Red Smiddy
 
Cosy socks, with an industrial allover pattern, commemorating Scotland’s first blast furnaces in Wester Ross.
 
Yarn
Kate Davies Designs Ooskit (100% British Wool; 220m / 240yds per 100g skein)
A Riach: 1 x 100g skein
Kate Davies Designs Schiehallion (100% British wool: 100m / 120yds per 50g skein)
B Rhubarb: 2 x 50g skeins

Needles and notions
Below gauge-size needle(s) of your preferred type for working small circumferences
Gauge-size needle(s) of your preferred type for working small circumferences
Stitch markers
Tapestry needle
Smooth waste yarn / sock yarn (for holding sts)
 
Gauge
24 sts and 30 rounds to 10cm / 4in over stranded colourwork in the round using gauge-size needle
Use 3.5mm needle as a starting point for swatching.
Stranded colourwork over small circumferences has a natural tendency to draw in. If you have problems maintaining an even tension, you might find that working the socks inside out is helpful.
 
Size
To fit adult foot with 19-21.5cm / 7½-8½in circumference
Leg and foot length are both fully adjustable within the pattern.
These are intended to be comfortable, fairly slouchy house socks, worn with a little positive ease (which makes the colourwork fabric easy to slip on and off the feet). If you have feet that are less than 18cm / 7in circumference, or would prefer these socks to fit more snugly, go down a needle size.
 
Pattern Notes
These socks are worked from the top down, following a colourwork chart (which is read from right to left throughout). Waste yarn for an afterthought heel is inserted, and the foot continues to the toe, which is shaped and grafted closed. The heel is then picked up, shaped and grafted closed.