Floreale Socks by Aud Bergo

Floreale Socks

Knitting
January 2022
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
38 stitches and 38 rows = 4 inches
in colorwork patt on larger needles
US 1 - 2.25 mm
US 2 - 2.75 mm
800 yards (732 m)
7 ½ (8 ½)" foot circumference and 9 ½ (10)" long from back of heel to tip of toe; foot length is adjustable
English
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Everything comes up roses when you wear the Floreale Socks. Graphic-yet-romantic floral motifs decorate the leg and instep of the socks, while simple stripes run along the bottom of the foot. These socks are worked from the cuff down with a heel-flap construction.

Difficulty Intermediate

Yarn Weight 1

Finished Size 7 ½ (8 ½)“ foot circumference and 9 ½ (10)” long from back of heel to tip of toe; foot length is adjustable. Socks shown measure 7 ½“.

Yarn Neighborhood Fiber Collective Studio Sock (100% organic Merino wool; 400 yd 366 m/4 oz 113 g): Bolton Hill (dark rust; MC) and Lake Evesham (peach; CC), 1 skein each.

Needles Sizes 1 (2.25 mm) and 2 (2.75 mm). Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.

Notions Markers (m); tapestry needle.

Gauge 38 sts and 38 rnds = 4” in colorwork patt on larger needles.

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NOTES

  • These socks are worked in the round from the cuff down with a heel flap and gusset.

  • The rounds gauge is important so that there is enough length on the foot to finish the Instep chart before the toe shaping begins.

  • The charts are worked using the stranded method. Always pick up the background color over the pattern color and pick up the pattern color from under the background color. Keep floats loose. For floats longer than four stitches, tack stranded yarn on the wrong side of the work.