Diamonds & Cables Knee Socks, PDF pattern

About the Design

After I designed and knit the Zipped Up Aran Tunic, I immediately wanted accessories, either to be worn with the tunic or with other garments, as I so enjoyed knitting the aran patterns.

I used the sleeve pattern on the knee socks, but, as there was no room to shape the leg without disturbing the pattern, so it is shaped with decreasing needle sizes!

Knit in Brown Sheep Lamb’s Pride worsted with a little Handpaint Originals in the solid cream color to reinforce the v-heel. The toe is my version of a star/rounded toe, as it has 6 decrease points instead of the usual 4 for the star toe and 8 for the rounded toe.

This pattern is in charted (color!) and text forms.

Size

Woman’s medium foot

Finished Measurements

Circ. of Foot: 8.33″

Circ. of Calf: 12.5″

Circ. of Ankle: 10″

Length from folded cuff to bottom of heel flap: 18″

Length from back of heel to toe: 9.66″

These are unstretched measurements. The sock fits very comfortably around my 15.5″ calf.

Msterials

Brown Sheep Lamb’s Pride Worsted, 85% wool / 15% mohair, 190 yds / 4 oz pull skeins: 3 skeins #M-140 Aran (MY - main yarn)

Brown Sheep Handpaint Originals, 70% mohair / 30% wool, 88 yds / 50 gr hank: 1 hank #HP85 Cream Puff (RY - reinforcement yarn)

US size 8 (5 mm) double-pointed needles (dpns)

US size 7 (4.5 mm) dpns

US size 6 (4.25 mm) dpns

US size 5 (3.75 mm) dpns

US size 4 (3.5 mm) dpn

Cable needle

Tapestry needle

Gauge

19 sts and 24 rows = 4” (10 cm) in St st with size 8 ndls or size to give gauge.

23 sts and 30 rows = 4” (10 cm) in St st using size 4 ndls.

Substitute Yarn Wt.: Worsted to Heavy Worsted

Skill Level: Intermediate

Happy Knitting!

Dawn