Pattern Description from Faith, Hope, Love, Knitting: “Because socks are such a popular knitting project, knitters everywhere were knitting their favorite sock pattern in ‘liberty’ colors after September 11. I like to mix up hand-dyed colors using slipped stitches or solid colors, so I designed these socks to show the red, white, and blue with their best foot forward! The colors look pretty together but when knitting around a sock, they create their own pattern of swirls or stripes. To control the swirling, I added a solid and a simple slipped stitch, which adds more natural color to the design. It would be just as pretty to use navy or burgundy.”

Skill Level: Intermediate

Size: Women’s average foot, up to size 10

Finished Measurements:

• Circumference: 8½ inches
• Height: 7¾ inches

Materials:

• Lorna’s Laces Shepherd Sock (80% superwash wool/20% nylon; 215 yd per 2 oz skein), one skein each color Liberty # 1776 (MC), Natural # 0ns (CC)
• One set of four US #1 (2.25mm) double-pointed needles
• Tapestry needle

Gauge: 28 sts and 40 rnds = 4 inch in Stockinette st

Notes: Keep horizontal strands loose across the front of the knitting when slipping 3 stitches.