This is a universal pattern suitable for any yarn weight and needle size that works for you.

This pattern is being offered free due to it’s simplicity, but also because it has not been tested on anyone else, so proceed at your own risk!

This pattern should be knit with a good firm ribbing that has a lot of stretch and retraction. Go down a size or two in needles if you need to get a good elastic effect. I knit the sample pair with a yarn that had a silk content. I don’t think that should be done again. A nice worsted wool with some stretch to it might work better. These fit great, but I do find that after a few wearings they start to stay stretched out, which I believe is due to the silk.