Pay What Works: Aiming to balance fair and sustainable designer compensation & a realistic representation of the work that goes into knitwear design and accessibility, we’re offering a Pay What Works model with this pattern where you can choose a price that is accessible to you.

The full pattern price as shown on the right reflects the work that went into creating this design best. If a different price point is more accessible to you, you can use the following codes to purchase this pattern at a price that works for you (a Pay What Works implementation that, to my knowledge, was first initiated by Frenchie, thanks so much for the inspiration!):

No code: 10€ (100%)

Sustainablist80: 8€ (80%)

Sustainablist60: 60€ (60%)

Sustainablist50: 5€ (50%)

Sustainablist40: 4€ (40%)

Please note that depending on your location VAT will be added when you check out.

PATTERN INFO
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SIZES
1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (Finished foot circumference 17.5 (18.75, 20, 21.25, 22.5) cm / 7 (7.5, 8, 8.5, 9)“, recommended to be worn with 0-2.5 cm / 0-1” of negative ease)

YARN
Blacker Yarns Tamar Lustre Blend 4ply (fingering-weight; 30% Cornish Mule, 18% Teeswater, 18% Wensleydale; 17% Leicester Longwool; 17% Cotswold; 347 metres / 380 yards per 100g)

1-2 skeins (shown in Kensey), depending on how long you’ll want to make the foot and leg of your socks
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GAUGE

32 stitches x 44 rounds = 10 x 10 cm (worked in the round in Stockinette Stitch on 2.25 mm / US 1 needle, after blocking)
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NEEDLES
2.25 mm / US 1 circular needle (or needle size to obtain gauge) with a cable length of at least 60 cm / 24”
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NOTIONS
Blocking tools (optional), cable needle, darning needle, scrap yarn or stitch holder, stitch markers, tape measure

TECHNIQUES
Cables, Judy’s Magic Cast-On, Magic Loop, Short Rows, Toe-up

The pattern includes instructions for both a gusset & heel flap option and a short-row heel option.

CONTRIBUTORS
Photography: Ricarda Schüller
Model: Reina-Maria Nerlich
Sample knitting: Monica Tromp
Tech editing: Amelia Hodsdon