A project to bring to knit group gatherings should be portable, and the pattern should be easy to memorize so that one doesn’t lose track while chatting. These socks meet those criteria perfectly. The main pattern is a knit-and-purl ribbing, which travels to the side every couple of rounds. The interesting detail is the heel because the heel flap and gusset are integrated into the leg and are worked in the round.

The socks are worked in the round from the cuff down. They are mirror images of each other with the stripes and the heel flap slanting in different directions with individual instructions for each sock.

Knitters can choose to work the textured pattern from chart or written instructions.

Size and measurements
Women’s S, M and L with a finished circumference of approximately 15.75 (18.75, 22) cm 6.25 (7.5, 8.75)”. Leg length including heel results in 21 cm (22.75, 24.75) cm 8.25 (9, 9.75)” when knit as given in the pattern, adjustable (please see ‘Notes’) Foot length is adjustable.

Material
1 skein of fingering weight yarn with a yardage of approximately 402 m (440 yds) per 100 g
Used in the samples: Posh Yarn Martha Sock (brown socks) and SweetGeorgia Yarns Tough Love Sock in colourway Jasmine (light green socks)

2.25 mm /US size 1 DPNs or circular needles for your preferred way to knit in the round

1 removable stitch marker, darning needle

GAUGE
32 sts /42 rows = 10 cm/4” in Stockinette Stitch, blocked