This pattern was exclusive to participants of Super Sock Scarefest 2018.

One of my all time favorite Halloween movies is The Nightmare Before Christmas, and my favorite character is of course the level-headed Sally. I love her patchwork dress, and after taking an intarsia-in-the-round workshop at VKL, I wanted to sockify it!

This pattern is toe-up, uses a short row Sherman Heel, and incorporates the colorwork techniques intarsia-in-the-round (“Annetarsia”), stranding, and duplicate stitch. There are links to tutorials for the heel, Annetarsia, and duplicate stitching in the pattern. More pictures, including an Annetarsia tutorial, here.

This is a great pattern for scraps, using up to 13 colors! That said, if you don’t have loads of bits and bobs to use, you’ll need a minimum of 4 different colors. See below for specific yardage requirements.

Needles and Notions
Needle: 2.0mm / US 0.(Please choose the needle size that best fits your gauge)
This pattern is written for magic loop, but could easily be done on DPNs. I don’t recommend two-at-a-time, but two-in-tandem could work!
Notions: tapestry needle, stitch markers
Gauge: 18.5 st, 28 rows over 2 in / 4 cm stockinette in the round
Size: S (M, L) to fit 7 (8, 9) in /18 (20, 23) cm foot circumference
Yardage requirements (per single sock): (Sock samples were all done with Knit Picks Stroll)
Size S - 70 yds / 64 m of MC, everything else 20 yds /18 m or less
Size M - 88 yds /80 m of MC, everything else 20 yds /18 m or less
Size L - 115 yds / 105 m of MC, everything else 25 yds /22 m or less