Lockdown Stripey Socks by KnitJoyz

Lockdown Stripey Socks

Knitting
February 2021
Light Fingering ?
32 stitches and 46 rows = 4 inches
in stokinette stripes
US 1½ - 2.5 mm
328 - 459 yards (300 - 420 m)
60, 66, 72 sts
English
This pattern is available for €3.50 EUR buy it now

For everyone who loves stripey socks: The Wolbeest Stripey Socks Club!

This picture speaks volumes, I think. Be bold and knit stripey socks! Embrace the lock, stripey socks are the key!

What will you need?
420 meter handdyed sock yarn; 1 main colour and 4 contrast colours (50 grs mc, 4x 10 gr cc)
2 contrasting colours of scrap yarn for provisional cast on

The yarn kits will be shipped on the 10th of March 2021. If you ordered one, contact HetWolbeest and she can give you the download code for the pattern.

For everyone else - I’ve published the pattern a few days earlier and that’s why my pictures are hidden. They will be added once everyone has received their kit. But the pattern has been tested - so if you want a sneak peak, check out the awesome socks from my testers.

Embrace the lock, stripey socks are the key!
You can brighten up those lockdown days with bouncy stripes. Two charts are included- the first for a logical pattern and the second is slightly more challenging – just like life in lockdown days!

The cuff starts with a special cast on, but feel free to use your own preferred method.
The stripey stitch pattern on the leg and foot is very simple and I’m sure it won’t take long to memorize. It’s only 6 sts wide and repeats itself after round 44.
The heel is a shortrow heel with a mini gusset. Knit it with the main colour yarn or contrast colour.
There’s a second chart on the bonus shortie sock, with moving lines. That was my thought – the lockdown will lift someday and life will start moving again.