This fun lace pattern combines small cables and lace for a pretty sock with a very comfortable fit.

The ribbed layout of the stitch repeat is reminiscent of cactus branches.

The stitch pattern is No. 66 from Annie Maloney’s stitch dictionary Stitch Definition.

Pattern Notes

These socks are worked cuff down with a standard heel flap and gusset construction. Wide ribbing flows into the lacy travelling stitch pattern. The heel flap echoes the vertical lines of the stitch pattern with a slipped-stitch heel flap pattern.

Foot length is customizable to your size. You can also work the leg longer by working additional sets of the complete 12 round repeat.

The charts are mirrored.

Sizes
Women’s S (M, L)

Finished Measurements
Foot circumference, unstretched: 6¾ (7¾, 8¼)in / 17.5 (19.5, 21)cm

Yarn
Indigo Dragonfly Merino Sock, 100% superwash merino (390 yds per 100g), 1 (1, 1¼) skeins, shown in Well, Put Me on the Short Bus and Send Me Off to Clueless School (Lorne the Host).

Needles
US0 / 2mm needles or one size smaller than larger needle
US1 / 2.25mm needles or size needed to obtain gauge

Gauge
34 sts and 40 rnds = 4in / 10 cm in St st.

Notions
(1) stitch marker; yarn needle

Skills
knitting in the round, simple lace, cables, Kitchener stitch, reading charts, typical cuff-down sock construction

Thank you to my tech editor, KT Vaughan.