Bimble Socks by Kate Nash

Bimble Socks

Knitting
August 2022
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
34 stitches and 40 rows = 4 inches
in charted pattern on larger needles.
US 1 - 2.25 mm
US 2 - 2.75 mm
872 - 1090 yards (797 - 997 m)
3¾ (4¾, 5¾, 6½, 7½, 8½)" foot circumference and 5½ (6¼, 7, 8, 9, 9 ¾)" long from back of heel to tip of toe
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Texture and colorwork combine in this sock design with sizes for the entire family. The Bimble Socks are worked from the cuff down with an afterthought peasant heel and modified wedge toe. Choose either complementary or highly contrasting colors for finished socks that are as unique as the person for whom they are made.

Difficulty Intermediate

Yarn Weight 1

Finished Size 3¾ (4¾, 5¾, 6½, 7½, 8½)“ foot circumference and 5½ (6¼, 7, 8, 9, 9 ¾)” long from back of heel to tip of toe; foot length is adjustable. Socks shown measure 7½“.

Yarn MillaMia Naturally Soft Sock (75% wool, 25% polyamide; 219 yd 200 m/1¾ oz 50 g): #502 Linen (cream; MC), 1 (1, 1, 1, 2, 2) ball(s); #522 Laurel (green-blue; CC1), #531 Herb (olive; CC2), and #513 Amethyst (purple; CC3), 1 ball each. Yarn distributed by LoveCrafts.

Needles Sizes 1 (2.25 mm) and 2 (2.75 mm). Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.

Notions Markers (m); waste yarn for heel; tapestry needle.

Gauge 34 sts and 40 rnds = 4” in charted patt on larger needles.

NOTES
• For techniques you don’t know, please visit our online knitting glossary at www.interweave.com/interweave-knitting-glossary.

• These socks are worked in the round from the top down with a peasant heel.

• The chart is worked using the stranded method. Always pick up the background color over the pattern color and pick up the pattern color from under the background color. Keep floats loose.