Designed special for Yarn Experiment’s 2020 Holiday Box, “Zig or Zag” socks are a cozy DK weight house sock, featuring right and left twist stitches to create the zig zag pattern…

These house socks are knit cuff-down with a heel flap and gusset and are designed to be worked in two strands of fingering weight yarn, held together throughout, for warmth and durability. Alternatively, the “Zig or Zag” socks can also be worked in a single strand of DK.

Sizes 1 (2, 3, 4)
7.5 (8.5, 8.5, 9.75)” / 19 (22, 22, 25) cm circumference at ankle below cuff
7.25 (8, 8.5, 9.25)” / 18 (20, 21, 23) cm foot circumference. Intended to fit with negative ease of 1 – 2” / 3 – 5 cm at ankle and
0.5 – 1” / 1 – 3 cm at foot.

Suggested Needles & Notions

• US 6 / 4 mm needle or size needed for gauge
• US 4 / 3.5 mm or two sizes smaller than larger
• DPNS or circulars in both sizes listed, per preference for small circumferences
• Spare circular needle or waste yarn to hold stitches
• Distinct BOR marker + 4 additional markers

Gauge Information
Stockinette Stitch (post blocking)
22 sts / 30 rnds per 4” in stockinette stitch, worked in the round on size US 6 / 4 mm

Yarn Information
Note: Yardage amounts are listed in fingering weight and reflect holding the yarn double throughout. To substitute with DK yarn, divide the amounts in half, then add 10%.

• Suggested Yarn Yarn Experiments “Monkey Sock” 75% SW Merino / 25% Nylon, 462 yards / 422 meters per 100 grams. Sample shown in “Christmas Cookies” MC with “Christmas Red” CC.

Main Color (MC) yards / meters
284 (299, 315, 351) / 260 (273, 288, 321)

Contrast Color (CC) yards / meters
190 (202, 212, 236) / 174 (184, 194, 216)