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Diamonds are Forever Kneesocks
This pattern allows you to create a very customized and well fitting knee sock that maintains an interesting and colorful pattern up the leg. If you’re not feeling up to knee socks, the toe-up pattern can also be knit to any length sock. The color work is accomplished by slipped stitches and requires absolutely no skill or experience with Fair Isle or other multi-stranded techniques. You just knit one color at a time, and slip stitches from the row below as needed to create the color design. They are rapid to knit with excellent results and better stretch than other multi-color techniques. I consider this pattern an adventurous beginner or early intermediate design. It requires knowledge of short row techniques, increases, decreases, and following a simple slip stitch pattern.
Sizes: All sizes below are finished size of the socks, with negative ease already accounted for.
Small: Women’s 5-8, foot width 7.6”, ankle width 7.25”, Calf widths 12, 12.8, 13.6, or 14.5 inches
Medium: Women’s 8-10, foot width 8.5”, ankle width 8.2”, Calf widths 13.6, 14.5, 15.4 or 16.3 inches
Large: Women’s 9-10, foot width 9.5”, ankle width 9.1”, Calf widths 15.1, 16.1, 17.1 or 18.1 inches
Foot length is fully adjustable. Height of knee sock from floor to crease of knee is with instructions included for lengthening or shortening.
Gauge: 10 SPI in stockinette, 11 SPI in mosaic stitch pattern. 16 RPI in mosaic stitch pattern.
Yarn: Anne by Schaeffer
* Knee Socks: 400 yds of main color and 340 yds of contrast color in any fingering yarn appropriate for gauge
* Short socks: 220 yds of main color and 160 yds of contrast color
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- First published: January 2007
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