Westknits Simple Socks by Stephen West

Westknits Simple Socks

Knitting
June 2023
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
32 stitches and 48 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch
US 1 - 2.25 mm
284 - 459 yards (260 - 420 m)
1 (2, 3, 4, 5)
English
This pattern is available as a free Ravelry download

This top-down sock pattern begins with a ribbed cuff and continues with simple stockinette stitch for the leg. The heel features a simple garter stitch heel flap. Use this pattern with your fingering weight sock yarn and customize the colors to create your own colorful socks. The leg and foot of the sock are easily customizable, so you can achieve the perfect fit.

Sizes
1 (2, 3, 4, 5)

Finished Measurements
6.5 (7.5, 8.5, 9.5, 10.5)″ / 16.5 (19, 22, 24, 27)cm leg and foot circumference. Measurements taken after blocking.

Size 4 shown on a size US 13 / EU 47 size foot that has a 10.5″ / 27cm foot circumference with 1″ / 2.5cm of negative ease.

Socks are designed to fit an actual foot circumference of 7.5 (8.5, 9.5, 10.5, 11.5)″ / 19 (22, 24, 27, 29)cm. The socks are designed to fit with negative ease. Choose a size with a finished foot circumference measurement that is approximately 1″ / 2.5cm smaller than your actual foot circumference, so that the sock will fit nice and snug on your foot.

The lengths of the cuff, leg, and foot are easily customizable by knitting more textured pattern repeats for a longer leg or foot or fewer textured pattern repeats for a shorter leg or foot.

Yarn
Fingering weight

Yardage
284 (328, 372, 416, 459)yds / 260 (300, 340, 380, 420)m

Yardage amounts may vary depending on the length of your leg and foot.

Shown in
A variety of fingering weight sock yarns.

These are some of my favorite sock yarns:
Essence of Autumn Pasture Sock
La Bien Aimée Super Sock
Malabrigo Sock
Mominoki Sock Fine 4ply
Punk Rock Unicorn Soul
Schoppel Wolle Zauberball Crazy
Undercover Otter Squirm Sock

Needles
US 1 / 2.25mm circular in 40″ / 100cm length or size needed to obtain gauge

Magic loop method is used for knitting in the rnd. Watch this Westknits video to assist with the Magic Loop technique.
https://youtu.be/hpFHbHmrCcc

You can use DPNs if you prefer.

Notions
3 stitch markers, tapestry needle

Gauge
32 sts & 48 rnds = 4″ / 10cm in stockinette stitch after blocking

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