Crew length toe-up socks with an afterthought heel featuring a cabled slipstitch pattern in contrasting colors creates a fish scale pattern. Choose a self-striping contrast yarn in bold colors to make a statement piece or variegated softer tones for more subtle socks. Purl stitches add to the textural effect of the scales.

Skill Level: Complex/Advanced

Sizes:
Small (Medium, Large) {metric in brackets throughout}
Designed to fit with zero to negative ease.
Finished foot length toe-to-heel approximately: 8.25” (9.25”, 10.25” inches) {21 (23.5, 26 cm}
All sizes finished foot width: 7.5 inches {19 cm} circumference.

Materials:
Yarn:
Rainbow version pictured: one skein each:
MC: Knit Picks Stroll Fingering, black
75% superwash merino wool, 25% nylon
CC: Knit Picks Felici, Rainbow
75% superwash merino wool, 25% nylon

Blue tones version: one skein MC, ½ skein CC:
MC: Coop Knits Socks Yeah!, color Benitoite
75% superwash merino wool, 25% nylon
CC: Three Irish Girls Adorn Luxe,
color Southern Belle
85% merino wool, 15% nylon

• DPNs US 0 2.0 mm
• DPNs US 1 2.25 mm
• tapestry needle
• row counter optional
• cable needle optional
• approx. 4 yards contrasting scrap fingering weight
yarn (choose something easy to remove – i.e. not
fuzzy or prone to felting)

Gauge: 32 stitches x 52 rows = 4 inches 10 cm square in slipstitch pattern on US 1 2.25 mm needles

Accessibility:
Three versions of this pattern are included with your purchase: standard format, large print, and low vision/screen reader accessible.

Large Print: This pattern is available in Large Print format using size 18 Arial font. Pattern is fully written and full page extra large chart is provided. This version uses abbreviations.

Low Vision & Screen Reader: This pattern is available in Low Vision format using size 22 Arial font. This version is also screen reader accessible and has been tested using Microsoft Word screen reader. There are no abbreviations nor italics. Alternate text is provided for image descriptions. Pattern is fully written. Full page extra large chart is provided but not required.

Questions? Comments? Errata?
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