A basic, warm and cozy sock pattern for Canadian Living, November 2010 issue! Available on newsstands in October. Pattern also available on Canadian Living online.

Designer’s note:
If you have multiple colours of yarn in your yarn stash that you’d like to use up, try working the heel and toe in a separate colour or working in stripes.

Note on quantities:
The socks shown in the photo were made with Louet Gems Light Worsted in Golden Rod, but we also made samples with Patons Classic Wool and Mission Falls 1824. Suggested quantities are as follows for S(M,L):

• 1(2,2) skeins (100 g/160 m each) Louet Gems Light Worsted,100% merino machine-washable wool

• 1(1,2) balls (100 g/205 m each) Patons Classic Wool, 100% wool

• 3 (3,4) balls (50 g/78 m each) Mission Falls 1824, 100% merino superwash wool

Tension
24 sts and 34 rows = 10 cm/4 inches in stocking stitch using 3.5 mm needles. Work to exact tension with specified yarn to obtain satisfactory results.