If you have ever had the dubious pleasure of walking on a stone floor in bare feet of a winter’s morning, you will understand the value of a good pair of wool socks. This cosy pair will provide extra stylish insulation inside a slipper or inside a boot for venturing into the great outdoors.

These are top-up with a wedge toe and an afterthought heel. The socks are identical (these can be knit two at a time easily if you like to work this way as I did - instructions are for one at a time)

Pattern can be bought separately or as part of the Walk Warmer ebook of winter socks, giving you a substantial discount over buying the patterns separately

Pattern contains
Pattern is fully written out and the cable panel is also charted.

Sizes
The pattern contains negative ease. Foot lengths are easily adjustable.

To fit foot sizes:
S:17.5/7 inches and 23cm/9in in length
M: 20.5/ 8 in circumference and foot length 25.5cm/10in
L: 23cm/9 in circumference and foot length 28cm/11 in

Shown on a foot 21.5cm circ and 23.5cm long in the M

Needles:
4mm (US 6) circular needle or correct needle size to achieve and a needle 1mm or 1-2 US sizes smaller for ribbing (if desired). Pattern is needle neutral, and you may substitute your preferred method of small circumference knitting

Gauge:
21 sts and 33 rows to 10cm/4in (row gauge not critical)

Skills required:
Knitting in the round
decreasing
cables

Notions

tapestry needle to weave in ends.
cable needle
stitch markers

Yarn and yardage
New Lanark 100% wool DK in colourway Verdi. Or any wool or acrylic DK yarn with which you can achieve gauge.
S: 138 m/150 yds
M: 180 m/195 yds
L: 220m/ 240 ydd