Very basic socks from proper lamb’s wool for my daughter Maija and son-in-law-to-be Ville. Worked out a traditional pattern to embellish the otherwise utterly plain design. Incorporating all my favourite details: toe-up, French heel, 2K2P ribbing and the natural shades of grey.
Gauge (measured from plain stockinette):
22 sts / 34 rows with 2.5 mm needles
20 sts / 30 rows with 3.0 mm needles
Ville’s version
Turkish cast-on 12+12 sts; increases on every other row up to 24+24 (48) sts.
Start heel when foot measures 15 cm; Chrissy Gardiner’s Hybrid Heel: 12 gusset stitches; 8-8-8 heel stitches.
Increase 2 (total 50 sts), pattern after 8 rows with 3.5 mm needles. Increase 2 more (total 52 sts), 9 rows K2P2 ribbing, JSBBO bind off in pattern.
The socks weigh 120 g.
Maija’s version
Turkish cast-on 13+13 sts; increases on every row up to 19+19 sts, then every other row up to 23+23 (46) sts.
Chrissy Gardiner’s Hybrid Heel: 8-7-8 heel stitches, 12 gusset stitches, Heel length 5 inches.
Pattern after 8 rows with 3.5 mm needles. Increase 2 more (total 52 sts), 9 rows K2P2 ribbing, JSBBO bind off in pattern.
The socks weigh 92 g, c. 77 g main colour and 15 g contrast colour.
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