Diamonds & Cables Knee Socks by Dawn Brocco

Diamonds & Cables Knee Socks

Knitting
January 2001
Aran / Worsted ?
19 stitches and 24 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette
US 4 - 3.5 mm
US 8 - 5.0 mm
570 yards (521 m)
Women's medium
English
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About the Design
After I designed and knit the Zipped Up Aran Tunic, I immediately wanted accessories, either to be worn with the tunic or with other garments, as I so enjoyed knitting the aran patterns.

I used the sleeve pattern on the knee socks, but, as there was no room to shape the leg without disturbing the pattern, so it is shaped with decreasing needle sizes!

Knit in Brown Sheep Lamb’s Pride worsted with a little Handpaint Originals in the solid cream color to reinforce the v-heel. The toe is my version of a star/rounded toe, as it has 6 decrease points instead of the usual 4 for the star toe and 8 for the rounded toe.

This pattern is in charted (color!) and text forms.

Size: Woman’s medium foot

Finished Measurements
Circ. of Foot: 8.33″
Circ. of Calf: 12.5″
Circ. of Ankle: 10″
Length from folded cuff to bottom of heel flap: 18″
Length from back of heel to toe: 9.66″
These are unstretched measurements. The sock fits very comfortably around my 15.5″ calf.

Yarn
Brown Sheep Lamb’s Pride Worsted, 85% wool/15% moahir, 190 yds/4 oz pull skeins: 3 skeins M140 Aran and Brown Sheep Handpaint Originals, 70% mohair/30% wool, 88 yds/50 grams:1 hank HP85 Cream Puff

Gauge
1. 19 sts and 24 rows = 4″ (10 cm) in st st with size 8 ndls or size to give gauge.

  1. 23 sts and 30 rows = 4″ (10 cm) in st st using size 4 ndls.

Substitute Yarn Wt: Worsted to Heavy Worsted

Skill Level: Intermediate

Happy Knitting!
Dawn