This pair of shortie socks features kitties playing, pouncing, ignoring, sleeping and stretching. They were definitely inspired by my cat, Lacey who loves being around yarn as much as I do.

The socks are knitted toe-up with a short row heel. There is a stranded pattern on the sole of the foot with cats arranged over the top. While they are spaced closely enough for stranded knitting, I have used the Ladderback Jacquard technique and provided an explanation and a Youtube video for this technique should you want to learn it.

Needles:
2.75 mm DPNs (US 2)

Sizes: S/M/L (20/22.5/25 cm/8/9/10 inches)
These socks are sized without ease.

Opal Handwork and Hobby 1 skein
WYS Signature 4 ply 1 skein

This pattern has been tech edited by sproutsnknits and test knitted by monciont and salome2001

Originally published in Issue 18 of Addicted to Sock Knitting zine.