The twisted stitches in this toe-up sock with short-row heel make a nicely textured pattern that is fun and easy to knit, and results in a sock that even my husband will wear. Since the socks were for him, I left him to name the design. A few days later he returned with this play on the title of Paul Simon’s song, “Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes.”

This newly updated pattern includes 3 sizes, and both written and charted stitch instructions. The paid version of this pattern is available for download from Patternfish (see link below), and in printed format from your LYS.

The free version, with just one size (9 inches) and only charted stitch instruction, has been discontinued.

Finished size: 7.5 (9, 10.75) inches (paid version only).

Yarn: fingering weight sock yarn.

Skills: Knitting in the round, toe up cast on, YO, k2tog, k3tog, p2tog-tbl p3tog-tbl, cross sts.

Other supplies: Stitch markers.

Stitch patterns: Charted and written (paid version only).