Elodia Socks
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Yarn: Fingering weight, approximately 3.5 oz./100 g; actual yarn usage will depend on size made and length of foot
Shown in Knit Picks Hawthorne Tonal Hand Paint (80% superwash fine Highland wool, 20% nylon; 357 yds./
326.5 m per 3.5 oz./100 g skein) in Ashland, one skein
Needles: US 1 (2.25 mm), or size needed to obtain gauge
Gauge: 32 stitches and 44 rounds = 4 in./10 cm in stockinette stitch in the round
Sizes: To fit foot circumference of 8 (9, 10) in./20.5 (23, 25.5) cm; foot length is adjustable
These cuff-down socks begin with twisted ribbing, which transitions into a delicate, feminine, leaflike lace pattern on the front of the leg and stockinette on the back. Using relatively easy decreases and yarnovers, the lace pattern moves quickly down the leg, leading to a traditional heel flap and gusset. The foot is completed with a wide toe that is grafted.
To knit this pattern, you need to know how to:
Shown in Knit Picks Hawthorne Tonal Hand Paint (80% superwash fine Highland wool, 20% nylon; 357 yds./
326.5 m per 3.5 oz./100 g skein) in Ashland, one skein
Needles: US 1 (2.25 mm), or size needed to obtain gauge
Gauge: 32 stitches and 44 rounds = 4 in./10 cm in stockinette stitch in the round
Sizes: To fit foot circumference of 8 (9, 10) in./20.5 (23, 25.5) cm; foot length is adjustable
These cuff-down socks begin with twisted ribbing, which transitions into a delicate, feminine, leaflike lace pattern on the front of the leg and stockinette on the back. Using relatively easy decreases and yarnovers, the lace pattern moves quickly down the leg, leading to a traditional heel flap and gusset. The foot is completed with a wide toe that is grafted.
To knit this pattern, you need to know how to:
- knit and purl working in the round and flat,
- work a lace pattern from a chart or written directions,
- work basic decreases (k2tog, ssk, sk2p) and yarnover increases, and
- use Kitchener stitch to graft live stitches.