Keep It Simple Socks by Su Sayer

Keep It Simple Socks

Knitting
December 2020
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
32 stitches and 48 rows = 4 inches
in Stocking stitch
US 1½ - 2.5 mm
112 - 455 yards (102 - 416 m)
Baby - XL Adult
English
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  • Perfect for beginners
  • Full instructions for knitting toe up and cuff down
  • 10 sizes from baby to adult XL
  • Great for showing off variegated yarns

Are you looking to try sock knitting but don’t know where to start?

These simple socks are suitable for any colour of yarn imaginable and you get choose your knitting experience. This pattern uses an afterthought heel and includes instructions for knitting your socks toe-up or cuff-down.

With full measurements to help you get the perfect fit, it’s time to grab your sock yarn discover how fun knitting sock can be.

If you need help with any of the techniques used in this pattern you can find helpful resources on my Substack, The Stitch & Bloom Society.

Sizes

Baby (toddler, pre-schooler, child, teen) XS, S, M, L, XL to fit 12.5 (14, 15, 16.5, 18) 20.5, 21.5, 23, 24, 25.5 cm/ 5 (5.5, 6, 6.5, 7.25) 8, 8.5, 9, 9.5, 10” foot circumference.

Yarn Requirements

102 (124, 149, 176, 217) 262, 290, 334, 375, 416m/ 112 (136, 163, 192, 237) 287, 317, 365, 410, 455 yds of any sock yarn that will allow you to get the same gauge as the pattern.

Samples are knit in Regia 4ply Colour
(75% wool, 25% nylon; 210 m/ 300 yds per 50g ball)

Needles and Notions

2.5mm circular needles/DPNs
Stitch markers
Tapestry needle
Waste yarn