Ropewalk
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Ropewalk is a top-down sock with bands of texture reminiscent of ropes. In my part of the world, east coast of England, fishing and its paraphernalia are abundant. This sock is a gentle knit with an easy textured pattern at intermittent intervals for an interesting knit.
Pattern Details
RECOMMENDED YARN
4 ply/fingering weight yarn in a composition suitable for socks.
YARN USED IN SAMPLE
Scheepjes Downtown (50g; 200m [219yds]; 75% extrafine merino, 25% nylon) 4ply / fingering; colour 403 Leafy Suburb
For 24cm [9 ½”] foot length
293 [329, 368, 447]m / 321 [360, 403, 489]yds
2 [2, 2, 3] balls
For 28cm [11”] foot length
323 [362, 405, 492]m / 353 [396, 443, 538]yds
2 [2, 3, 3] balls
GAUGE
36 sts by 50 rounds = 4” [10cm] in stocking stitch. Check your gauge.
SIZE
1 [2, 3, 4]
To fit 18 [20.5, 23, 25.5]cm / 7 [8, 9, 10]” foot circumference.
Finished dimensions = 16.5 [19, 21, 23.5]cm / 6½ [7½, 8¼, 9¼]” circumference.
NEEDLES & ACCESSORIES
2.25 mm [US Size 1] needles; or size to obtain gauge
Stitch marker x 2
Darning needle
TECHNIQUES USED IN THE PATTERN:
- Knit and purl
- Slip stitches
- Decreases (ssk, k2tog)
- Knit through the back loop (k-tbl)
- Kitchener Stitch (tutorial provided)
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