Mama's Socks by Grace Akhrem

Mama's Socks

Knitting
September 2014
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
30 stitches and 36 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch
US 2 - 2.75 mm
870 yards (796 m)
7 1/4" foot circumference and 7 3/4" long from back of heel to tip of toe; foot length is adjustable.
English
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Designer Grace Akhrem

Finished Size 7 1/4” foot circumference and 7 3/4” long from back of heel to tip of toe; foot length is adjustable.

Yarn Lorna’s Laces Shepherd Sock (80% super-wash merino wool, 20% nylon; 430 yd 391 m/3 1/2 oz 100 g): #1ns pink blossom (MC) and #204 daffodil (CC), 1 hank each.

Needles Size 2 (2.75 mm). Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.

NotionsTapestry needle.

Gauge 30 sts and 36 rnds = 4” in St st.

Work Mama’s Socks from the top down with a contrasting heart motif. A large heart adorns the heel flap, and the foot is plain stockinette for easy customization.