Istanbul by Claire Ellen

Istanbul

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Knitting
April 2021
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
8 stitches and 12 rows = 1 inch
in Stockinette
US 1 - 2.25 mm
350 - 400 yards (320 - 366 m)
Small (Medium, Large, Extra-large)
English

This is the fourth sock of a year-long “Club” of patterns. The entire collection includes 12 sock patterns (plus a few bonus items), representative of different world cities. Click the source page or purchase the club to find out more about the world tour of 2021. The pattern is, therefore, only available as part of the collection until 2022.

Skill-level: Intermediate due to lace work and sock construction. This is not a difficult or complex sock, however. An adventurous beginner with sock experience could easily make it.
Materials: 350-400 yards (320-360m) of sock yarn. The socks pictured are a size Large, and used approximately 375 yards of Favourite Sock Merino from It’s a Stitch Up in the color Harvest Moon
Needles: US1 (2.25mm) sock needles; the pattern is written for both DPN and Magic Loop knitters
Tools: A cable needle, if necessary, tape measure, scissors, and tapestry needle
Gauge: 8 stitches and 12 rounds per inch (2.5cm) worked in stockinette.
Sizing: Small (Medium, Large, Extra-large) sizes measure approximately 8(9,10,11) inches in circumference.
Note: This is a rather stretchy stitch pattern, but not loose. If in doubt, size down, but otherwise, plan on a normal fit.

Abbreviations:
K= Knit
P= Purl
S= Slip
K2tog= knit two stitches together
K3tog= knit three stitches together
SSK= work a slip-slip-knit
SK2P= Slip, knit two stitches together, pass the slipped stitch over the K2tog.