These casual yet delicate socks feature plump cable panels interlaced and interspersed with columns of twisted stitches. The stitch patterns appear complex but are actually easy and fun to knit. These socks are worked so that the cables and twists turn in opposite directions on the left and right socks.
Sizing: Small, large
Yarn Requirements: 437 yards (400 meters) fingering weight yarn
Needles: 2.5 mm (US 1.5) and 2.75 mm (US 2) double point needles; small cable needle
Gauge: 8 stitches and 10 rounds = 1 inch in stockinette on 2.75 mm (US 2) needles
Skills/Techniques Required:
basic sock knitting skills
following charted stitch patterns
cables and twisted stitches
grafting using kitchener stitch