Cable & Lace Socks by Cheryl Chow

Cable & Lace Socks

Knitting
May 2015
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
32 stitches and 42 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette
US 1½ - 2.5 mm
400 - 420 yards (366 - 384 m)
Small (Large)
English
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Worked from the cuff down, these pretty socks feature cables and a little lace.

Note: Cable and Lace pattern is charted only

Skills Required
Knit and purl in the round
Decreases
Increases
Cables
Picking up stitches
Reading a chart
Kitchener Stitch

Size
Small (Large) with finished foot circumference of 8” (9”) slightly stretched;
Size of sock can be made smaller or larger by adjusting the needle size used.

Yarn Requirements
420 yards fingering weight sock yarn

Sample knit in size small using Black Trillium Fibre Studio Lilt Sock; 85% merino, 15% silk; 405 yards in 100g; Sample worked in color Willow.

Needle Size
Size US1.5 (2.5mm) needles for small circumference knitting in the round

Gauge
32 sts and 42 rounds in stockinette on size US1.5 (2.5mm) needles is 4” (10cm) (worked in the round).
One repeat of cable/lace pattern is 1.5”

Other Materials
Cable Needle
Stitch holder or waste yarn
2 Stitch markers
Tapestry needle