Essaouira by Tiina Väätäinen

Essaouira

Knitting
April 2018
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
35 stitches and 38 rows = 4 inches
in stranded knitting
US 1 - 2.25 mm
US 1½ - 2.5 mm
416 - 492 yards (380 - 450 m)
Women, sock circumference 20 cm (7.8”)
English Finnish
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The City of Essaouira is located on the Atlantic coast of Morocco. The old town, Medina, is a Unesco World Heritage listed city. Essaouira is an ancient trade city, and today it is a popular tourist destination.
Essaouira socks are knitted cuff-down using fingering weight sock yarn. There is only one size available, but the size can be adjusted by changing the needle size. Socks are stranded knitted using two colors. The cuff is worked in an easy cable pattern. The socks feature heel flaps and round French heels, with wide toe decreases. Gusset decreases are worked on the bottom of the sole.

Size
Women, sock circumference 20 cm (7.8”).
Size can be adjusted by changing the needle size.

Yarn and meterage
Fingering weight sock yarn. Sample socks used Drops Fabel (75 % wool, 25 % polyamid): 100 g or 400 m
Main color (MC) turquoise: 70 g or 280 m
Contrast color (CC) white: 30 g or 120 m

Needles
The type of needles you prefer for sock knitting
Instructions given for DPNs
2.25 mm (US 1), or to obtain gauge
2.5 mm (US 1½), or to obtain gauge

Gauge
35 sts and 38 rnds in stranded knitting = 10 cm

Other
4 stitch markers
darning needle


Sukat on neulottu varresta alkaen. Varressa on valepalmikkoa ja muuten sukat ovat helppoa kahden värin kirjoneuletta. Sukissa on ranskalainen kantapää ja kiilakavennukset on sijoitettu sukan pohjaan. Sukkiin on yksi koko (70 s), mutta kokoa on helppo muuttaa puikkokokoa muuttamalla.

Koko
Nainen, valmiin sukan ympärys n. 20 cm. Sukan pituutta on helppo muuttaa.

Lanka ja langan menekki
Fingering-vahvuista sukkalankaa,
esim. Drops Fabel (75 % villaa, 25 % polyamidia) 100 g = n. 400 m
Pääväriä (PV) turkoosi n. 70 g
Kuvioväriä (KV) valkoinen n. 30 g

Puikot
2,25 mm, tai käsialan mukaan
2,5 mm, tai käsialan mukaan

Muut tarvikkeet
3 silmukkamerkkiä

Tiheys
35 s ja 38 krs kirjoneuletta = 10 cm