Perfect Fit Socks by Purl Soho

Perfect Fit Socks

Knitting
April 2021
Purl Soho Posy
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
38 stitches and 48 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette Stitch
US 1 - 2.25 mm
170 - 435 yards (155 - 398 m)
Small Kid (Big Kid, Adult Small/Medium, Adult Medium/Large)
English
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Errata available: purlsoho.com

MATERIALS

  • 1 (2, 2, 2) ball(s) of Purl Soho’s Fine Print, 75% superwash merino and 25% nylon. Each ball of this fingering-weight yarn is 218 yards/ 50 grams; approximately 170 (295, 370, 435) total yards required. We used the colors Orange Poppy and Bright Violet.
  • A set of US ½ (2.25 mm) double pointed needles
  • A stitch marker

NOTE: If making the Adult Medium/Large size in a long foot length, you may require a third ball of Fine Print.

NOTE: An earlier version of this pattern used 1–3 skeins of Purl Soho’s Posy (no longer available). For more on this version, visit the original blog post!

GAUGE
38 stitches and 48 rounds = 4 inches in stockinette stitch

SIZES
Small Kid (Big Kid, Adult Small/Medium, Adult Medium/Large)

  • Finished Foot Circumference: Comfortably stretch to about 5½ (7, 8, 9) inches
  • Finished Leg Circumference: Comfortably stretch to about 6½ (8½, 10, 11) inches
  • Finished Foot Length: Adjustable

Samples:

  • With Fine Print, we knit one pair of socks in the Big Kid size, and one pair in the Adult Small/Medium size.

  • With Posy, we knit up two Small Kid pairs of socks, one Big Kid pair, and an Adult Small/Medium pair.