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The Adventure Days is a basic DK-weight vanilla sock pattern with heel flap construction. It’s the perfect canvas to let your creativity run wild. Add some stripes, change the heel and toe colors, and choose from the various cuff and heel flap stitch patterns to create endless iterations.

This is truly the last DK-weight sock pattern you will ever need.

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Size Selection

Baby (Toddler, Child, Adult A, B, C) with finished foot circumferences of 5 (5.75, 6.5, 7.25, 8, 8.75)” / 12.5 (14.5, 16.5, 18, 20, 22) cm.

Choose a size based on 10% negative ease, rather than by age.

Finished leg length: 2.5 (2.75, 3.5, 4.75, 5.5, 6.25)” / 6.5 (7, 9, 12, 14, 16) cm, adjustable.

Finished foot length: 4.25 (6.5, 7.75, 8.5, 9.25, 10.5)” / 10.5 (16.5, 19.5, 21.5, 23.5, 26.5) cm, adjustable.

Gauge

22 sts & 34 rnds = 4 x 4” / 10 x 10 cm in stockinette stitch in the round with Needle A.

Yarn Selection Yardage

DK weight yarn in the amounts of 150 (175, 200, 250, 300, 375) yds / 137 (160, 183, 229, 274, 343) m.

Adult B size sample shown in A Knitter’s Homestead‘s DK Sock (80% SW Merino, 20% Nylon / 100g / 246 yards) in Cottage Fairy and Mulberry Pie.

Choose a sturdy nylon blend for strength, or any multi-ply DK weight for comfortable bed socks.

Needles

A - Main Fabric: US3 / 3.25 mm DPN’s, small circulars, or long circulars for magic loop.

B - Ribbing: US 2.5 / 3 mm DPN’s, small circulars, or long circulars for magic loop.

If knitting with small circulars, an additional set of DPN’s or long circulars will be required.

Needle B should achieve rib that matches Needle A in size. In 2x2 rib, this may require that you go down one more size.

Notions

1 round stitch marker, one unique marker for the BOR, tapestry needle

Construction Notes

• A popular yarn substitution is holding 2 strands of sock weight yarn together.
• Knit top down with heel flap and gusset construction.
• An optional contrast color may be used in the heel and toes.
• Techniques include knitting, purling, heel flaps, short row heel turn, picking up from an edge, and decreases. This pattern is suitable for first time sock knitters.

Credits

Tech Editor: Heather Storta
Sample & Model: Mia Rosa-Fischer
Photos & Admin: Symphony Chau
Test Knitting Coordination: Mia Rosa-Fischer

Pattern Support

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Formats and Accessibility

• Large format pattern file included, with 22 pt Avenir Next font (a sans serif font), black text on white background, and no italic formatting text.

• All images on large print format have alt text. Header structure tagged on large print pattern file and tested with Adobe Acrobat. No abbreviations are present on this file.