These socks are inspired by my niece who is an accomplished ballet/modern/jazz dancer and by my own frustrations with limited mobility.

The colourwork is kept to the leg only so once that part is done the rest of the sock will fly off your needles.

Jazz the socks up with the fun i-cord bow on the ballet shoes, or leave it off if it’s not your thing.

Have fun by working the charts as written or switching them around to do the ballet shoes on both front and back, the dancer front and back or one sock with the ballet shoes and one with the dancer.

SIZE
Adult SM, L

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Foot circumference: 78, 9 inches/ 1820.5, 23 cm
Leg length: 8 inches/20.5 cm as shown, adjustable to preference

Foot length: adjustable to preference
Note: Choose a size with approximately 1 inch/2.5 cm negative ease in the foot circumference.

Select a hardwearing sock yarn, such as a wool and nylon blend for the MC for long-lasting wear. For the CC, a 100% wool will be fine as it is used on the leg only. We recommend you do not mix superwash and non-superwash yarns in the same sock, as they may shrink at different rates when washed.

Stranded colourwork is worked on a larger needle for this sock. The gauge of the stranded colourwork needs to be looser than the single-color fabric so that the sock fits comfortably on the leg.

For a longer leg, work rounds of stocking stitch before or after working the chart.

The i-cord bow is optional.