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Cuppa Love Socks feature steamy mugs of your favorite hot beverage in stranded colorwork around the leg with a charming touch of complimentary colorwork just before the toe. Designed for those cozy moments, these short socks include a modification for a longer leg length and feature a short row heel with pops of textures atop the foot.

These socks are worked in the round from the cuff down using smaller needles for the cuff, heel, and foot while larger needles are used for the colorwork sections in stranded knitting. The socks feature a classic short row heel and a simple texture on top of the foot.

Sizing
Size 1 (2, 3, 4) has a finished foot circumference, unstretched, of 7 (8, 9, 10)” / 17.75 (20.25, 22.75, 25.5) cm.

Leg Length from Cuff to Start of Heel: Adjustable

Foot Length: Adjustable

Yarn
Sample Size 3 is shown on Lattes & Llamas Vacation Yarn (75% Superwash Merino, 25% Nylon; 463 yds / 423 m – 100 g).

• Color A: 1 Blonde Ambition
• Color B: 1 hank of Deeper Water
• Color C: 1 hank of Frost Giant

Sample Size 2 is shown on Universal Yarn Uni Merino Mini (75% Superwash Merino, 25% Nylon; 109 yds / 100 m – 25 g).

• Color A: 2 hanks of Lighthouse
• Color B: 1 hank of Root Beer
• Color C: 1 hank of Alabaster

Or a comparable fingering weight yarn, using approximately:

• Color A: 162 (175, 192, 214) yds / 148 (160, 176, 196) m - 37 (40, 44, 49) g
• Color B: 48 (57, 62, 67) yds / 44 (52, 56, 60) m – 11 (13, 14, 15) g
• Color C: 44 (48, 57, 62) yds / 40 (44, 52, 56) m - 10 (11, 13, 14) g

Yardage is estimated and may vary depending on yarn used, gauge variations, or modifications.

Needles
Size A for Stockinette St and Cuff
* US 1.5 / 2.5 mm 40” / 100 cm circular needles to work in magic loop.

Size B for Colorwork
* US 2.5 / 3 mm 40” / 100 cm circular needles to work in magic loop.

Alternatively, you can use DPNs or two circulars in lieu of using long circulars to work in magic loop.

Gauge
32 sts and 38 rnds = 4” / 10 cm in Stockinette St, knit in the round and blocked.

Techniques Used
Knit
Purl
Ssk
K2Tog
YO
PSSO
Short Rows - W&T