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Designed for The Seasons Sock Club (with Giddy Aunt Yarns and Hardybarn Designs).

Celebrating Spring; Blooming Marvellous is a pair of toe-up socks with buds, sprouts and leaves to pay homage to the new starts of Spring. Designed in multiple sizes with a simple increase/decrease heel. Giddy Aunt Yarns have created this gorgeous Spring Thaw colourway.

SIZE
1 (2, 3, 4)
To fit 18 (20.5, 23, 25.5)cm / 7 (8, 9, 10)” foot circumference.
Finished dimensions = 16.5 (19, 20.5, 23)cm / 6 1⁄2 (7 1⁄2, 8, 9)” circumference.

YARN
Giddy Aunt Yarns Merino Twist Sock (100g; 425m (464yds); 75% merino, 25% nylon) 4ply / fingering; colour: Spring Thaw
295 (335, 360, 425)m
323 (367, 394, 464)yds
1 (1, 1, 1) hanks

GAUGE
36 stitches by 50 rounds= 10cm (4”) in stocking stitch. Check your gauge.

NEEDLES & ACCESSORIES
2.25 mm (US Size 1) needles for working in the round; either DPNs, long circular needle or preferred method for circular knitting; or size to obtain gauge
Stitch marker x 2
Darning needle

TECHNIQUES USED IN THE PATTERN

• Knit
• Purl
• Decreases (k2tog, ssk, sk2po, p2tog)
• Increases (m1l, m1r, yo)
• Knit through the back loop (k1-tbl)
• Judy’s Magic Cast-On (tutorial provided)
• Special stitches (video tutorials included) (k3b, flower stitch, make bobble (optional))

This pattern has been professionally tech edited and test knitted.