I love a heavyweight sock. And I LOVE cables. For these socks, I combined a few bold cables with simple calf shaping and a smooth sole foot to make them perfectly cozy and wicked fast to knit up.

Details: Red Nebula is knit from top down so you can adjust the calf shaping as you go. The foot is a simple reverse stockinette and uses an after thought heel. Bold front motif is a mix of thick and thin cables while the back is a single, third cable type. Calf shaping is simple and easy to space out should you need wider calf space. Just be sure to decrease at the ankle for a good fit. And in case these weren’t enticing enough, I also include instructions on how to make them into legwarmers!

Sizes: One size with adjustable foot length; 15” leg length x 13” calf circumference

Yarn: Plied, worsted weight; 350 yards (320 m)

Needle: US 8 - 5.0 mm DPNs or 1 long circular.

This pattern is for PERSONAL USE ONLY.

Red Nebula Socks, designed by Fatimah Hinds, was published by Knitspot as part of our 2020 Red Scarf Scholarship fundraiser! All proceeds from the sale of this pattern through December 31, 2020 went directly to our scholarship fund, administered by Foster Care to Success (learn more about Foster Care to Success).
The Red Scarf scholarship patterns are knit in Bare Naked Wools Festivus 5.0 yarn in the colorway Cardinal, and a portion of Festivus yarn sales is also added to the scholarship.

Sample shown is knit in Bare Naked Wools Festivus 5.0 Worsted, color Cardinal, custom-dyed for us by Frabjous Fibers.