The Rubber Duckie Socks are the second sock in my Fun Feet series. When knitting the Como Te Llama Socks, the shaping of the foot reminded me of rubber duckies. The toe looks like a little tail and the ankle creates the head.

These socks are knit from the toe up. The heels are shaped with short rows and the duck’s head is worked back and forth using intarsia. The cuff is rejoined in the round and the back of the leg is closed using an invisible seam.

SIZE
Women’s medium. Finished cuff circumference: 8-inches.

YARN
Main Color (MC): 0.6 skeins Cascade Yarns Heritage Sock Yarn (75% superwash merino wool, 25% nylon) 3.5 ounces, 437 yards, color 5723 (gold fusion);
Contrasting Color (CC): 0.2 skeins Cascade Yarns Heritage Paints (75% superwash merino wool, 25% nylon) 3.5 ounces, 437 yards, color 9902 (stormy night);
Beak: 4 yards of orange fingering weight yarn.
Eyes: 2 yards of black fingering weight yarn.
 
NEEDLES
U.S. size 1 (2.25 mm) 40-inch circular needle (or preferred needle type).
Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.

NOTIONS
• 3 markers
• 7 bobbins
• Tapestry needle
• Row counter
• Magnetic chart holder or post-it notes

GAUGE
16 stitches and 22 rounds per 2-inches in stockinette stitch in the round.

The pattern includes 6 pages of written instructions with illustrative pictures and one chart containing the duck pattern.