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Alba is designed for maximum visual impact with minimal effort. Enjoy a relaxing knit and see the pattern magically revealed when you turn the sock right-side out at the end!

This sock is knit inside-out, from the toe up with a gusset and heel flap, and is finished with a folded cuff, achieving a reverse-stockinette pattern and a princess sole without as much purling. There are optional instructions for working calf increases on page 6. This pattern looks best in solid, semi-solid, or tonal yarn.

Finished sizes
7 (8, 9, 10) in / 18 (20.5, 23, 25.5) cm

To fit
8 (9, 10, 11) in / 20.5 (23, 25.5, 28) cm
…with approx. 1 in / 2.5 cm negative ease
Instructions for optional calf-shaping are provided in pattern.

Yarn
Light fingering or fingering weight yarn in wool, a wool blend, or other fiber with good stretch and memory; avoid fiber that grows when worn or is particularly slinky or drapey. Fiber should be naturally hard-wearing enough for socks (polwarth, BFL), or have some nylon or silk for strength. Avoid single-ply.
Sample shown in Miss Babs Hot Shot in Ocean Breeze. (80% merino, 20% nylon)

Yardage
317 (386, 475, 543) yd / 290 (353, 434, 496) m

Gauge
32 st, 50 rows over 4 in / 10 cm stockinette in the round, stretched

Materials
US 0 / 2.00 mm, or size needed to obtain gauge
This pattern is written for magic loop.

Notions
embroidery needle
stitch markers

Sample
Sample was knit in size 8 in / 20.5 cm and used 350 yd / 320 m. It is shown on a 9 in foot.

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This pattern was tech-edited by Snooptiggercrafts.