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This pattern includes instructions for both a toe-up (pg. 3-4) and top-down (pg. 4-5) DK weight sock with a Shadow Wrap Heel. This sock is sized for the whole family, child through large adult. It is worked using magic loop; needle 1 will be front of foot/instep/leg, and needle 2 will be back of foot/leg and heel. (If you have larger calves and are knitting tall socks crew, not shorties, go up a needle size for the cuff, noted below on both versions.)

This pattern is meant to be a starting point for your sock knitting, just a st st/vanilla sock. You can knit this pattern all in one color (no CC), but you will need to adjust the yardage requirements. Feel free to make a shortie pair or taller socks, whatever you want. You can also add in a stitch pattern or ribbing; the possibilities are endless. I added a chart for simple colorwork at the cuff if you would like to try it. Colorwork charts for both versions found on page 7. (It is a good idea to weigh your starting yarn before your first sock, only use half per sock. Then, weigh as you go to make sure you will have enough for your chosen size/length.)

Yarn:

MC: 50-100g/122-245 yds DK weight yarn or 50-100g/230-460 yds fingering weight yarn
CC: 15-50g/37-122 yds DK weight yarn or 15-50g/69-230 yds fingering weight yarn

DK sock sample knit size 3. MC: Legacy Fiber Arts DK ‘Grinch’ 162 yds. CC: Dragon Hoard Yarn Lore Sock ‘Crystal Shards’ 79 yds held with Shibui Knits Silk Cloud ‘Lotus’ 66 yds. (I used a combo of a fingering weight and lace weight to equal DK for the CC in this version).

Fingering held double sample knit size 3. MC: Gerschubie Fiber Arts Solfege Sock ‘Baby Goth’ 145 yds. CC: Western Sky Knits Smooth Sock ‘Shell Seeker’ 295 yds.

I also included a striped cuff option for something a little different. Sample knit size 3. MC: Rocky Mountain Yarn Co Banff DK ‘Chai Old Fashioned’ 172 yds. CC: Knit Picks Stroll Fingering ‘Pumpkin’ held double 111 yds.

Sizes: 1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7) = 40 (44, 48, 52, 56, 60, 64) sts around.

Actual sock circumference: 6.2 (6.8, 7.4, 8, 8.6, 9.2, 9.8)”

To Fit: 6.8 (7.5, 8.1, 8.8, 9.5, 10.1, 10.8)” around ball of foot. (You want your sock to have about 10% negative ease around and 5% negative ease for length.)