Pattern description from Interweave Knits, Summer 2005: “Indulge your feet with Mary Snyder’s short socks knitted with a double thickness of yarn to cushion the soles. The padding is worked in a sequence of two rounds that uses two strands of yarn for the sole stitches and a single strand for the instep. The transition between the padded sole and single-thickness instep is cleverly concealed along a column of purl stitches. Little touches – a lace panel on the instep that’s repeated on the heel flap, ankle-hugging ribbing, and a trim accent stripe on the cuff – add to the appeal.”

Finished Size: About 7” (18 cm) circumference at ball of foot, unstretched, and 8” (20.5 cm) circumference comfortably stretched; about 10” (25.5 cm) long from back of heel to toe. To fit women’s U.S. shoe sizes 7–10.

Yarn: Gems Pearl (100% superwash merino; 185 169 m/50 g) #50 sage (MC), 2 skeins, and #02 tobacco (CC), 1 skein. Yarn distributed by Louet.

Needles: Size 0 (2 mm): set of 5 double-pointed (dpn). Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.

Notions: Marker (m); tapestry needle.

The yarn used has been replaced by Louet Gems fingering wt.