This top-down sock design is one to play with—worked in two colors, the slip stitch patterns reveal constantly moving visual motifs that appear complicated but are not difficult to knit. Choose high contrast colors for the most impact or a more harmonious pairing for a subtly shifting effect. In a single variegated or nearly-solid handpaint yarn, the color story is tamed, allowing the depth and texture of the stitchwork to stand out. The pattern includes four sizes (S/M/L/XL) and has a flap heel construction; it is a good choice for very soft yarns as the slip stitch patterns lend stability to the final fabric. Sample is shown in size Medium, in Better Breakfast Fingering in Poppy Seed and Daybreak Yarn Suggestions: Modern Deco Lace, Better Better Fingering, Stone Soup Fingering, Modern Deco Sport, or any soft sock yarn that knits to pattern gauge. Substituting yarn and/or needles may result in an overall variation in size, drape, and yardage requirement. Finished Size: 7(8, 8.75, 9.74) foot circumference to fit feet measuring up to 8.25(9.25, 10, 11) inches around Yarn Requirements: For single color version: 325(375, 425, 475) yards For two color version: 165(190, 215, 240) yards each of Color A and Color B Gauge: 32 sts and 48 rows = 4 inches in stockinette on smaller needles (worked flat and blocked) 38 sts and 54 rows= 4 inches in leg patterns on larger needles (worked flat and blocked) Needles: DPNs size 1US (2.25mm) or size to obtain correct stockinette gauge DPNs size 1.5US (2.5mm) or size to obtain correct pattern gauge
