Toe up socks with an afterthought heel featuring a falling leaves lace design on the top of the foot. Version 1 is a breezy ankle sock. Version 2 is crew length with lacework extending on the front of the calf.

Skill Level: Intermediate

Sizes:
Small (Medium, Large) {metric in brackets}
Designed to fit with negative ease.
Finished foot length toe-to-heel approx: 8.25” (9”, 9.74”) {21, 23, 25 cm}
All sizes finished foot width: 7” {17.78 cm} circumference. Modeled on 9.25” {23.5 cm} circumference foot. If wider sock is desired, additional stockinette stitches may be evenly added to the side of the lace pattern and sole of foot. Remember to adjust stitch counts.

Materials:

• Yarn: Cascade Heritage Silk, 85% merino wool, 15%
  silk, shown in color 888 V1: 180-200 yds {164-189 m} V2: 270-340 yds {246-310 m}

• DPNs US 0 {2.0mm}

• DPNs US 1 {2.25mm}

• tapestry needle

• row counter optional

• approx. 4 yards contrasting scrap fingering weight yarn (choose something easy to remove – i.e. not fuzzy or prone to felting)

Gauge: 32 sts x 44 rows = 4” {10cm} square in stockinette on US 1 {2.25mm} needles