Description
Colorwork socks worked from the toe up with a short-row heel. Use two circulars or the magic-loop method to knit these socks. Charts for each animal are provided, and a honeycomb pattern separates the colorwork sections.
Finished Size: 8 ½ (9 ½)” foot circumference and 9 ½ (9 ¾)” long from back of heel to tip of toe. To fit women’s U.S. shoe size 8 (10). Shown in size 8 ½”. Foot length is adjustable.
Yarn: The Sanguine Gryphon Skinny Bugga! (80% superwash merino, 10% cashmere, 10% nylon; 450 yd [411 m]/4 oz): autumn tiger beetle (dark green; MC) and orange assassin bug (CC), 1 skein each.
Yarn Weight: #1 – Super Fine
Needle: Size 1 (2.25 mm): Two 16″ circulars (cir) or one 32″ or longer cir. Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.
Notions: Cable need (cn); markers (m); tapestry needle.
Gauge: 32 sts and 50 rows = 4″ in St st; 30 sts and 70 rows = 4″ in mosaic patt; 9½ sts and 8 rows = ¾” in Honeycomb patt.
Originally Published: Interweave Knits Holiday Gifts 2010
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