Designed for the Spartickes Dyes Holiday Yarn Club for August. This pattern is being sent to the club members on August 15th and will be released to the public on November 15th, 2014.

August is World Mutt-i-grees Rescue Month! This special month serves to remind people that there are tons of healthy and happy animals waiting and wanting to be adopted at shelters across the world. Sadly, 8-10 million animals enter shelters each year and an estimated 3-4 million animals are destroyed because they were not adopted.

These socks are named after a quote from Spike from Buffy the Vampire Slayer: ‘For justice, and for… the safety of puppies, and Christmas, right? Let’s fight that evil! Let’s kill something! Oh, come on!’

I love yarn, but sometimes it is hard to find a pattern that can showcase the yarn while having a pattern incorporated smoothly. This pattern works so well with variegated yarn, self striping and solid yarn, making it so versatile and fun!

Worked from the toe up, the intuitive pattern makes them a quick knit while having enough interest to keep you interested and excited to keep going.

Enjoy

Size
Size small (60 sts), medium (64 sts), large (68 sts), X-large (72 sts)

Pattern Notes
Socks are worked toe-up with a short-row heel. Instructions for working the toe and heel are given, but you can substitute your favorite toe and heel method (suggestions given within the pattern as well.)

Required Skills

Basic decreases
Chart reading
Short rows

Yarn
Fingering Weight Yarn, Approximately 300-400 yards, depending on desired foot/ankle length. Sample knitted with Spartickes Dyes-Holiday Club in the Will & Grace Sock base in August colorway (80% Merino, 20% Nylon (Polyamide))