Rødstrømper by Sanne Bjerregaard

Rødstrømper

Knitting
August 2024
Light Fingering ?
34 stitches and 42 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
109 - 383 yards (100 - 350 m)
20/21 (22/23) 24/25 (26/27) 28/29 (30/31) 32/33 (34/35) 36 (37) 38 (39) 40 (41) 42 (43) 44 (45) 46
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This pattern is written using Magic Loop technique on
long circular needles. The socks are worked from the
toes up, with no extra assembly except for weaving in
loose ends.
First stitches are cast on with Turkish Cast On, so that
the toes are immediately closed. Then increases are
worked on both sides of the toes, until the full number
of stitches is reached, and the socks are worked straight
up to the specified foot length.
The heel is worked with short rows and double stitches
are worked with German Short Rows.
When the heel is finished, continue working straight
up the leg until the given length. Afterwards, finish with
ribbing, which is then bound off with a stretchy bind
off, so that the edge does not become too tight which
can make the sock difficult to put on.
The pattern includes three different variations: a solid
coloured sock, a sock with contrasting colour for the
toes, heel and ribbing, and a sock with stripes.

Inspiration:
Rødstrømper (Redstockings) was a term for a feminist movement in the 1960s and 1970s.
The Red Stocking Movement had a significant impact on Scandinavian society and played an important role in the global feminist movement. The name “Rødstrømper” refers to the red
stockings that some of the women wore as a symbol of their activism and solidarity. The Red Stockings Rebellion contributed to changing laws and attitudes towards greater equality between the sexes.
These Rødstrømper are knitted from the toe up. The heel is a classic hourglass heel, knitted with turning needles. The pattern includes a nice little trick to avoid the small hole that otherwise occurs in the transition between the heel and leg.