The In Bloom socks were inspired by the romance of spring, and delicate flowers opening up and begin to bloom. The lace pattern reminds me of little hearts overlapping all the way up the sock and to me this represents both love and spring flowers blossoming and growing into something beautiful.

Construction:
Instructions are included for both toe up and cuff down construction. The pattern uses a heel flap and gusset, and features simple lace patterns on the front and back of the sock. The pattern uses magic loop, but can also be adapted to use DPNs. Charts are included for the lace sections in addition to written line by line instructions.

Sizes:
There are 3 sizes available: Small (56 sts) Medium (64 sts) and Large (72 sts).

Yarn:
300-400yds of fingering weight yarn.

Needle sizes:
2.25mm / US 1 (or any to obtain gauge)

Gauge:
30 sts / 42 rows = 4 inches (10cm) in stockinette stitch

Notions:
Tapestry Needle, Progress marker, Tape Measure

Techniques Used:

• Knitting and purling
• Judy’s Magic Cast-on
• Jeny’s Surprisingly Stretchy Bind-Off
• Kitchener stitch
• Increasing
• Decreasing
• Simple Lace
• Magic loop
• Short rows