In this sock recipe you can find instructions to knit top-down vanilla socks in sizes ranging from baby to adult! “vanilla socks” means that the socks are knitted fully in stockinette, all knitted stitches. The “general” sizes are given, but it is also explained how to make the perfect fitting socks based on your foot size. Based on your foot circumference and your stitch gauge you determine how many stitches to cast on. You don’t your gauge? No problem, after knitting a small bit of the leg portion, you can adjust your total number of stitches so your sock will fit you best, or start over, whatever you prefer. Cast on numbers are provided for different fingering weight stitch gauges. In this sock recipe you will knit a slip stitch heel flap, a heel turn and gusset. Also, multiple sizes are given for the heel flap and it is explained how to measure your heel height. It is important to note that mostly the general steps are given for how to knit your socks, you can look up all the numbers you need in the tables given at the end. There are a lot of patterns out there explaining step by step how to knit a particular size sock, so there’s no point repeating all of that. With this sock recipe I would like to make it accessible for everyone to make socks with a great fit, and make your socks more perfect that they already are!

Sizes
This sock recipe describes how to knit socks for sizes ranging from baby to adult.

Gauge
In this pattern a stitch gauge is listed of 28 sts per 10cm. However, in the recipe it is explained how to knit socks for different fingering weight gauges and how to alter your socks without knowing your gauge at first. This way your socks will always fit!

Needles
2.25mm circular needles are recommended with a cable of 80cm.
You can use a needle size of choice (around 2mm till 2.5mm).

Materials
depends on the size socks you are knitting. You will likely have enough if you have 100g of sock yarn.