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Change things up with your sock knitting and give the Strong heel a whirl! I’ve fallen in love with this heel and the way it hugs my foot. The Whirling Socks add an extra layer of interest with a stitch change over the instep. The socks are mirror images to keep Second Sock Syndrome at bay.

Materials
Yarn
Knit Picks Muse (75% superwash merino, 25% nylon; 423 yd 387 m/4 oz skein; 1 skein Savvy Tonal

Needles
2.5 mm/US 1.5 needles for working small circumferences in the round; DPNs, 1 long circular or 2 short circulars

Notions
3 stitch markers
Yarn needle

Gauge
36 sts and 48 rounds = 4”(10cm) in stockinette st in the round

Size
Women’s Small/Medium and Large

Finished Measurements
7 (8)“ leg circumference unstretched

Abbreviations
st(s) - stitch(es)
k - knit
p - purl
sl - slip purlwise with yarn held to wrong side
k2tog - knit 2 sts together (1st decreased)
ssk - slip 2 sts knitwise, one by one; insert left needle tip, from left to right, into the fronts of those 2 sts and knit them together (1 st decreased)
p2tog - purl 2 sts together (1st decreased)
m1l - insert left needle, from front to back, under strand of yarn that runs between the next st on the left needle and the last st on the right needle, k this st through the back loop (1 st increased)
m1r - insert left needle, from back to front, under strand of yarn that runs between the next st on the left needle and the last st on the right needle, k this st through the front loop (1st increased)

Pattern Notes
Numbers given are for the smallest size, with numbers for the larger size in parentheses.

The left and right socks are mirror images. Be sure to follow the correct charts as you knit each one.