Savant-Garde Socks
$10 CAD
A striking sock made with bold colour blocks and worked completely flat on two needles. It’s cuff to toe and back again. The clever construction utilizes a “join as you go” modular technique along with a short-row heel and matching cast-on and bind-off methods.
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Construction
This sock is knit flat on two needles. The front half is completed in alternating colors from cuff to short-row toe. The sole is worked and joined to the instep each row. A short-row heel is followed by the back of the leg and cuff, also joined to the front. Matching cast-on and bind off methods are used.
What's Included
This knitting pattern includes detailed written directions, front and back images, assembly diagram, and adjustable foot/leg length.
Sizes + Finished Measurements
Sizes: Newborn (Baby, Toddler, Child S, Child L, Preteen)(Adult XS,New S, M, L, XL).
Finished foot circumference: 3 ¾ (4 ¼, 4 ¾, 5 ¼, 5 ¾, 6 ½)(7 ½, 8 ½, 9 ½, 10 ¼, 11 ¼)” / 9.5 (11, 12, 13.5, 14.5, 16.5)(19, 21.5, 24, 26, 28.5) cm.
Foot length: 4 ¼ (4 ¾, 5 ¼, 5 ¾, 6 ½, 7)(8 ¼, 9 ½, 10 ½, 11 ½, 12 ¾) / 11 (12, 13.5, 14.5, 16.5, 18)(21, 24, 26.5, 29, 32.5) cm.
Meant to be worn with approx 10% negative ease—choose a finished size approx 0.5″ / 1 cm (smallest sizes) to 1.25″ / 3 cm (largest size) smaller than foot circumference measured around ball of foot.
Yarn
Fingering weight or sock yarn in two colours;
MC & CC 40 (50, 60, 70, 90, 120)(160, 190, 235, 275, 325) yd / 35 (45, 55, 65, 80, 110)(145, 175, 215, 250, 300) m each.
Shown in Knit Picks Capretta Superwash (80% Fine Superwash Merino Wool, 10% Cashmere, 10% Nylon; 230 yards/50g) in Eclipse and White.
Substitution Notes
The original yarn is a luxuriously soft sock yarn with cashmere and merino. Choose a fingering weight sock yarn (any of these yarns will work). This can be a fun stash busting project using different colours for each section or keeping the two-tone with strongly contrasting or monochromatic colours. Look for wool blends with some nylon, mohair or silk for strength and a tight twist and multiple plies for a sock that will last.
Gauge
34 sts and 48 rnds = 4″ (10 cm) in Stockinette Stitch worked flat, blocked.
Needles + Notions
2.25 mm (US 1) Needles for working flat;
2.25mm (US B-1) crochet hook (optional for cast on);
Locking Stitch Markers;
Yarn Needle.
Skills
Chinese Waitress Cast On (instructions included), Double Chain Bind Off (instructions included), short row heel, modular join as you go technique.
