Gusto Mahalle Toe Up Socks by Catherine Salter Bayar

Gusto Mahalle Toe Up Socks

Knitting
August 2023
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
34 stitches and 44 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette
US 1 - 2.25 mm
US 0 - 2.0 mm
400 - 440 yards (366 - 402 m)
1, 2, 3, 4 with 7 (8, 9, 10)” / 18 (20.5, 23, 25.5) cm foot length
English
This pattern is available as a free Ravelry download

“Mahalle” means “neighborhood” in Turkish. This traditional toe up sock has been knit in Turkish families for generations, taught from the time a child can first manage the 4 to 5 DPNs used. Toe up socks are perfect to fit the foot length as you knit. The leg can be as long as you have yarn, so no running out at the end.

Materials: 1 skein Gusto Carmen, Nokta, Echoes or Core,
shown in Echoes #1507 (in the next photo)

Sizes: 1, 2, 3, 4 with 7 (8, 9, 10)” / 18 (20.5, 23, 25.5) cm foot
length. 3 (3.25, 3.5, 3.75)” / 7.5 (8, 8.5, 9) cm
at widest point on foot, each size .25”/.5 cm wider
at calf. US shoe size: 1=4-6.5, 2=7-9.5 3=10-12.5,
4=12-14. Total length of sock approx. 20 (19, 18, 17)” /
51 (48, 46, 43) cm from toe to top of cuff.

Needles: US 1 / 2.25 mm 9” circular needle, or 4-5 DPNs,
US 0 / 2 mm 9” circular needle or 4-5 DPNs for a
narrower 2x2 rib cuff if desired

Notions: Stitch markers, small stitch holder, tapestry needle

Gauge: 34 sts x 44 rounds in Stockinette stitch = 4” / 10 cm
with US 1 / 2.25 mm needles

Skill Level: Intermediate

Techniques: Stockinette stitch, Turkish figure-8 cast on,
Turkish heel flap, increasing

Errata: Size 3 stitch counts corrected, pattern update 02.11.2023