Every child’s favourite decoration,
hung with joyous anticipation.
Rushing downstairs before sun rise,
the promise of presents and sweet surprise, guessing the gift by the shape and size -
of the bulges and bumps in your festive sack, loved ones watch on, and it takes them back -
to when they were gripped by the feverish glee, and they feel it a little - through the joy that they see.
Much more than a stocking then, or decoration - when filled with the promise of a child’s elation.

The By the Fire Socks feature a pretty folded cuff circled by sweet little trees with bobbles on top. The folded cuff hides a practical rib for a comfy fit, and flows into a simple plain sock. All of the detail is in the elegant cuff. They are knitted cuff down and finished with a slip stitch heel flap and a rounded wedge toe.

Sizes

S (M, L) the sizes are measured on leg and foot circumference, as the length of the foot is adjustable

Finished Measurements

Leg length 7cm / 3” from the cuff to the start of the heel
Leg and foot circumference 15cm / 6” (18cm / 7”, 20cm / 8”)

Gauge

36 sts and 48 rows per 4 inches/10 centimetres in stocking stitch using 2.25mm needle.

Yarn

You will need approximately 50g (60g,70g) of fingering weight yarn in your main colour - I used The Wool Barn Cashmere Sock in Mist (green)
20g of fingering weight yarn for CC1 - I used The Wool Barn Cashmere Sock in Natural (white)
5g of fingering weight yarn for CC2 - I used The Wool Barn Twist Sock in Smitten (pink)

Needles

A set of 2.25mm needles for knitting a small circumference in the round or size needed to obtain gauge and a set of 2.5mm needles for knitting a small circumference in the round or one size larger than your gauge needle.
For a comfy sock the cuff needs to be worked at a slightly larger gauge so I would recommend using a needle one size larger for that section. I would also advise working your cast on as loosely as you can while keeping the stitches neat.

Notions

Stitch markers - different coloured ones may help Darning needle to sew in your ends