Figaro chains are thought to have originated in Italy, the name being inspired by the operas The Barber of Seville and The Marriage of Figaro. These slip stitch colorwork and cable socks resembling beautiful Figaro chains are knit from the cuff down with a reinforced slipped stitch heel flap and gusset, ending in a wide toe. The pattern works well with a multicolored or tonal yarn alongside a contrasting solid yarn, or two highly contrasting solid yarns.

PATTERN DIFFICULTY LEVEL: Intermediate; skills required include: slip stitch colorwork, cabling slipped stitches, picking up stitches, short row shaping, grafting

SIZES:
60 (72, 84) sts: Adult S (M, L) to fit 7.25 (8.5, 9.5)“/18.5 (21.5, 24)cm foot circ with 1”/2.5cm negative ease

GAUGE:
With smaller needles, blocked:
40 sts & 52 rows = 4“/10cm in stockinette stitch
42 sts & 56 rows = 4“/10cm in charted pattern stitch
With larger needles, blocked:
38 sts & 44 rows = 4“/10cm in stockinette stitch
40 sts & 52 rows= 4“/10cm in charted pattern stitch

MATERIALS:
2 skeins fingering/sock yarn in contrasting colors: Variegated MC with solid CC recommended
Shown in: MC: Knit Picks Hawthorne Fingering Handpainted Sock: 75% Merino wool/25%
nylon-polyamide (100g/3.53oz) 423 yds/387 m, Color Adventure Speckle AND CC: Noumea Hand Dyed Sock Yarn: 75% Merino wool/25% nylon-polyamide (100g/3.53oz) 400m/437yds, Color Eggplant
AND
MC: Weird Sisters Wool Emporium Sorcerer’s Yarn, color Red Broomsticks AND CC: Trekking XXL Color 980 Undyed, hand-dyed with walnuts
U.S 2 (2.75 mm) needles
U.S. 1.5 (2.5 mm) needles
Optional cable needle
stitch markers (1 of them unique)
Darning needle

Fully test knit pattern in all sizes

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