Skill Level: Beginning sock knitter. This sock is very, very easy. There’s only four different pattern lines, and the pattern itself is very repetitive and easily memorized. Other than basic sock-construction skill, the texture is entirely knits and purls.
Materials: 350-400 yards (320-365m) of sock yarn. The socks pictured are a size Medium and used approx. 365 yards of Barking Dog Yarns, Achilles, in the color Sonoran Desert.
Needles: US1 (2.25mm) sock needles, pattern includes directions for both DPNs and Magic Loop
Tools: Measuring tape, scissors, tapestry needle
Gauge: 8 stitches and 12 rounds per inch or 2.5cm in stockinette stitch
Sizing: Small (Medium, Large) socks measure approximately 7.5(8,10) inches or 19(20.3, 25.5) cm in diameter, leg height, ankle depth, and foot length are all adjustable to fit and preference.
Note on sizing: This sock is incredibly elastic, please size down in your estimations

Abbreviations
K= knit
P= purl
K2tog= knit two stitches together
P2tog= purl two stitches together
SSK= work a slip,slip,knit over the next two stitches
S-k= slip a stitch knitwise
S-p= slip a stitch purlwise