Lazy Day Socks by Marian Pauling

Lazy Day Socks

Knitting
July 2023
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
32 stitches and 48 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette in the round, blocked
US 1 - 2.25 mm
211 - 391 yards (193 - 358 m)
6 (7, 8, 9) inches / 15 (18, 20, 23) cm finished circumference
English
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The Lazy Day Socks are knitted from the toe up with a German short row heel. The sole of the socks are worked in 2x2 ribbing, while the legs and the top of the socks are worked in a simple 2 row texture pattern.

The sample is a size C (8 inches / 20 cm circumference) worked in SweetGeorgia Yarns Tough Love Sock with a main color of Natural. The contrast color used was the end of a double sock blank in color Wanderlust.

Sizes
A (B, C, D)

Finished measurements
6 (7, 8, 9) inches / 15 (18, 20, 23) cm foot circumference when blocked on sock blocker

Suggested ease
1 inch / 2.5 cm of negative ease in the foot circumference

Yardage
Main color: 153 (191, 229, 278) yards / 140 (175, 210, 254) meters
Contrast color: 58 (75, 91, 113) yards / 54 (68, 84, 104) meters
Yarn quantities listed above include 10% extra length.

Needles
Two circular US 1 / 2.25 mm needles
Please use needles for the circular knitting method you prefer in the size needed to obtain gauge.

Skills to enjoy
Circular knitting, German short rows, shaping, and toe-up construction