Mississippi calls to mind bluegrass, catfish, the grand Mississippi River, and Magnolias. In 1902, President Theodore Roosevelt refused to kill a bear while on a hunting trip in Mississippi. The ensuing newspaper narratives led to the creation of the “Teddy Bear”. This sock features a simple bear face over wild stripes.

Skill Level: Intermediate

Sizes:
Women’s Sizes 5-6½ (7-8½, 9-10½, 11+)

Finished Measurements:
Circumference—7 (7½, 8, 8½)” / 17.5 (19, 20, 21.5)cm

Gauge:
32 stitches x 40 rounds = 4” / 10cm square in stockinette stitch knit in the round

Materials:
Fingering weight yarn—
MC (striped)—270 (300, 330, 364) yds / 247 (274, 302, 333)m
CC1 (blue)—40 (44, 48, 54) yds / 37 (40, 44, 49)m
CC2 (tan)—140 (156, 172, 188) yds / 128 (143, 157, 172)
CC3 (black)—1 yds / 1m

Needles:
Size US 1 (2.25 mm), or size needed for gauge

Notions:
Yarn needle, 3 stitch markers (one needs to be removable), waste yarn

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