Socks that are knit flat won't leave you going round and round.
$6.00 US
Finished measurements: Foot circumference: 4 ¾ (5 ¾, 6 ½, 7, 7 ½, 8 ½)" / 12 (14.5, 16.5, 18, 19, 21.5) cm Shown in sizes 5 ¾" / 14.5 cm and 7 ½" / 19 cm foot circumference Foot length is adjustable.
Yarn: 1 skein Simply Socks Yarn Company Poste Stripe (393 yd / 357 m per 3 ½ oz / 100 g hank; 75% Superwash Corriedale Wool, 25% Nylon) Socks shown in Purple Mountains Majesty on size 5 ¾" / 14.5 cm circumference sock and Fiji Sun on size 7 ½" / 19 cm circumference sock.
Needles & Notions: Size 1 ½ US / 2.5 mm circular needle, 24" / 60 cm long
Gauge: 32 sts and 44 rows = 4" / 10 cm over Stockinette stitch
Construction Notes: The socks are worked flat from the toe up, leaving a gap where stitches will be picked up for the vertical Sideswipe. A few rows are knitted for the Sideswipe, then the live stitches are grafted to the opposite edge to close the sock. The left and right socks are mirror images.
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