Paper Lantern Socks by Settlers Grove Designs

Paper Lantern Socks

Knitting
August 2025
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
36 stitches and 52 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette st with smaller needles, blocked
US 2 - 2.75 mm
US 1½ - 2.5 mm
220 - 437 yards (201 - 400 m)
Adult S, M, L
English
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Named by my sister Emily for just the reason you think, these socks incorporate cables, seed stitch, and ribbing for stretchy, accommodating socks; even the gussets have ribbing! They are knit cuff-down and feature a reinforced slipped stitch heel flap. A bit of contrasting color at the cuff and/or toe adds to their charm.

PATTERN DIFFICULTY LEVEL: Intermediate;
Skills required include: cables, slipped sts, picking up sts, short-row shaping, patterned gussets, decreases, grafting

SIZES:
Adult S M, L: stretches to fit 7.75 9, 10.5“ /19.5 23, 26.5cm foot circ with ~ 1”/2.5cm negative ease

GAUGE:
Stockinette st & smaller needles, 36 sts & 52 rows = 4”/10cm
Stockinette st & larger needles, 34 sts & 46 rows = 4“/10cm

MATERIALS:
Fingering weight sock yarn: Size M shown above in Cascade Heritage Sock 75% Merino wool/25% nylon-polyamide 437 yds/400 m per 100 g/3.53 oz skein, color Orange: 1 skein & Navy: 1 skein
U.S. 2 2.75mm needles
U.S. 1.5 2.5mm needles
Stitch markers
Darning needle

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