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Avoid the sweater curse!
These cute socks are a quick knit in time for Valentine’s Day. Knit a matching pair for yourself and your sweetheart.

Description
This ankle sock is knit cuff-down with a 3 row colour-work panel, making it a great first colour-work project for beginners. It also features the shadow-wrap heel - a perfectly symmetrical, short-row heel.

This pattern is needle agnostic, and can be knit with dpns, magic loop, or how ever you like.

Difficulty
beginner-friendly

Sizing
EU shoe sizes: 34-36 (38-40) (42-44) (46-48)

US shoe sizes: 5-6(7-8 US, 9-10 US, 11-12 US)

Finished Measurements
Sock circumference: 18 cm / 7.2” (20 cm / 8”) (22 cm / 8.8”)
( 24 cm / 9.6”)

Foot length: adjustable
Leg length: (from top of cuff to top of heel): 6.5 cm (2.6”)

Gauge
30 stitches x 44 rows = 4” / 10 cm in stockinette stitch

Materials
needles in sizes 2.25 mm (US 1) and 2.5 mm (US 1.5)
stitch markers
darning needle

Yarn
Sample 1 was knit in 38g Drops Fabel in 121, and 13g of Drops Fabel in 113.
Sample 2 was knit in 53g of Opal 4 ply in colour 5196 with hearts in approx. 1g of Drops Fabel in 121.

Meterage
160 - 212 m(35 - 55g) (174 - 232 yards(1.2 - 2 oz)) of any sock weight yarn.

Thank you to Tahira of stitchedherup.co.uk for tech editing, and thank you to my test knitters, Splendidknitting and picsofknits. As well as to my mom for knitting the 2nd sample sock. :)