Description: These super squishy, ribbed socks have a pattern that looks like a nest with an egg. The Nesting Socks are knit in the round with a variety of choices: you can knit toe-up or cuff-down, you can knit the nesting pattern striped, two-toned, for just the cuff, or the entire sock, or without the egg, mid-calf, or shorty - the possibilities really are endless.

Method: knitting

Skill Level: intermediate

Yarn: Samples were knit using Full Moon Fibres Solar Sock yarn held double or Wormhole DK yarn held single. For details see Sample Guide.

Yardage: This is very dependent on how you choose your colours and what pattern your select. I would recommend having 100 g - 115 g of MC and 20 g of each CC1 and CC2. This is also a great pattern to stash-bust if you are feeling adventurous!

Sizes: 1 (2, 3, 4) correspond to foot circumference of 17.5 (20, 22.5, 25) cm 6.9 (7.9, 8.9, 9.9) in.

Needles: 3.5 mm (US4) DPNS (a set of 4 will do)

Approx. Gauge: gauges are written for 10 cm x 10 cm (4 in x 4 in) after the fabric has been washed, blocked and is in resting position. For the nesting pattern, what appears as one nest is two rows.

Nested:
stockinette: 30 rows x 24 sts
nesting pattern: 32 rows x 26 sts

Two-toned:
stockinette: 34 rows x 24 sts
nesting pattern: 40 rows x 26 sts

Empty Nest:
stockinette: 30 rows x 24 sts
nesting pattern: 32 rows x 26 sts

Notions:
Tapestry needle, scissors, stitch marker.

Abbreviations:
CO - cast on
sts - stitches
k - knit
p - purl
sl - slip
pw - purlwise
tbl - through back loop
wyib - with yarn in back
wyif - with yarn in front
p/u - pick up
k2tog - knit two together
ssk - slip slip knit
m1r - make 1 st right
m1l - make 1 st left
DS - double stitch
BOR - beginning of round
DPN - double pointed needle
WS - wrong side
RS - right side
MC - main colour
CC - contrast colour