Cuffs
$10 CAD
Use leftover solid and self-patterning sock yarns from your stash to knit these special socks with a fancy, folded-over cuff. Knit socks in four sizes from babies to big kids.
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Construction
Socks are worked top down with a long leg that folds over a ribbed section. The heel is worked with a traditional heel flap and heel turn, and the sock ends with a no-graft toe closure.
Sizes + Finished Measurements
Sizes: S (newborn), M (US shoe size 3-7), L (US shoe size 8-12), XL (US shoe size 13+).
Finished Circumference: 3 ¾ (4 ¾, 5 ¾, 6 ¾)” / 10 (12, 14.5, 17) cm.
Length: 3 ¾ (5 ½, 7, 8 ¼)” / 9.5 (14, 17.5, 20.5) cm.
Intended to be work with 10% negative ease.
Yarn
Fingering weight or sock yarn;
58 (76, 115, 144) yd / 53 (70, 105, 132) m self-patterning (MC);
55 (76, 76, 115) yd / 51 (70, 70, 105) m solid (CC).
Shown in discontinued sock yarns (75% wool, 25% nylon; 465 yd /425 m per 100 g).
Substitution Notes
For baby socks, any fingering weight yarn will work. If the child is walking a lot and wearing shoes, use a yarn especially made for sock knitting with some nylon in it. If you want to stay away from man-made fibres, a blend with silk or mohair will add strength to the yarn or look for a yarn with a tight twist. The gauge should be quite tight to make the socks long-wearing.
Gauge
34 sts and 50 rnds to 4” (10 cm) over stocking stitch worked in the round.
Needles + Notions
1 set of five 2.25 mm (US 1) Double-Pointed Needles;
1 Stitch Marker.
Skills
Knitting in the round, increases/decreases, basic top down sock construction, heel flap, picking up stitches.
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