Gloaming by Liz Corke

Gloaming

Knitting
June 2024
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
32 stitches and 44 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette in the round
US 1½ - 2.5 mm
125 - 400 yards (114 - 366 m)
S (M, L, XL) / 17.5 cm (20 cm, 22.5 cm, 25 cm) / 7" (8", 9", 10") circumference
English
This pattern is available from lizcorke.com for £5.50.

The Scots word for dusk or twilight, Gloaming is a fun shortie sock pattern with a lace pattern covering the foot. Knit from the toe up with a gusset and heel flap and flexible length fitting on the foot, these socks are a great knit for everyone! The pattern is written for short socks but guidance is included in the pattern to lengthen them into ankle socks.

The pattern is fully written with charts for the cables and has been tech-edited and test knitted. There’s a screenshot of the knitting pattern, and a list of the stitches used at the bottom of the photos. You will also need to know how to do a double sided cast-on like Judy’s Magic Cast-On and a stretchy bind-off like Jeny’s Surprisingly Stretchy Bind-Off.

Materials

  • 400 m (437 yds) of Eden Cottage Yarns Brimham 4 ply (85% Merino, 15% Nylon, 437 yds/100g) in Dusk
  • 2.5 mm (US 1.5) circular needles, 80 cm (32”) or longer or DPNs/prefered method for knitting in the round or size needed to get gauge
  • 2 stitch markers (per sock)
  • Yarn needle for sewing in ends
  • Sock blockers (optional)

Gauge

32 stitches and 44 rows in 10 cm (4”) in stocking stitch in the round.

Finished Size

Small: 17.5 cm (7”) circumference
Medium: 20 cm (8”) circumference
Large: 22.5 cm (9”) circumference
Extra Large: 25 cm (10”) circumference

The socks are designed to be worn with up to 0 - 2.5 cm (0 - 1”) of negative ease.