On-Your-Toes Socks Knitting Pattern Download

Description

Working from the bottom up, you can knit these socks to stop just short of the ankle or run them all the way up to the knee and even over it. Make these as gifts – the stretchy rib adjusts to fit just about any leg.

Finished Size: About 6 ½ (7 ½, 8, 9, 9 ¾)” foot circumference and 7 (8, 9, 10, 11)” leg length from top of leg to base of heel for crew socks; 14 ½ (15 ¼, 16, 16 ½, 17 ¼)” leg length from top of leg to base of heel for knee socks. Socks shown measure 9″ in foot circumference. Crew socks measure 10″ long; knee socks measure 16 ½” long.
Yarn: Colinette JitterBug (100% merino; 292 yd [267 m]/100 g): 1 (1, 1, 2, 2) skein(s) for crew socks; 1 (2, 2, 2, 2) skein(s) for knee socks. Socks shown in #85 jay (blue) and #71 fire (red). Yarn distributed by Unique Kolours.
Yarn weight: #1 – Super Fine
Gauge: 14 sts and 21 rows = 2″ in St st worked in the rnd on smaller needles.
Needles: Size 1 (2.25 mm): set of 4 double-pointed (dpn). Optional: size 2 (2.5 mm): set of 4 dpn for wider upper leg. Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.
Notions: Markers (m); tapestry needle.
Originally Published: Interweave Knits, Summer 2007