Description: These stylish, half-calf socks feature simple leg shaping, reinforced heel-stitch turned heel, gusset and toe decreases. Choose tonal colors or colors with contrast to suit your style; the extensive Allegro Lace range of heathered colors offers many color options.

Level: Intermediate (turning the heel, picking up stitches, working in the round, k2tog and ssk decreases)

Size: Woman’s M (L) - 8 (9)“ circumference at foot and ankle

Materials:
1 ball of MC in Crystal Palace Allegro Lace (shown in 3074 “Tahiti”)
1 ball of CC in Crystal Palace Allegro Lace (shown in 3099 “Mahogany”)
Crystal Palace Bamboo Needles 6” double-points in US size 2 (or size needed for gauge)
Stitch marker
Tapestry needle

Gauge: 8 sts = 1” in St st

Abbreviations: CC- contrasting color; CO - cast-on; dpn- double-pointed needle; k- knit; k2tog- knit 2 sts together; MC- main color; p- purl; rnd(s)- round(s); ssk- slip one st knitwise, then slip the next st knitwise, then put those 2 sts back on the other needle and knit them together (decreases one st); st(s)- stitch(es)