Ropewalk by Jo Shaw

Ropewalk

by Jo Shaw
Knitting
September 2023
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
36 stitches and 50 rows = 4 inches
in stocking stitch
US 1 - 2.25 mm
321 - 538 yards (294 - 492 m)
English
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Ropewalk is a top-down sock with bands of texture reminiscent of ropes. In my part of the world, east coast of England, fishing and its paraphernalia are abundant. This sock is a gent le knit with an easy textured pattern at intermittent intervals for an interesting knit

SIZE
1 (2, 3, 4)
To fit 18 (20.5, 23, 25.5)cm / 7 (8, 9, 10)” foot circumference.
Finished dimensions = 16.5 (19, 21, 23.5)cm / 6½ (7½, 8¼, 9¼)” circumference.

YARN
Scheepjes Downtown (50g; 200m (219yds); 75% extrafine merino, 25% nylon) 4ply / fingering; colour 403 Leafy Suburb

For 24cm (9 ½”) foot length
293 (329, 368, 447)m / 321 (360, 403, 489)yds
2 (2, 2, 3) balls

For 28cm (11”) foot length
323 (362, 405, 492)m / 353 (396, 443, 538)yds
2 (2, 3, 3) balls

GAUGE
36 stitches by 50 rounds= 10cm (4”) in stocking stitch. Check your gauge.

NEEDLES & ACCESSORIES
2.25 mm (US Size 1) needles for working in the round; either DPNs, long circular needle or preferred method for circular knitting; or size to obtain gauge
Stitch marker x 2
Darning needle

TECHNIQUES USED IN THE PATTERN

  • Knit
  • Purl
  • Decreases (ssk, k2tog)
  • Slipped stitches
  • Knit through the back loop
  • Kitchener Stitch (tutorial provided)

This pattern has been professionally tech edited and test knitted.