Winding Cable Knee Socks Knitting Pattern Download

Description

The pattern is an adaptation of the Slack Line or Drunken-Sailor Cable pattern from Barbara Walker’s A Second Treasury of Knitting Patterns (Schoolhouse Press, 1998), which cleverly uses decreases and increases to tilt the cable.

Finished Size: 7″ foot circumference and 8 ½” long from back of heel to tip of toe; 9″ calf circumference unstretched (will stretch to a maximum of 11 ½”); 13 ½” long from top of cuff to beg of heel flap, and 9″ long from tip of toe to back of heel. Socks shown fit women’s U.S. shoe sizes 6 to 7; instructions for adjusting foot length are given in the pattern.
Yarn: Lorna’s Laces Shepherd Sock (80% superwash wool, 20% nylon; 215 yd [196 yd]/56 g): #2ns manzanita (medium plum), 3 skeins. Yarn amount is sufficient for foot lengths up to 10″; for larger sizes, purchase an extra skein.
Yarn weight: #1 – Super Fine
Gauge: 18 sts and 26 ½ rnds = 2″ in St st worked in the rnd; 32 sts of cable patt from chart measure 3 ½” wide.
Needles: Size 1 (2.5 mm): set of 5 double-pointed (dpn). Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.
Notions: Cable needle (cn); tapestry needle.
Originally Published: Interweave Knits, Spring 2007