Order your copy of Ready Set Socks! There’s nothing quite like the lush, cosy feeling of handknitted socks! Quick and satisfying to make, small and portable, socks remain one of the most frequently handknit items today.

Ready Set Socks is our ultimate guide to sock-making! The book includes ten unique patterns in both 4-ply / fingering and DK-weight versions. From simple and speedy stocking and ribbed socks, to fancy mosaic knitting colour combinations, you’ll be sure to find your perfect pair with this compendium of patterns to come back to again and again.

4-ply/Fingering Version
Sizes: 1 (2, 3)
To fit foot circumference: 20.5 (23, 25.5)cm / 8 (9, 10)“ – to be worn with approx. 2.5cm / 1” negative ease
Foot length is fully adjustable within the pattern. Finished sock measures 0.5cm / ¼” less than actual foot length to
ensure a good fit.
Yarn: Approximately 260 (310, 360)m / 283 (338, 392)yds of Fingering/4-ply-weight yarn for Heel Flap & Gusset version; Short Row and Afterthought heels use slightly less yarn.

Sample 1 (Green version)
Model wears a UK 7 / US 9 and is shown wearing a size 2.
Coop Knits Socks Yeah (fingering / 4-ply-weight; 75% superwash Merino wool, 25% nylon; 212m / 231yds per 50g skein)
Shades:
Yarn A: Labradorite (124); 1 skein
Yarn B: Malachite (110); 1 skein

Sample 2 (Blue version)
Model wears a UK 7 / US 9 and is shown wearing a size 3.
Purl Soho Posy (fingering / 4-ply-weight; 75% superwash Merino wool, 15% cashmere, 10% nylon; 145m / 159yds per 50g skein)
Shade: Bellflower Blue; 2 (3, 3) balls/skeins

Gauge: 36 sts & 50 rounds = 10cm / 4” over St st on 2.5mm
needles after blocking.
Needles: 2.5mm / US 1.5 needles suitable for working small circumferences in the round
Always use a needle size that will result in the correct
gauge after blocking.
Notions: 2 stitch markers, tapestry needle
Notes: These socks are worked from the cuff down, with a ribbed cuff and a lace and rib pattern on the leg and foot. The samples shown are worked using the Heel Flap & Gusset method. Read all chart rounds from right to left.