The Heart and Sole socks are a lovely add-on to your expertise if you are an experienced sock-knitter and a perfect beginner project for those who are just getting into sock-knitting.

It’s a simple stranded colour-work project that is worked with two colours and can be applied to any sock recipe you prefer. You can follow the pattern toe-up, top-down, or add the colour-work chart to your own sock recipe. The pattern includes instructions on how to knit the (fore)afterthought heel. Either way, the flexibility of this pattern will hopefully entertain you more than once.

Sizes include:

Small EU 36/37 (US 6/UK 3,5)
Medium EU 38/39 (US 7.5/UK 5)
Large EU 40/41 (US 9/UK 7)

Techniques used:
Magic loop, but the pattern has also been tested with DPNs and it should be easily adjustable.

Toe-up techniques:

• Judy’s Magic cast on (by Judy Becker)
• Increasing (m1l and m1r)
• Decreasing (ssk and k2tog)
• Picking up stitches for the heel
• Jeny’s Surprisingly stretchy bind-off
• Kitchener stitch

Top-down techniques:

• Jeny’s Stretchy Slipknot Cast-On (by Jeny Staiman)
• Decreasing (ssk an k2tog)
• Increasing (m1l)
• Picking up stitches for the heel
• Kitchener stitch

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