This pattern creates a beautiful warm cozy sock with all the squish and comfort of the delightful brioche texture. The socks can be knit in either one or two colors.

Step-by-step instructions are provided for each section of the sock. Video tutorial links are provided for the cast-on, bind-off, and brioche decreases. The pattern notes include tips on fit, tensioning in-the-round, and brioche in-the-round.

The socks are knit from the toe-up and in-the-round. The pattern uses a reverse Strong heel variation. The Strong heel is an attractive heel that gives plenty of room over the instep and is also really fun to work. There is no need to pick up stitches for this heel. The appendix includes additional heel decrease variations. I just couldn’t resist playing with possibilities for this heel!

This pattern has been graded out to 16 sizes appropriate for newborns through adult women and men. My hope is that this broad range will suit most knitters and their knit-worthy friends and family. I hope you enjoy the pattern!

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Finished Sizes
Sock Circumference (unstretched):
2.9|3.3|3.8|4.2|4.7|5.1|5.6|6.0|6.4|6.9|7.3|7.8|8.2|8.7|9.1|9.6 inches

7.5|8.5|9.5|10.5|12|13|14|15|16|17.5|18.5|20|21|22|23|24 cm

The socks should be worn with approximately 15% negative ease (see Tips for a Good Fit on page 2 of the pattern).

Yardage (meterage) required will vary, but if working with two colors you should not need more than 100 g of each color for two socks.

Recommended Yarn
Knit Stitch Yarn Softy Sock, approximately 463 yards/422 meters/100 g, 75% Superwash Merino Wool, 25% Nylon, or any sock yarn of similar weight. The pattern can be worked in one or two colors.

Sample was knit in size 62 and used approximately 50 g of the Archer colorway for the dark color and 30 g of the Red Rocks colorway for the light color for two socks.

Infant sample was knit in size 34 with scrap sock yarn and used approximately 12 g of the dark color and 7 g of the light color for two socks.

Needles
Size US 0/2.00 mm DPNs or 32 in/80 cm or longer circular for magic loop, or size needed to obtain gauge.
If working magic loop and two-color brioche, an extra DPN or set of circular needles, also size US 0/2.00 mm, for the heel turn.
Size US 2/2.75 mm DPNs or circular needles, or desired size for binding off.

Notions scissors, tapestry needle, stitch markers

Gauge 9 sts and 13 rounds = 1 in/2.5 cm in Stockinette Stitch worked in-the-round.

Techniques knitting, purling, lifted increases, slipped stitches, German short rows, brioche knit, brioche purl, brioche decreases

Pattern has been professionally tech edited and tested.

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