drip drip drip …
Don’t you just hate when your shoe is filling up with blood?

The Flesh Wound Socks are a crew length sock with drip stranded colorwork details that can be added around both the leg and toe of the sock. These socks are knit top down and use a heel flap & gusset.

Pattern is written for Magic Loop with directions on how to transfer stitches for DPNs or 9” circs.

Includes both charted and written instructions for the drip colorwork.

Skill Level:
Intermediate

Sizes:
1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7)
These socks come in 7 total sizes: 5 foot sizes (Sizes 1-5: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10” / 15, 18, 20.5 23, 25.5 cm finished circumference) and 7 leg sizes (Sizes 1-7: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12” / 15, 18, 20.5 23, 25.5, 28, 30.5 cm). Instructions are given on how to adjust the stitch count to knit differing leg and foot sizes.

Yarn:
Any fingering/sock weight yarn

Sample shown in:
Cascade Heritage Solids (75% merino / 25% nylon | 100g / 3.5oz, 437yd / 400m)
MC: Real Black
CC: Christmas Red

Yardage:
Yardage for MC will vary depending on foot length; sample knit for 9” (22.75 cm) socks required approx approx 160 (185, 200, 215, 235) yd / 145 (170, 185, 195, 215) m. For every 1” / (2.5 cm) difference in length, add/subtract 6 (7, 8, 9, 10) yd/m
CC: approx 65 (80, 90, 95, 105) yd / 60 (75, 80, 85, 95) m

Needles:
US size 1 (2.25 mm) 40” / (102 cm) circular needle or size needed to obtain gauge