These top-down socks feature a fun droplet stitch technique, producing textured details along the leg and top foot of the sock. This technique is ideal for variegated yarns because it creates little bursts of color when you work the droplet stitch technique. Choose a fingering weight color pop for the cuff, heel, and toe to coordinate with your main color. This pattern is ideal for showcasing those colorful collectible single skeins of sock yarn. Cast on and let your yarn shine!

Sizes
1 (2, 3, 4, 5)

Finished Measurements
7 (8, 9, 10, 11)″ / 18 (20, 23, 25, 28)cm ankle and foot circumference. Measurements taken
after blocking.

Size 3 shown on a size US 13 / EU 47 size foot that has a 10.5″ / 27cm foot circumference. The sock fits with 1.5″ /
4cm of negative ease.

Socks are designed to fit an actual foot circumference of 8 (9, 10, 11, 12)″ / 20 (23, 25, 28, 30)cm. The socks are designed to fit with negative ease. Choose a size with a finished foot circumference measurement that is approximately 1″ / 2.5cm smaller than your actual foot circumference, so that the sock will fit nice and snug on your foot.

The lengths of the cuff, ankle, and foot are easily customizable by knitting more textured pattern repeats for a longer ankle or foot or fewer textured pattern repeats for a shorter ankle or foot.

Yarn
Fingering weight

Yardage
Approximately 340 (400, 460, 520, 580)yds / 311 (366, 421, 475, 530)m total
MC - 250 (300, 350, 400, 450)yds / 229 (274, 320, 366, 411)m
CC - 90 (100, 110, 120, 130)yds / 82 (91, 101, 110, 119)m

Shown in
Undercover Otter Squirm Sock (80% Superwash Merino Wool, 20% Nylon; 437yds / 400m per 100g skein)
MC - Secondary Sunset (variegated)
CC - Nilbog (yellow)

Needles
US 1 / 2.25mm circular in 40″ / 100cm length or size needed to obtain gauge

Magic loop method is used for knitting in the rnd. Watch this Westknits video to assist with the Magic Loop technique.
https://youtu.be/hpFHbHmrCcc

You can use DPNs if you prefer. Watch this Westknits video to assist with knitting with DPNs.
https://youtu.be/y9bvVy08PeE

Notions
3 stitch markers, tapestry needle

Gauge
32 sts & 50 rnds = 4″ / 10cm in stockinette stitch
after blocking

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