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This Beaded Peacock Sock pattern is the winning design of the March 2012 Designer’s Challenge that challenged us to design a pair of toe-up socks with a peacock theme.

The instep and leg are covered in a lacy peacock wheel design with beads added to the leg to highlight and add some sparkle to the peacock wheel.

Skill Level: intermediate
Knitting in the round, toe-up construction, M1R, M1L, k2tog, ssk, sk2p, short-rows, “hooking on” beads as you go

Instructions:
Lace pattern is both charted and written out.
Bead selection tips and photo tutorial for “hooking on” beads included.

Sizing:
Instructions are given for a finished sock with the following measurements (shown as the variegated version in photos):
-- 71/2 (8, 81/2)“ circumference
-- 9” long from back of heel to tip of toe
-- 9” tall from beginning of heel flap to top of cuff

Pattern comes with directions to adjust foot length.

Yarn:
Approx. 354 yds of fingering weight yarn for medium size

Materials:
-- US #1 (2.25 mm) set of 5 double-pointed needles, or 2 circulars, or 1 long circular for magic loop
-- 264 “E” or 6/0 seed beads (132 beads/sock; 11 beads/peacock wheel)
-- metal crochet hook that fits through bead hole; I used #11 (1.1 mm) and #13/14 (0.9 mm)
-- 2 stitch markers