These delicious sushi socks are knit cuff down. They feature a 2x2 rib cuff with ‘chopsticks’ stripes, a wasabi shadow wrap heel and a soy dipped wedge toe. Why not make your favourite sushi roll filling? The colourwork pattern is as addictive as eating the real thing, so you’ll be showing off your new socks in no time.

Needles

2.25mm (US 1) 9” (23cm) circular / 32” (80cm) circular for magic loop/ DPNs (stockinette)
2.5mm (US 1.5) 9” (23cm) circular / 32” (80cm) circular for magic loop/ DPNs (colourwork)

Gauge

36 stitches x 36 rows to 4” (10cm) for colourwork
36 stitches x 48 rows to 4” (10cm) for stockinette

Sizes

S (M) L correspond to an actual foot circumference of 19cm (23cm) 25.5cm / 7.5” (9”) 10”
This incorporates approximately 2-3cm / 0.75-1.2” negative ease with finished sock measurements being approximately 16.75cm (20cm) 23.5cm / 6.5” (8”) 9.25”

Yarn

Any 4ply sock yarn can be used if you can meet gauge.
You may choose to use 7 different colours as shown in the sample, or you could simplify to two sushi ‘fillings’ to reduce the total number of colours needed. There is a simplified chart included on page 11.
Note that if using the suggested 4 colours for the fillings there will be 2 rows of each motif where you are knitting with 5 colours, so good yarn management is recommended.

Yarn used in sample:
MC (white): Lana Grossa Meilenweit 50 – 1101 White approx. 30g/126m (35g/147m) 38g/160m
CC1 (brown): Hjertegarn sock 4 – 0211 approx. 6g/25m (8g/34m) 11g/46m
CC2 (dark green): Regia 100g 4-ply – 1994 Loden approx. 15g/63m (19g/80m) 22g/92m
CC3 (pink): Lang Jawoll – 129 approx. 3g/13m (4g/17m) 5g/21m
CC4 (orange): Regia 100g 4-ply – 01054 Kürbis approx. 3g/13m (4g/17m) 5g/21m
CC5 (yellow): Folkestone harbour yarn single mini skeins 10g – onion gold approx. 2g/7m (3g/13m) 5g/21m
CC6 (light green): Lang Jawoll – 198 Spring onion approx. 10g/42m (12g/51m) 14g/59m

Notions

Scissors
Stitch marker for BOR
Measuring tape
Tapestry needle

Techniques used

Small circumference knitting
Increases/decreases
Stranded colourwork
Ribbing
Shadow wrap heel
Toe grafting

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