Fair Isle Knicker Socks by Peg Richard

Fair Isle Knicker Socks

Knitting
September 1990
Christopher Farm Single-Ply
Sport (12 wpi) ?
28 stitches and 30 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette Stitch, stranded
US 3 - 3.25 mm
675 - 1012 yards (617 - 925 m)
Medium
English

Fair Isle stranding, so less elastic than Simple Stockinette St. According to pattern, requires 4 oz. of main color and 1 oz. each of 5 contrast colors.

Illustrations for pattern include colored charts for turning a heel and for grafting (Kitchener) a toe.