This fingering weight cuff-down sock pattern contains beginner-friendly stranded color work along with some textured stitch patterns on the front side of the sock. Simple, pretty detailing on the cuff and heel will provide a newer sock knitter with some tricks for their toolbox.
This pattern includes adult sizes in small, medium, and large for foot circumferences of 8”, 9”, and 10” and allowing for about 1” of negative ease for a good fit. It has a picot cuff (YouTube tutorial available on my channel!), a slip stitch heel flap and gusset (eye of partridge heel), and a rounded toe. You will need approximately 100g of fingering weight sock yarn for this project, along with 20g of a contrasting color.
The textured pattern is produced with knit and purl stitches and is easy to memorize after a few repeats. Instructions for the pattern are both written out and charted. It is not written for a specific sock knitting method. The knitter should be familiar with their preferred needle method (i.e. magic loop, DPNs, 9” circulars, etc.) and should know basic stitches (k2tog, ssk, kitchener). A glossary is included in the pattern.