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Behold Irish Whiskey, the rhyFlower debut pattern that captured hearts and continues to enchant knitters worldwide with its timeless appeal! In the centre of this sock, there’s an enchanting cable panel that adds beauty to your socks.

With a clever design that focuses your attention on just a fraction of stitches, Irish Whiskey allows for swift progress, making it the perfect choice for impromptu projects or when time is of the essence. Whether you’re knitting for yourself or crafting thoughtful gifts for loved ones, Irish Whiskey is your go-to pattern for effortless elegance and undeniable charm

Worked in the round, this versatile sock pattern offers a seamless knitting experience by providing both cuff-down and toe-up written directions, catering to your preferred sock construction. You’ll also find a clear and concise chart for the pattern motif, ensuring that you have all the tools you need to create these beautiful socks. While the pattern comes with instructions for a peasant heel (afterthought heel using scrap yarn), it’s adaptable to your personal preferences and unique feet. Links for alternative heels have been included!

With multiple sizes thoughtfully incorporated, you can easily achieve the perfect fit for yourself or for the lucky recipient of your hand-knit socks. This pattern truly embraces size-inclusivity, making it a wonderful option for a wide range of individuals.

We’ve written this sock pattern for the magic loop knitting method in mind. However, you can also work on double-pointed needles or mini-circulars instead if you prefer (just use extra markers to denote the placement of the heel or toe shaping).

Additional resources for this pattern, including yarn subs and errata, can be found here.

SKILL LEVEL
Easy

SIZE INFORMATION
1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11) — larger sizes are in bold throughout the pattern to help differentiate the multiple sizes.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
(Measured around the ball of the foot)
6 (6.5, 7, 7.5, 8, 8.5, 9, 9.5, 10, 10.5, 11)” / 15 (16.5, 18, 19, 20.5, 21.5, 23, 24, 25.5, 26.5, 28) cm circumference — select a size from the finished measurements that is 1-1.5” / 2.5-4 cm smaller than your foot circumference. These socks are worn with negative ease. We made the sample pair from the toe-up directions in size 6.

NOTIONS
Tapestry needle, scissors, tape measure, cable needle, scrap yarn, stitch markers (2)

SUGGESTED NEEDLES
US1 (2.25 mm) 40” / 100 cm circular needles, or size required to get gauge

YARN REQUIREMENTS
MC: 150-500 yds / 137-458 m of fingering weight yarn (depending on the length of your foot and leg)
CC: 44 (52, 60, 68, 77, 86, 96, 106, 116, 127, 138) yds / 40 (48, 55, 62, 70, 79, 88, 97, 106, 116, 126) m of fingering weight yarn

SUGGESTED YARN
Turtlepurl Yarns – Striped Turtle Toes
75% Superwash Merino 25% Nylon
450 yds (411 m) / 3.5 oz (100 g)
Colour: Pumpkin Spice
https://turtlepurl.com/

GAUGE
32 stitches by 40 rounds in stockinette = 4” / 10 cm, after blocking. Gauge is crucial in obtaining the correct fit. Changes in gauge will cause a size difference for your finished socks.

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LOW-VISIBILITY & SCREEN READER FORMAT A low-visibility and a screen-reader-accessible version of this pattern are available with this pattern purchase. The low-visibility format is 24pt print in Arial, black font, no italics, and contains written directions (there are no charts to work from). The screen reader format has all the items mentioned above, contains no abbreviations, and accessibility was checked by the read-aloud function on both a Windows PC and Android device.

PATTERN SUPPORT For pattern support for this design, please email melinda@rhyflowerknits.com

Jerrah Robbins provided professional tech editing for this pattern.