Boot Socks by Purl Soho

Boot Socks

Knitting
January 2016
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
22 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette
170 - 345 yards (155 - 315 m)
Little Kid (Adult Small/Medium, Adult Medium/Large)
English
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MATERIALS

Purl Soho’s Daily Wool Worsted, 100% superwash wool yarn. Each skein of this worsted/aran-weight yarn is 164 yards/ 100 grams.

  • Main Color (MC): 1 (2, 2) skein(s); approximately 145 (220, 295) total yards required. We used Lilac Mauve for one pair, Dew Blue for a second pair, and Cinnamon Bark for a third pair.
  • Contrast Color (CC): 1 skein; approximately 25 (35, 50) total yards required. For the Lilac Mauve pair, we used Giant Sequoia; for the Dew Blue pair, we used Heirloom White; and for the Cinnamon Bark pair, we used Wild Onion.

You will also need…

To make a one-color pair of Boot Socks, you’ll need 1 (2, 2) skein(s) of Daily Wool Worsted.

NOTE: An earlier version of this pattern used the same number of skeins in Worsted Twist, which is no longer available. For more about this version, click here!

GAUGE
22 stitches and 28 rounds = 4 inches in stockinette stitch

SIZES
Little Kid (Adult Small/Medium, Adult Medium/Large)

  • Finished Foot Circumference: 5¾ (7¼, 8¾) inches. Choose a size that is approximately 1–2 inches smaller than the circumference of the wearer’s foot.
  • Finished Foot Length: Adjustable

Samples: We knit the Adult Small/Medium size to fit a Women’s US 6.

Pattern designed and written by Purl Soho designer, Whitney Van Nes.