Looking for something more interesting than straight stripes for your socks, but not so interesting as to demand attention?

Simple increases and decreases in this top-down pattern push stripes off a straight line; you get built-in progress markers, snug-fitting socks, and cheery ‘handles’ resembling the ones on children’s rubber boots.

Included:
Both written pattern and charts
Full directions and a cheatsheet to cut out and carry in your bag
Tips (with photographs) on how to minimize holes while picking up gusset stitches
Step-by-step Kitchener stitch instructions for grafting toes shut

Sizes:
Adult Medium (7.5”) and Large (8.5”) foot circumference
(Medium stretches comfortably over an 8” foot)

Length:
8.5” from heel base to cuff center back

Stitches described in pattern:
K, P
K2tog, P2tog
Ktbl
sl
ssk
yo