These socks are knit from the toe up and feature short-row heels and picot cuffs, as well as an addictive lacy mock-cable stitch design. It is a quick and fun knit. The pattern is written for both fingering and sport weight yarns in three sizes each: small, medium, and large.

Gauge:
• For fingering weight yarn: 32 sts = 4 inches in stockinette (knit flat) on US size 1.5 (2.5 mm) needles
• For sport weight yarn: 28 sts in stockinette (knit flat) on US size 2.5 (3.0 mm) needles

Finished sizes:
• Fingering weight: Ladies’ small (medium and large) or 6 ½ -7 (7 ½ - 8 and 9 – 9 ½) inches in circumference (not shoe size) around the instep
• Sport Weight: Ladies’ small (medium and large) or 7 (8 and 9) inches in circumference (not shoe size) around the instep.

The pattern is written for an adventurous beginner with experience knitting in-the-round.