About
Available in 5 sizes, Nurture are ankle socks knit in the round from cuff to toe. The textured pattern is worked around the ankle and down the front of the foot. The heel is worked using Shadow Wrap short rows, with the toes grafted together.

Yarn
This pattern will play nicely with any fingering weight sock yarn in variegated, or speckled colourways. Tonals and solids will also work. The cuff is knit in a contrast colour; heels and toes are optional.

For the sample (green socks), a total of 53g was used to make a UK size 5, size 38, 7.5 US in the size Medium.

Main Colour: 40g
Contrast Colour: 13g (using 2g for cuff)

Materials
A spare needle in the same size to obtain gauge, or smaller is needed, along with 2 stitch markers

Experience
Skill Level: Adventurous beginner/Advanced beginner.
Can read a knitting pattern and understand general knitting abbreviations.
Cast on, knit, purl, basic knit decreases, grafting (for the toes section), and knitting in the round.
Previous experience of knitting socks from cuff to toe would be an advantage, but not absolutely essential.

Useful information
Written instructions to complete a shadow wrap heel are provided.
Written instructions to complete the rolled edge at the start of the ankle are provided.
Earthtonesgirl has a comprehensive Shadow Wrap Short Row tutorial in the Class of the No Fear Sock Knitting series on YouTube: Shadow Wrap Short Row heel tutorial