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drifter socks
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Ready to drift off the beaten path? Drifter socks is a mix and match sock pattern where you get to choose the journey! Build your own socks from 14 different colourwork charts to make your very own customized socks. Each pair is an adventure and no two are the same.
Drifter socks are designed so you can dig into your stash and give your leftover yarn a new life. You can use fingering weight yarn held single or lace weight yarn held double.
The socks are knitted top-down and in the round, featuring a stranded colourwork motif throughout. The heels are knitted using the afterthought heel technique. You can choose to “mismatch” your socks as shown in the photos or knit two identical socks. It includes sizes for children, teens and adults.
Ease - 10% negative ease
Foot circumference - measured on the widest section of your foot
cm- 11.5, 14, 15.25 (16.5, 17.75, 20.25) 23, 25.5, 28 (30.5, 31.75)
inches - 4½, 5½, 6 (6½, 7, 8) 9, 10, 11 (12, 12½)
Foot length - measured from heel to toe
cm- 12, 14, 17 (19, 21, 24) 26, 28, 32 (33, 33)
inches - 4¾, 5½, 6¾ (7½, 8¼, 9½) 10¼, 11, 12½ (13, 13)
Sock height - measured from heel to co edge
cm- 15, 15, 15 (15, 15, 15) 15, 15, 15, (15, 15)
inches - 6, 6, 6 (6, 6, 6) 6, 6, 6 (6, 6)
Yarn
Biches & bûches le petit lambswool
colour a - natural white
colour b - fingering weight scrap yarn
Yarn Substitute
Biches et Buches le petit lambswool
Jamieson and Smith 2Ply
Cascade 220 Heritage Solids
Knitpicks Stroll Merino
Rauma Finull Garn
Retrosaria Pomar Mondim
Yardage - calculated based on mismatched pair
Colour a
meters - 80, 130, 180 (235, 285, 330) 385, 430, 485 (535, 585)
yards - 88, 142, 197 (257, 312, 361) 421, 471, 531 (585, 640)
Colour b
meters - 20, 32.5, 45 (59, 72, 83) 96, 107, 122 (133, 145)
yards - 21, 36, 49 (65, 78, 90) 105, 118, 132 (146, 160)
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- First published: March 2025
- Page created: May 21, 2025
- Last updated: May 21, 2025 …
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