Fittygomash

Fancy socks for chilly feet. For Orcadians, fittygomash is: “a kind of dance to warm cold feet performed by two persons facing one another and kicking right foot against right and left against left alternately.”

Yarn
Kate Davies Designs Milarrochy Tweed (70% Wool; 30% Mohair; 109yds/100m per 25g ball) in the following shades:

Emily
A Cranachan: 2 x 25g balls
And one ball of each of the following shades: B Stockiemuir
C Hirst
D Tarbet
E Cowslip

Elizabeth
A Gloamin’: 2 x 25g balls
B Hirst: 2 x 25g balls
And one ball each of the following shades: C Garth
D Foxglove
E Ardnamurchan

Beverley
A Tarbet: 2 x 25g balls
B Hirst: 2 x 25g balls
And one ball each of the following shades: C Ardnamurchan
D Lochan
E Ardlui
F Smirr

Anna
A Bruce: 3 x 25g balls
B Hirst: 2 x 25g balls

Needles and notions
Below gauge-size needle(s) of your preferred type for working small circumferences
Gauge-size needle(s) of your preferred type for working small circumferences
Stitch markers
Tapestry needle
Smooth waste yarn / sock yarn (for holding sts)

Gauge
33 sts and 39 rounds to 10cm / 4in over stranded colourwork in the round using gauge-size needle. Use 3mm needle as a starting point for swatching.
Stranded colourwork over small circumferences has a natural tendency to draw in. If you have problems maintaining an even tension, you might find that working the socks inside out is helpful.

Size
To fit adult foot with 19-21.5cm / 71⁄2-81⁄2in circumference. Leg and foot length are both fully adjustable within the pattern.
These are intended to be comfortable, fairly slouchy socks, worn with a little positive ease (which makes the colourwork fabric easier to slip on and off the feet). If you have feet
that are less than 18cm / 7in circumference, and would prefer these socks to fit more snugly, go down a needle size, working the colourwork at a gauge of 36-38 sts to 10cm / 4in.

Pattern notes
These socks are worked from the top down, following
a colourwork chart (which is read from right to left throughout). Waste yarn for an afterthought heel is inserted, and the foot continues to the toe, which is shaped and grafted closed. The heel is then picked up, shaped and grafted closed.