Rockland Socks by Lisa Jacobs

Rockland Socks

Knitting
June 2014
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
32 stitches and 44 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch with larger needles
US 1 - 2.25 mm
US 2 - 2.75 mm
384 - 576 yards (351 - 527 m)
7.5, (8.5, 9.25)" foot circumference, see notes
English
This pattern is available from interweave.com for $7.99.

Lisa envisioned these socks as a great first cabling project. “This four-row pattern looks much more complex than it is,” she says. “Cable crosses and lines of purled stitches alternate on every even row, helping new cable knitters keep track of the pattern.”

Sizes 7.5, (8.5, 9.25)“ foot circumference and 9 (9.75, 10.25)” long from back of heel to tip of toe; shown in size 7.5”

Yarn Plymouth Yarn Company Happy Feet (90% superwash merino wool; 10% nylon; 192 yd 176 m/50 g):
• #2529 aqua, 2 (3, 3) skeins

Gauge 32 sts and 44 rnds = 4” in St st on larger needles

Tools
• Size 1 (2.25 mm) needles
• Size 2 (2.75 mm) needles
• Markers (m)
• Cable needle (cn)
• Tapestry needle