Gumboot Socks by Patons UK

Gumboot Socks

Knitting
January 1977
Aran (8 wpi) ?
10 stitches and 13 rows = 2 inches
in stocking stitch
US 6 - 4.0 mm
Foot length 10, 10½, 11 inches (26, 27, 28 cm)
English

Ever-reliable Patons pattern, in the book of classics.

Length 38cm (approximately 15 inches) for all sizes.

19th Edition specifies 4 X 50g balls Patons Capstan
20th Edition specifies 4 X 50g balls Patons Capstan
21st Edition specifies 4 X 50g balls Patons Capstan
22nd Edition specifies 5 X 50g balls Patons Diploma Aran
25th Edition specifies 5 X 50g balls Patons Diploma Aran.

Tension and needle size are identical in all sources.

Measurements in the 21st and 22nd Edition are metric.