Quoits (named for the game involving rings of rope), is incredibly easy to memorise and so is a great on-the-go project. It’s unisex, and makes a great gift if you are inclined to share your talent with others. Knit it in stripes to use up scraps or get the most out of one special skein of yarn. Knit it in your choice of 4ply (fingering) or a heavier weight. Quoits is just one of those useful, easy knits.

Pattern features instructions for both 4ply and DK/worsted versions:
Materials
Fingering (4ply) version
1 skein of Vintage Purls Sock yarn (100g/384m).
3.75mm 60cm (24”) circular needle or size that gives you gauge.
DK (8ply)/worsted version
1 skein of Vintage Purls Max yarn (100g/208m).
5.00mm 60cm (24”) circular needle or size that gives you gauge.

Gauge
Fingering (4ply) version
28 stitches and 40 rows in 10cm (4”) in pattern.
DK (8ply)/worsted version
16 stitches and 24 rows in 10cm (4”) in pattern.

The green model is worked in Sock, it features the prescribed twelve pattern repeats and used 94g of yarn.

The striped model is worked in Max, it features nine pattern repeats and used 110g of yarn.

Pattern debuted as instalment two of the Vintage Purls Winter Sock Yarn Club 2013.