix it.
WHAT YOU GET
• 2 PDFs, in English and in Polish, each with all three sizes (11 pages)
• Lace charts for the instep and the leg, and a written version of every round
• A foot table: the right start for any foot length from 20 to 28 cm
• Step-by-step toe (Judy's magic cast-on), gusset, heel turn in German short rows and a heel flap in heel stitch
• Twisted rib, mini ruffle and picot bind-off, with every technique explained
• The online row-by-row companion at lilacandlace.eu/companion: every round of your size highlighted on the chart and spelled out in English or Polish (unlock code inside the PDF)
SIZES (foot circumference around the ball of the foot)
S 20–22 cm · M 22–24 cm · L 24–26.5 cm · any foot length from 20 to 28 cm
64 / 72 / 80 stitches around · about 18 cm from the floor to the top of the rib
MATERIALS
• Sock yarn (fingering, 4-ply) with 20–25% nylon, about 420 m per 100 g: about 330 / 400 / 450 m for a pair (estimate)
• 2.25 mm needles for small rounds: double-pointed needles, magic loop or two circulars
• Gauge: 34 sts × 46 rounds = 10 cm in stockinette, after blocking
SKILL LEVEL
Intermediate: simple lace, nupps and a heel flap.
This is a digital pattern, not a finished product. Images are digital previews from the charts, not photos. For personal use: you may sell socks you knit by hand, but please don't share or resell the PDFs.