BOB SOCKS by Lindsay Degen

BOB SOCKS

Knitting
January 2024
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
32 stitches = 4 inches
US 3 - 3.25 mm
450 yards (411 m)
One Size with instructions on modification: W6-M10
English
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This sock pattern is adapted from our fave DEGEN FW16 collection machine knit socks, made suitable for hand knitting! Bob is short for “Bob and Weave” and is inspired by the woven looking texture of the stranded knitting pattern.

SKILL LEVEL: Beginner-Intermediate

Construction
Bob Socks are a “crew length” sock knit from the top down. They are a classic shape featuring an after-thought heel and shaped toe.

Fit
Its sock pattern! It fits your feet.  This pattern is written for one size sock but could be easily adapted by adding a multiple of 5 stitches. The sample fits a W6-M10 shoe sized foot. I recommend adding stitches if your foot is wide and instructions for adding or subtracting length are included in the pattern.

Materials

This pattern is very flexible for gauge. I recommend that the yarns be fingering // sock weight but its ok if they differ a little. For the sample, I used 1 new skein for the Main Color and all contrast colors were from stash. BUST THAT STASH!

Gauge: 32sts in 4”

MAIN COLOR (MC): Amirisu Trek in colorway Canyon 100g // 383 yrds 40 grams needed

CC1: Baby Cat Yarns Fingering Weight in “Blood Orange” 100g // 400 yrds 40 grams needed

CC2: Noro Silk Garden SockSolo in “61s” 100g // 328 yrds 10grams needed

CC3: Jamie Harmon Merino Angora Singles in Light Blue 50g // 150 yrds 10 grams needed

CC4: Elemental Affects Shetland Fingering in “Ochre” 28g // 115 yards 15 grams needed

Needles and Notions:
-US 3 DPNs
-tapestry needle
-waste yarn
-stitch marker to mark the beginning of the round (BOR)