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Design, text and images Copyright Suzi Anvin, 2007.
This pattern allows you to create a very customized and well fitting knee sock that maintains an interesting and colorful pattern up the leg. If you're not feeling up to knee socks, the toe-up pattern can also be knit to any length sock. The color work is accomplished by slipped stitches and requires absolutely no skill or experience with Fair Isle or other multi-stranded techniques. You just knit one color at a time, and slip stitches from the row below as needed to create the color design. They are rapid to knit with excellent results and better stretch than other multi-color techniques. I consider this pattern an adventurous beginner or early intermediate design. It requires knowledge of short row techniques, increases, decreases, and following a simple slip stitch pattern.
Sizes: All sizes below are finished size of the socks, with negative ease already accounted for.
Small: Women's 5-8, foot width 7.6", ankle width 7.25", Calf widths 12, 12.8, 13.6, or 14.5 inches
Medium: Women's 8-10, foot width 8.5", ankle width 8.2", Calf widths 13.6, 14.5, 15.4 or 16.3 inches
Large: Women's 9-10, foot width 9.5", ankle width 9.1", Calf widths 15.1, 16.1, 17.1 or 18.1 inches
Foot length is fully adjustable. Height of knee sock from floor to crease of knee is with instructions included for lengthening or shortening.
Gauge: 10 SPI in stockinette, 11 SPI in mosaic stitch pattern. 16 RPI in mosaic stitch pattern.
Supplies: (shown in Anne yarn by Schaeffer)
- Knee Socks: 400 yds of main color and 340 yds of contrast color in any fingering yarn appropriate for gauge
- Short socks: 220 yds of main color and 160 yds of contrast color
- Needles: US 0 (2 mm) needles (or size needed to obtain gauge) in either double points, one long circular (aprx 36 inches) or 2 circular needles. Optional: set of smaller needles for toe, heel and ribbing.
- 8(9, 10) stitch markers each in 2 different colors (16, 18, 20 total)
- Tapestry needle for bind off and tucking in ends.
- Scrap of yarn for provisional cast on
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Diamonds Are Forever pattern costs $5.50 in electronic form, as a PDF, and $7.00 for a color printed version in plastic sleeve (price includes shipping). You may click on the buttons below to place an order through PayPal. Your shopping cart should open in a new window. When I receive your order, I will e-mail or mail your pattern to the same address I receive payment from. For all other payment methods, contact me.
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