Vinca Socks by Cheryl Toy

Vinca Socks

Knitting
May 2019
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
40 stitches and 48 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette Stitch and Vinca Vine Stitch in the round on smaller needles, blocked
US 1 - 2.25 mm
US 1½ - 2.5 mm
462 yards (422 m)
5.5 (7, 8.5, 9.75)" foot circumference, 7.5" long from cuff to top of heel, 8 (9, 10, 11)" foot length (adjustable)
English
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Sinuous strands of hanging vines inspired these unique socks that feature an easy-to-work slip stitch and cable pattern. Stitches are slipped for two rows, then cleverly cabled together in a leafy bow-like shape. Color variations in hand-painted yarn are drawn across the surface of this engaging stitch pattern making for a fabric that is energetic and interesting.

The Vinca socks are worked from the top down with heels and toes worked in a contrasting color. Heels are shaped using a fun-to-knit afterthought heel. Pattern is both written and charted.

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FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
5.5 (7, 8.5, 9.75)“ foot circumference, 7.5”
long from cuff to top of heel, 8 (9, 10, 11)”
foot length (adjustable)

YARN
Knit Picks Stroll™ Hand Painted and Tonal
(fingering weight, 75% Fine Superwash
Merino Wool, 25% Nylon; 462 yards/100g):
MC Iris Garden 27811, CC Orbit 27060,
1 hank each

NEEDLES
US 1 (2.25mm) DPNs or long circular
needle for Magic Loop technique,
or size to obtain gauge
US 1.5 (2.5mm) DPNs or long circular
needle for Magic Loop technique, or one
size larger than size used to obtain gauge

NOTIONS
Yarn Needle
3 Stitch Markers; 1 Fixed, 2 Removable
Cable Needle
Scrap Yarn

GAUGE
40 sts and 48 rounds = 4” in Stockinette
Stitch and Vinca Vine Stitch in the round
on smaller needles, blocked