Toe up socks with an afterthought heel featuring a delicate floral lace design across the top of the foot knit up in a luxurious merino and silk yarn. Version 1 is a breezy ankle sock. Version 2 is crew length with lacework extending around the calf. Easy lace patterning is perfect for experienced sock knitters to venture into lace for the first time.

Skill Level: experienced
Skills needed:
k, p, yo, ssk, k2tog
Judy’s magic cast on
kitchener stitch
short rows

Sizes:
Small (Medium, Large) metric in brackets
Designed to fit with negative ease.
Finished foot length toe-to-heel approx: 8.25” (9”, 9.74”) 21, 23, 25 cm
All sizes finished foot width: 7” 17.78 cm circumference. Modeled on 9.25” 23.5 cm circumference foot. If wider sock is desired, additional stockinette stitches may be evenly added to the side of the lace pattern and sole of foot. Remember to adjust stitch counts.

Materials:
Yarn: Cascade Heritage Silk, 85% merino wool, 15% silk, shown in color 5630
V1: 130-170 yds 119-155 m
V2: 270-340 yds 246-310 m
DPNs US 0 2.0mm
DPNs US 1 2.25mm
tapestry needle
row counter optional
approx. 4 yards contrasting scrap fingering weight yarn (choose something easy to remove – i.e. not fuzzy or prone to felting)

Gauge:
32 sts x 44 rows = 4” 10cm square in stockinette on US 1 2.25mm needles

Pattern references
Judy’s Magic Cast On original source:
http://knitty.com/ISSUEspring06/FEATmagiccaston.html

Jeny’s Surprisingly Stretchy Bind Off original source:
http://knitty.com/ISSUEfall09/FEATjssbo.php

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