This stocking is knit from the cuff to the toe with an afterthought heel. The cuff is doubled to make it extra sturdy, and waste yarn is used for the provisional cast-on and placement of the heel.

Designer Meredith Collins’s choice of Cardo highlights its many virtues as a fundamental yarn: its smooth texture, traditional spin, and resilient hand all hark back to beloved heirloom projects. Cardo’s pristine stitch definition is as well-suited to the simplicity of stockinette as to more intricate work like cables and textural stitches.

Note: when knitting stripes: To avoid a jog between the colors, knit one round with the new color. Then, when starting the second round, slip the first stitch and proceed knitting the rest of the stripe.

Yarn
Manos del Uruguay CARDO, 3 skeins total
Striped: 1 skein each of A, B, and C:
Shown in D2241 Putty (A), D2331 Pesto (B), and D2115 Sanguine (C)
Solid: 1 skein A, 2 skeins B
Shown in D2532 Sword (A) and D2151 Brick (B)

Notions
3 stitch markers
Crochet hook for provisional cast on (I-9/5.5mm)
Tapestry needle
Waste yarn