These socks are sized for a woman’s medium foot and feature a lacey cuff and foot worked in an Orenburg favorite called Cat’s Paws.

Skill level: Adventurous Beginner - you should be able to knit, purl and be comfortable with YO’s and decreases. The repeat is only 6 stitches, so even if you’ve never knit lace, this pattern will likely be do-able.

This would be a good first lacey pattern for someone who is familiar with sock construction.

Yarn: 1+ skeins Plymouth Galway 100% wool yarn - if you find yourself a little short, save the toes for last and work them in a contrasting color, as Kelley did here, or make the cuffs a little shorter. Approx 300 yards worsted weight yarn

Gauge: 6 stitches per inch