The Loredan Socks are directly inspired by the renaissance architecture you find all over Venice, and they are named after one of the most famous palaces on the Grand Canal, Ca’Loredan. The elongated stitches after the cuff and the textured heel flap elevate a pair of easily-memorizable ribbed socks.

Yarn
One 100-gram skein of fingering weight yarn.
Suggested yarn:
Six and Seven Fiber in the Alfalfa base. Sample A (white with speckles) is knit in the colorway Impression.
Stress Knits in the Favorite base. Sample B (semi-solid mauve) is knit in the colorway Dahlia.

Suggested Needle Size
US 1 (2.25 mm) needle
Pattern is written with the Magic Loop method, but can easily be adapted for DPNs or 9” circular needles

Gauge
32 stitches x 44 rows = 4 inches in stockinette in the round after blocking.

Sizing
Choose a size that will give you 1 inch / 2.5 cm of negative ease
1 (56 stitches) – approx. 6 inches / 17.5 cm leg circumference
2 (64 stitches) – approx. 7 inches / 20 cm leg circumference
3 (72 stitches) – approx. 8 inches / 22.5 cm leg circumference

Notions
removable stitch markers
tape measure/ruler
tapestry needle

Techniques
knitting
purling
knitting in the round
slipped stitches
elongated stitches (tutorial linked in pattern PDF)
ribbing
heel flap and gusset
decreasing (k2tog, ssk)
Magic Loop

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Yarn support was generously provided by Stress Knits.
This pattern was professionally tech edited by Kylen of Yarn Over Everything. And previewed by a wonderful group of test knitters!