Goody, goody, gumdrops!

These festive stranded color work socks are knit using no more than two colors at one time and are worked cuff down to the toe. The unique feature of this design is a duplicate stitch gingerbread man on the heel. Add a little glitz to your gingerbread dreams by using a sparkle base yarn for your contrasting colors.

Size, the circumference of the ball of the foot:

Small (8”), average (9”), and large (10”) adult sizes, 56,64,72 stitch cast-on

Yarn:

• approximately 50-70 grams (280 yds) of fingering weight sock yarn in the main color.
• 20 grams each (80 yards)of sparkle bare fingering weight sock yarn and teal.
• 10 grams (40 yards) of a pink sparkle fingering weight sock yarn.
• A tiny scrap of black for eyes.

Yarns used for sample are the Gingerbread Dreams sock set by Candy Shoppe Yarns.

Needles:

US size 1 (2.25mm) with a 32”-40” circular cable for magic loop, or needles needed to obtain gauge, and a 2.25mm 9” circular sock needle.

Gauge:

8 stitches x 12 rounds per inch on stockinette stitch

Language: English