Long and Short Socks by Susanna E. Lewis

Long and Short Socks

Knitting
July 1992
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
7 stitches and 9 rows = 1 inch
in stockinette
US 2 - 2.75 mm
2.0 mm
450 - 560 yards (411 - 512 m)
Women's medium
English

Calf length and knee high socks, knit flat and seamed (can also be knit in the round). Socks can be disassembled for repair. Heel can be reinforced using monofilament thread.

Short socks must be knitted from the bottom up. Long socks can be knitted in either direction.

Elastic is crocheted onto the tops.

Yarn colors: Short socks call for one ball each of MC, CC1, and CC2. Long socks call for two balls of MC, one ball each of CC1 and CC2.