> A meander is a design formed by a
> continuous line that’s shaped into a
> repeated motif. It can be seen as a
> small labyrinth. If two meander
> stripes are used in a mirrored
> arrangement, new lines arise along the
> edges and square angles to create new
> figures. Anni Albers (1899–1994) used
> this effect for her 1970 work titled
> Yellow Meander.
>
> For this sock pattern, named for Anni
> Albers, I chose a simple meander
> that’s symmetrical around a vertical
> axis. The socks are worked in knit and
> purl stitches in a single color that
> makes the socks easy for even
> beginning knitters. For a completely
> different look, try mirroring the
> pattern around a horizontal axis by
> working Rounds 1–14 of the pattern
> first, then repeating those rounds in
> reverse order (Rounds 12–1), followed
> by Rounds 3–14.

Sizes: About 7½ (8)“ (19 20.5 cm) foot circumference, unstretched, and 9¾ (10½)” (25 26.5 cm) foot length from back of heel to tip of toe (length is adjustable). To fit U.S. women’s shoe sizes 8–9 (men’s 9–10); European shoe sizes 39–41 (42–43).