Interweave SKU: EP0654

Pattern Description from Interweave Knits, Summer 2006: “Seven snappy colorways offer endless options for your sock drawer. Make a matching pair or, as an antidote to repetitive knitting, make two socks in different color combinations. A clever toe construction makes the most of a stranded, striped pattern repeated on heels and cuffs.”

Pattern Description from Interweave Online Store: “A clever toe construction makes the most of a stranded, striped pattern repeated on heels and cuffs. See the addendum for insructions on how to adjust this woman’s sock pattern to fit children.”

Complete yarn list:

• Pair 1: #345 gold dust, #310 wild orange, #210 tea rose, #730 raging purple, #005 cavern, #835 harvest, 1 skein each.
• Pair 2: #345 gold dust, #835 harvest, #765 blue paradise, #005 cavern, #810 cherry moon, #360 wild sage, 1 skein each.
• Pair 3: #210 tea rose, #201 barn red, #850 berry, #835 harvest, #00s5 cavern, #560 my blue heaven, 1 skein each.
• Pair 4: #770 wisteria, #730 raging purple, #345 gold dust, #810 cherry moon, #765 blue paradise, #005 cavern, 1 skein each.
• Pair 5: #560 my blue heaven, #765 blue paradise, #005 cavern, #201 barn red, #840 lime light, #810 cherry moon, 1 skein each.
• Pair 6: #210 tea rose, #850 berry, #840 lime light, #310 wild orange, #005 cavern, #201 barn red, 1 skein each.
• Pair 7: #840 lime light, #360 wild sage, #770 wisteria, #310 wild orange, #560 my blue heaven, #005 cavern, 1 skein each.

Finished Size: 7½“ foot circumference, 6¼” long from cuff to top of heel, and 8¾“ long from back of heel to tip of toe. To fit women’s U.S. shoe sizes 7 to 8.

Yarn: Brown Sheep Cotton Fine (80% cotton; 20% wool; 222 yd 203 m/50 g): For complete list see overview.
Yarn weight: #1 - Super Fine

Gauge: 20 sts and 24 rows = 2” on smaller needles in striped toe/heel patt.

Needles: Sizes 0 (2 mm) and 1 (2.25 mm): set of 5 double-pointed (dpn). Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.

Notions: Waste yarn for provisional CO; markers.

Originally Published: Interweave Knits, Online 2007

Note: These socks don’t have a lot of elasticity, so work them large enough to slip on easily without stretching. And have fun!

Note: This pattern originally appeared in a collection of 4 patterns entitled “Great Gifts,” which included the following:

• Bazaar Socks designed by Priscilla Gibson-Roberts
• Carousel Horse designed by Ellen Sibelius
• Pea Pod Baby Set designed by Kate Gilbert
• Make Believe Crowns designed by Nicholette Hoyer

Photos of these projects are on pages 36-37 of Interweave Knits, Summer 2006. The patterns are NOT in the magazine, however. Readers are instructed to find instructions for these ties on the website www.interweaveknits.com or send a long, self-addressed, stamped envelope to Interweave Press, 201 East 4th St., Loveland, CO 80537 and request a specific pattern.