Estrella Socks by Paula Wiśniewska

Estrella Socks

Knitting
January 2021
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
32 stitches and 44 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette Stitch, after blocking
US 1 - 2.25 mm
220 - 360 yards (201 - 329 m)
7 (8, 9)” / 18 (20.5, 23)cm
English Polish
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Estrella Socks are adorned with one of my favorite stitch patterns I created. When you look at the stitches closer, they reminded me of the star-shaped leaves, thus the name. Estrella Socks are seamless and worked in the round from the top down. The socks come in three sizes, the foot and leg length is adjustable. The red socks pictured are knitted with a fingering sock weight yarn — Alegria by Manos del Uruguay. You can use any fingering weight sock yarn in solid, semi-solid or slightly speckled colorways with great results.
This pattern has written and charted instructions and contains links to techniques used.

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Finished measurements: 7 (8, 9)” / 18 (20.5, 23) cm finished foot circumference.

Materials:

  • Yarn: 1 skein of fingering weight yarn that knits up to the gauge. The red sample was knit using Alegria by Manos del Uruguay (445 yards / 3.53 ounces / 407 meters / 100 grams) 75% Merino /25% Nylon, in Cusco colorway. When substituting yarn, please bear in mind that Alegria is a thicker sock yarn.
  • Suggested needles: US 1 (2.25 mm) circular needles or DPN’s Always use a needle size that will result in the correct gauge after blocking.
  • Notions: stitch markers, darning needle

Gauge: 32 Stitches and 44 rows = 4”/ 10 cm after blocking with US 1 (2.25 mm) needles in Stockinette Stitch, one lace repeat is 0.75”/2 cm wide and 1.75”/4.5 cm long.

Skills involved: Knitting and purling, in the round, increases and decreases, yarn-overs, short rows.