Knitting pattern: Ribbed Socks by GJ (in English)

This is a digital knitting patterns written written in English.

This is a pattern for a cuff-down sock in ribbing, where the rib covers the leg and the top of the foot. This makes quite a flexible fabric which results in a sock that will fit legs and feet with varying circumferences.

The patterns includes a description of a reinforced heel with gusset, and a toe with decreases on the sides and closed by pulling the thread through the last remaining stitches.

You should be able to follow this pattern even if you are new to sock-knitting. There are thorough instructions on how to make the heel and toe, and there are suggestions for the lenght of the leg and foot - all though the lenghts can be varied to adjust the size.

Sizing This patterns is available in one size. The length of the foot is my size, which is a European shoe size 40 (US ladies size 9). The ribbing makes the sock adjust to feet and calves of many sizes. You can vary the size of the sock by adjusting the length of the foot. And you may also choose to knit a longer or shorter leg. If you choose to knit another size than the recommended one, you will use more or less yarn than indicated in the pattern.

Measurements after blocking - Leg circumference: approx. 7 inches - Foot circumference: approx. 7½ inches - Foot length: 9½ inches - Top of leg to top of heel: approx. 3.2 inches.

Gauge - 30 stitches og 20 rows every 4 inches (= 10 cm) in stockinette.

Needles - The socks are knit on 30 inch US1½ (= 2.5 mm) needles using the magic loop method.

Yarn - 50-100 grams of Arwetta Classic sock yarn from Filcolana with a yardage of 230 per 50 grams in the colour Power Pink (253).

Further information:

All though the pattern indicates the use of circular needles and the magic loop method, you can use double pointed needles, a short circular needle, two long circular needles or whichever method you prefer. It is important to understand that the sock has two sides, the bottom (needle1) and the top (needle2).

I used 52 grams of Arwetta Classic from Filcolana for these quite short socks. That is just slightly more than one ball of yarn. If you want to knit a longer leg or foot, you should have two balls of yarn. The same applies if your gauge is significantly looser than indicated, because in that case you will be using more yarn. Normally I will always have two balls of yarn ready when knitting socks - just in case I need two. Especially if I use another type of sock yarn even if it has the same yardage. If you have only one ball of yarn in the colour you wish to use, you can knit the cuff, the heel or the toe in another colour. That way you will not need as much yarn in the main colour, so that one ball should be enough.