Lacy Spring Socks by Lea Bronnenkant

Lacy Spring Socks

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Knitting
March 2015
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
36 stitches and 48 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette
US 1 - 2.25 mm
350 - 450 yards (320 - 411 m)
small/medium - medium/large
English
Discontinued. This digital pattern is no longer available online.

These lacy socks are perfect for Spring! They can be adapted to any foot length. They have a heel flap, a wide toe and are knit cuff down. Construction instructions are written, lace pattern is both written and charted.

Skill level: easy.

Techniques: knit/purl in the round and flat, increase/decrease, picking up stitches, short rows, grafting.

Yarn: 400-450 yards of fingering weight sock yarn.
Sample knitted in Wendy Happy (75% bamboo/25% nylon) - 458 yards - 1 skein

Gauge:
Size small / medium: 36 stitches x 48 rows = 4” in stockinette - size US 1 / 2.25 mm needles
Size medium / large: 32 stitches x 44 rows = 4” in stockinette - size US 2 / 2.75 mm needles

Tools: Size US 1 / 2.25 mm or US 2 / 2.75 mm set of 5 DPNs or long circular needle for magic loop (or size to get gauge); tapestry needle; scissors; 2 stitch markers.

Note that the lace pattern is pretty stretchy!