For each Max Sox pattern purchase, $5 CAD will be donated to the Children’s Stollery in Edmonton.

These colorful socks are a memorial for my cousin, Max, who died of neuroblastoma in June 2006. They are adorned with familiar motifs from some of the video games Max liked. The racing checkers, stars, and upside-down question marks are inspired by Mario Kart. The honeycomb life bar, music notes, and puzzle pieces hail from Banjo Kazooie. As you knit, think fondly of a boy who loved Jesus, drawing & learning, and his friends & family. Thank you for joining in to help the Children’s Stollery in Edmonton make life a little easier for sick kids.

The Max Sox have fun and nostalgic video game motifs, suitable for adventurous beginners and experienced knitters alike. This unisex pattern is worked cuff down with a comfortable mid-calf leg, and has a traditional slipped stitch heel flap, and gusset. These socks knit up quickly - the colorwork section is hard to put down because it is so much fun watching the themed motifs grow; and later on the plain foot is great for knitting on the go or while watching loved ones play video games.

“But wait! I want to donate more!” Thank you! You can donate personally straight to the Stollery here. (Not an affiliate link.)

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SIZE
Adult S (M, L, XL)
Cuff & Leg Length (all sizes): 6.75 inches / 17 cm, unstretched
Leg Circumference: 6.75 (7.75, 8.75, 9.75) inches / 17 (19.5, 22, 25) cm, unstretched
Foot Circumference: 6.5 (7.5, 8.5, 9.5) inches / 16.5 (19, 21.5, 24) cm, unstretched
Designed to fit with 1-2” (2.5-5cm) of negative ease.
Shown in size M on a foot with 9” (23cm) circumference.

Sizing Tip: Sometimes our leg is one size and our foot is another. CO for the leg size you need. Then you can decrease to a smaller size stitch count right before the heel-flap or during the gusset.

GAUGE
17 sts and 22 rows = 2 inches (5cm), unstretched stockinette using 2.25mm
16.5 sts and 19 rows = 2 inches (5cm), unstretched colorwork using 2.5mm

MATERIALS
Yarn
• 325-400m (355-437 yards) fingering yarn
• 100m (109 yards) fingering yarn in 2 contrasting colors
(Pattern works best with a mid-tone MC, dark CC1, and light CC2)
Shown in Polkadot Creek in colorways “Purl2gether” (MC), “Seaspray” (CC1), and “Silver” (CC2)
(75% Merino, 25% Nylon), 422m / 100g (462 yards / 3.5 oz.)

Needles
• 2.25mm (US 1) needles for working in the round, or size needed to obtain stockinette gauge
• 2.5mm (US 1 ½) needles for working in the round, or size needed to obtain colorwork gauge

Additional Tools
• 3 stitch markers
• Measuring tape
• Scissors
• Tapestry needle

TECHNIQUES
• knitting in the round for small circumference
* knitting colorwork in the round
• knit / purl
• slip stitches
• picking up and knitting stitches
• Kitchener Stitch

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ACCESSIBILITY STATEMENT
The Max Sox includes two Low Vision Accessible pdfs: a Large Print version and a Screen Reader Accessible version.

The Large Print LVA pdf meets the following standards:
• 24 point, sans serif (Arial) font
• Fully saturated text on white background
• No italics
• Left-justified, single column.
• No header or footer, aside from page numbers (bottom-left)
• Pages have one-inch margins
• Abbreviation list provided
• Repeated rows are written out
• Directions are fully written out and can be completed without reliance on the chart
• The optional chart is large and easy to read
• Photos are captioned and use alt text

The Screen Reader Accessible pdf meets the same standards as the Large Print pdf, as well as the following additional standards:
• No abbreviated terms - all terms are fully written out
• Repeats are written out - there are no asterisks or brackets
• Backslashes have been replaced with “&” or “or”
• No charts are included or relied on to complete the pattern

Please take a look to see which “easy to read” version works the best for you.

This pattern has been tech edited, and the screen reader pdf has been reviewed & tested by Accessibility Consultant, Renee Van Hoy.