Geraldine Socks by Brenda Green

Geraldine Socks

Knitting
January 2017
Natural Star Yarns MW 4ply Sock
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
32 stitches and 44 rows = 4 inches
in Stocking Stitch on 2.5mm needles
US 1 - 2.25 mm
US 1½ - 2.5 mm
361 - 390 yards (330 - 357 m)
Small, medium and large
English
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Geraldine Socks are knitted toe up with a positive ease of about an inch. If you are in between sizes use the smaller size.

Sizes - meas circumference at the widest part of the foot.
** Sml Med Lge**
Ins 8.5 9.5 10.5
cms 21.5 24 27.5

Materials required
Natural Star Sock Yarn - 80% merino and 20% nylon.
Yarn required - 1 skein.
357m per100g skein.
2.25mm needles.
2.50mm needles.
Pattern is written for magic looping, but 2 short circulars or dpn’s are suitable if that is your preferred method.
Darning needle for sewing in ends.

Note - Judy’s Magic Cast On
http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEspring06/EATmagiccaston.html

Tension (Gauge)
32 sts and 44 rows to 10cm over stst on 2.50mm needles.

Abbreviations
Cm - centimetres, dpn’s - double pointed needles, inc - increase, ins - inches, k - knit, kfb - knit into the front and the back of the next stitch, k2tog - knit the next 2 stitches together, k2togtbl - knit 2 together through the back loops, m1 - make 1, meas - measures, p - purl, p2tog - purl the next 2 stitches together, rep - repeat, RS - right side, sl1pw - slip the next stitch as if to purl, st(s) - stitch(es), WS - wrong side, yo - yarn over.