Winter is close… But there is still time for a pair of lace socks! Wait for the snow with these delicate and luxurious silk blend socks.

These ankle length socks are knitted toe up. They have lace panel on the front, afterthought heel, picot cuff and soft ruffle.

The pattern requires some prior knowledge of sock knitting.
The instructions are written for circular needles or sock trio needles.
There is ONLY chart, no row by row written instructions for the lace. Each size has it’s own chart.

Pattern uses the following:
-Judy’s magic cast on
-Increases: Make one left, make one right, knit into previous row
-Decreases: ssk, k2tog
-Bobbles
-Crossed and twisted stitches
-Afterthought heel
-Picot hem on cuff (Here is great tutorial by Suzanne Bryan for invisible and stretchy method of sewing the edge: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uih-l-vRxNU)
-I-cord bind off

Sizes
Sizes are based on stitch count:

Size 1 - 56 sts - 16,5 cm / 6,5 inch (apprx. circumference)
Size 2 - 60 sts - 17,5 cm / 7 inch
Size 3 - 68 sts - 20 cm / 8 inch
Size 4 - 76 sts - 22,5 cm / 9 inch

The length of the foot and leg are adjustable. The lace has 8 row repeat but can be stopped after any row that doesn’t have bobbles.

Yarn
Fingering weight sock yarn and mohair.

The sample was knit with:
Regia Premium Silk
55% wool, 25% polyamide, 20% silk
100g / 400m (447yds)
color 0051

And

Filcolana Tilia
70% kid mohair, 30% silk
25g / 210m (229yds)
colour 100

The size 2 sample socks took about 56 g of Regia and 5 g of Filcolana.

Needles and Gauge
34 sts / 36 rows per 10 cm / 4 Inch.
2 mm / US0 circular needles or sock trio needles

The instructions are written for circular needles or sock trios.
There in ONLY chart, no row by row written instructions for the lace.

Table of content (PDF)
Page 1 – Info

Page 2 – Materials and tools, Gauge, Sizes, Schematics

Page 3 – Construction (overview), Stitch Guide, Abbreviations

Page 4 – Crossed stitches guide, Instructions

Pages 4-6 – Instructions

Page 7 – About the Charts (symbols)

Page 8 - Charts

Page 9 – Contact info