Waiting Room Socks by Yarn Treats

Waiting Room Socks

Knitting
November 2026
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
8 stitches and 11 rows = 1 inch
in stockinette
US 1 - 2.25 mm
350 - 427 yards (320 - 390 m)
7", 8" and 9"
English
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Need a pair of socks to work on while you wait? Waiting Room Socks are the perfect sock pattern to add an elevated look to vanilla socks. Waiting Room Socks are knit cuff down and feature a panel of cabled stitches down the left or right side of each sock. The sock heel is an easy to knit strong heel. The pattern is written in three sizes & is a crew style fit.

Waiting Room Socks are knit using the luxurious Ancestral Fiber Co. Ancestral Fingering. Or, the pattern is suitable for any solid, kettle dyed, speckled or even self-striping sock yarn! What are you waiting for? Cast on!

The pattern has charts, written instructions.

Finished Sizes:
7” (8”, 9”)/ 17.75 (20.3, 22.9) cm circumference unstretched.

Yarn Requirements:
1 skeinAncestral Fiber Co. Ancestral Fingering (80% ExtraFine Merino Wool/ 20% Nylon),
437 yds. (400 m) per 100 g. Colorway shown: Ella. Or, 100 g of comparable sock yarn.

Needles Used:
US1 (2.25 mm) 40” (100 cm) circular needle or DPNs, or size to obtain gauge.

Notions Used:
Cable needle, stitch markers, tapestry needle.

Gauge:
8 sts and 11 rounds per 1” (2.5 cm) in Stockinette stitch knit in the round.