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Obverse
Simple, stripey, toe-up socks. The colour combination ideas are endless!
Yarn & Pattern Kits available at www.northboundknitting.com
Materials: 
Northbound Knitting Merino/Nylon Fingering 
Mismatched Pair: 
Colour A - Sterling: 150 (175, 200) yards, Colour B - Midnight: 150 (175, 200) yards 
Matching Pair: 
Colour A - Sterling: 200 (225, 250) yards, Colour B - Midnight: 100 (125, 150) yards 
Size US 1 needles (circulars with a 32” cable for Magic Loop) 
Tapestry needle 
Stitch markers
Gauge: 
8 sts = 1” in stockinette stitch
Sizes: 
Small - 7” circumference around ball of foot. 
Medium - 8” circumference around ball of foot. 
Large - 9” circumference around ball of foot.
Length - Adjust to fit.
Abbreviations Used: 
St(s) = Stitch(es) 
K = Knit 
P = Purl 
RS = Right side 
WS = Wrong side 
Kf&b=Knit into the front and back of same stitch 
Pm=Place marker 
M=Marker 
Sm=Slip marker 
M1L=With left needle tip, lift strand between sts from front to back, knit into back of loop 
M1R=With left needle tip, lift strand between sts from back to front, knit into front of loop 
W&T=Wrap and Turn-Bring yarn to the front, slip one stitch from left hand needle to right, bring yarn to the back and slip stitch back to left hand needle. Turn work and bring yarn to the back. (Or W&T method of your preference.) 
SSk = Slip 2 stitches knitwise one at a time & knit together through the back loop 
P2tog = Purl two stitches together as one 
K2tog= Knit two stitches together as one
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