Pinwheel by Summer Lee

Pinwheel

Knitting
March 2023
Light Fingering ?
36 stitches and 48 rows = 4 inches
in St St and colourwork, after blocking.
US 1 - 2.25 mm
US 2 - 2.75 mm
1 (2, 3)
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Summer Lee is always looking for inspiration from other handicrafts. This time, the beauty of traditional pinwheel quilts caught her eye as a sock-worthy, graphic pattern.

SIZES
1 (2, 3)
Recommended ease: Approx. 1” / 2.5 cm of negative ease.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Leg/Foot Circumference: 8 (9, 9.75)“ ​/ 20 (22, 24.5) cm.
Leg Length from Cuff to Start of Heel: 5.5” / 14 cm (adjustable).
Foot Length: Adjustable.

MATERIALS
Yarn: Jawoll by Lang (75% wool, 25% nylon ​/ polyamide, 230 yds / 210 m – 50 ​g). 1 skein of each colourway 94 Pearl (MC), 109 Pink (CC1), 159 Orange (CC2), 220 Something Blue (CC3), 60 Crimson (CC4), 385 Fluorescent Pink (CC5) and 288 Adriatic Sea (CC6).

Or approx. the foll amounts of fingering-weight yarn: MC: 86 (101, 126) yds / 79 (92, 115) m.CC1: 52 (69, 84) yds / 48 (63, 77) m.CC2: 41 (55, 70) yds / 37 (50, 64) m.CC3: 29 (41, 53) yds / 27 (37, 48) m.CC4: 41 (55, 70) yds / 37 (50, 64) m.CC5: 41 (55, 70) yds / 37 (50, 64) m.CC6: 32 (46, 63) yds / 29 (42, 58) m.

Needles: US 1 / 2.25 mm and US 2 / 2.75 mm needles.
Notions: Stitch markers.

GAUGE
36 sts x 48 rnds to 4” / 10 cm in St St and colourwork, after blocking.

CONSTRUCTION
These socks are knitted from the cuff down with a Forethought Heel. They feature a fun colourwork pattern with an easy-to-memorise chart.