Cozy summer socks with lupins blooming in a row in a knitted relief pattern.
Size: 37-39 (40-41) Finished sock dimensions: stem height 15(15) cm, foot length 24-25(25-26) cm, foot width 11(12) cm Knitting density: 23 stitches x 31 rows = 10 x 10 cm stockinette stitch with 3.5 mm needles Yarn:
DK-strength wool or merino wool yarn. Thread flow:
Main color : 90(100) g of recommended thread or at least 200(225) m of other DK-strong thread
Contrast color 1: (flowers/tip stripe) 20 g of recommended yarn or at least 45 m of DK strong yarn. If you omit the striping at the tip, you will need 10 g or 25 m of yarn
Contrast color 2 : (ribbed/leaves/stems) 20 g of recommended yarn or at least 45 m of DK strong yarn
Supplies:
3.5 mm Magic Loop stick 80 cm
1 auxiliary stick/crochet stick
3.5 mm crochet hook
3 stitch markers
Techniques: The socks are knitted from stem to toe with a circular needle using the Magic Loop technique. The Lupines pattern for the socks' stems is knitted in double crochet and twisted braid. Stems of flowers
is crocheted into the work with the Vertical Plaid Knitting technique before knitting the heel. The socks have a Dutch heel and a wide tapering at the tip.
NOTE! The knitting instructions are a downloadable product in Finnish. After paying for the order, you will receive an order confirmation in your e-mail with a link to download the instructions. So please remember to add your email address to the order. The order confirmation may go to spam, so please remember to check it as well. The download link is valid for six months (6 months), so you should save the instructions for yourself.
