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I designed these socks for a basic need, to keep my feet warm in these cold Montana winters. They serve that purpose very well. A word of caution, if you have hardwood floors, be careful if you knit with mohair, the socks become extra slippery. If you have kids or grandkids, they will love that aspect, my kids love to ‘skate’ on the floors with hand knit socks.

This is a ribbed sock with a German Short Row Heel. This type of short row heel adds a bit more depth than a typical short row heel, so if you have a higher instep, these socks may fit you better.

The pattern is written for magic loop. Needle 1 will be the top of the foot and front of the leg. Needle 2 will be the bottom of the foot, heel, and back of the leg. You have the option of knitting this sock toe-up (pgs. 3 & 4) or top-down (pgs. 5 & 6), both directions are included in this pattern.

This is a great go-to sock that will fit everyone from kids to adults. You can knit these with fingering weight sock yarn and mohair held double for a pair of super warm and fuzzy socks, or knit it with a single strand of DK weight yarn.

Sizes: 1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7) = 36 (40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60) sts around.

Actual sock circumference: 6 (6.6, 7.3, 8, 8.6, 9.3, 10)”

To Fit: approximately 7 (7.6, 8.3, 9, 9.6, 10.3, 11)” around ball of foot. You want your sock to have about 10% negative ease around and 10% negative ease for length. (Unless you are using non-superwash wool, like in the toe-up sample, you want your foot to have little to no ease in length, due to felting.)

Darker sock:
Sample knit size 4 with Retrosaria Mondim ‘Rust’ 210 yds and Knit Picks Aloft ‘London Hand Painted’ 218 yds.

Lighter sock:
Sample knit size 4 with Inspired Fiberworx Classic Sock ‘Magic Forest’ 231 yds and McMullen Fiber Co Fluff ‘Lavender’ 228 yds.