Kyllikki socks by Jenna K.

Kyllikki socks

Knitting
November 2022
DK (11 wpi) ?
22 stitches and 25 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette stitch
US 4 - 3.5 mm
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
299 - 400 yards (273 - 366 m)
EU 36/37 (38/39, 40/41, 42/43) UK 4/4.5 (5/6, 6.5/7, 7.5/8)
English Finnish

To the village went Kyllikki,
To the hall of many strangers,
To the plays and village dances

These socks are worked from the cuff down. They have a reinforced heel, a wedge toe and colourwork at the cuff. You can play with the colours and knit the floral pattern in a single colour or add in an additional contrast colour.

SIZE
EU 36/37 (38/39, 40/41, 42/43)
UK 4/4.5 (5/6, 6.5/7, 7.5/8)
US 6/6.5 (7.5/8.5, 9/9.5, 10/10.5)

FINAL MEASUREMENTS
Leg Circumference: 8.5 (8.5, 8.5, 8.5)″ / 21 (21, 21.5, 21.5) cm.
Foot Length: 9 (9.5, 10, 10.5)″ / 23 (24, 25, 27) cm.

YARN
Vuonue Pentti (70% Finnish wool, 30% Tencel, 100 g = 262 yds / 240 m). Sample shown in colourways Valkoinen (MC), Tummanvihreä (CC1) and Lohenpunainen (CC2)
You can substitute Pentti with another DK weight yarn or any yarn you get gauge with. Great alternatives are for example Finnish Novita Seitsemän Veljestä or Aara Aatos and Norwegian Sandnes Garn Perfect.

YARDAGE
MC: 236 (249, 262, 289) yds / 216 (228, 240, 264) m.
CC1: 47 (52, 66, 72) yds / 43 (48, 60, 67) m.
CC2: 16 (28, 33, 39) yds / 24 (26, 30, 36) m.
If you use Vuonue Pentti, you will need
MC: 1 (1, 1, 2) skein(s).
CC1: 1 (1, 1, 1) skein.
CC2: 1 (1, 1, 1) skein.

NEEDLES
US 4 / 3.5 mm DPNs for Stockinette Stitch and colourwork, US 2.5 / 3 mm DPNs for ribbing. Or size to get gauge. The instructions are given for DPNs but you can also use 32–40″ / 80–100 cm circular needles and use the Magic Loop Method.

GAUGE
22 sts x 25 rnds = 4 x 4″ / 10 x 10 cm with US 4 / 3.5 mm needles in Stockinette Stitch, after blocking.