The Doro Socks are directly inspired by the architectural details of the Ca d’Oro, a sumptuous palace in Venice, Italy, and one of the best examples of Venetian Gothic architecture on the Grand Canal. The design features stitch patterns that mimic the architectural elements on the palace’s facade, especially the twisted stitches at the cuff that are inspired by the interlocking columns in the palace’s top-most floor. The sock design includes a seed stitch heel flap and pinstripe ribbing.

The Doro Socks are knit cuff-down in the round with a heel flap and gusset. The pattern includes charted and written instructions. D’oro means “golden” or “of gold” in Italian, which is a perfect adjective to describe the Sunflower colorway from Stress Knits Yarn who generously provided yarn support for this design.

Yarn
One 100-gram skein of fingering weight sock yarn.
Suggested yarn: Stress Knits Yarn Favorite. Sample is knit in the Sunflower colorway.

Suggested Needle Size
US 1 (2.25 mm) needle
Pattern is written using the Magic Loop method, but can easily be adapted for DPNs or 9” circular needles.

Gauge
32 sts x 48 rows = 4 inches in stockinette in the round after blocking

Sizing
1 (60 stitches) // approx. 7” foot circumference
2 (66 stitches) // approx. 8” foot circumference
3 (72 stitches) // approx. 9” foot circumference

Notions
removable stitch markers
tapestry needle
cable needle

Techniques
knitting
purling
knitting in the round
1x1 ribbing
twisted stitches
knitting through the back loop
seed stitch
heel flap and gusset
decreasing (k2tog, ssk)
Magic Loop