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Stripes Plus started as a problem! I wanted to knit colourful socks…but with a few considerations:

I didn’t want to do any stranded knitting.

I didn’t want to look at my pattern constantly.

I wanted to use stash and more than one colour.

And finally….I didn’t want to darn my growing pile of holey socks

I did want to find a way to knit a bit of extra reinforcement into the sole of my socks while also adding a check mark to every item in the list above.

And so this collection of socks was created.

Colourful, stash-busting, easy, intuitive, addictive and built in reinforcement.

All the things we love in the beloved vanilla sock…with just a bit of a plus. A tad more engaging…but still TV knitting.

The feedback I got from testers totally confirmed what I was hoping to accomplish. A new little capsule of go to sock patterns when you are craving colour, want to put a wee dent in that stash and just want to knit joyfully without having to think too hard about it all.

I hope you love this collection too!

This collection is constructed from the toe up, and includes a short row heel. The pattern includes 4 sizes, links to tutorials to help you along the way and lots of colour tips and tricks.

Each pattern utilizes slipped stitches to create the stripes, checks and gingham patterns. We are using two or more colours, but only ever knitting with one at a time.

Skills Required
Judy’s Magic Cast-on, working in the round, knit, purl, German short row heel or Fish Lips Kiss Heel, increasing, slipping stitches, bind off using a stretchy method.

Materials
Sample Yarn Used:
Each sock was constructed using a collection of different heavy fingering weight sock yarn from my stash. Any sock yarn in the 400 yds/366 m per 100 g range will work for this collection.

Yardage: Approx. 300 (360, 420, 500) yds/275 (330, 384, 457) m TOTAL fingering weight yarn. Yardage is an estimate and is impacted by yarn used, knitter’s gauge, length of sock foot and/or leg knitted.

Microstripe Socks – For these socks you will need 2 different colours with good contrast. Gauge: 34 sts and 49 rounds/10 cm or 4”, in the round, in pattern. Total yardage by colour, based on a 6.5”/16.5 cm leg length from top of heel to top of cuff:
MC: 198 yds/181 m (232 yds/213 m, 270 yds/247 m, 312 yds/286 m)
CC: 96 yds/88 m (120 yds/110 m, 150 yds/138 m, 180 yds/165 m)

Check Socks – For these socks you will need 2 different colours with good contrast. Gauge: 34 sts and 56 rounds/10 cm or 4”, in the round, in pattern. Total yardage by colour, based on a 6”/15 cm leg length from top of heel to top of cuff:
MC: 184 yds/169 m (208 yds/191 m, 244 yds/224 m, 272 yds/249 m)
CC: 112 yds/103 m (144 yds/132 m, 172 yds/158 m, 210 yds/192 m)

Gingham Socks – For these socks you will need 3 different colours with good contrast. Total yardage by colour, based on a 5.5”/14 cm leg length from top of heel to top of cuff:
MC: 136 yds/125 m (168 yds/154 m, 192 yds/176 m, 218 yds/200 m)
CC1: 64 yds/59 m (96 yds/88 m, 120 yds/110 m, 146 yds/134 m)
CC2: 64 yds/59 m (96 yds/88 m, 120 yds/110 m, 146 yds/134 m)

Suggested Needles:
2.5mm/US 1.5, 80cm/32” length for magic loop OR size(s) needed to obtain gauge.

Sizes:
US Shoe Size: Ladies 4-6.5, (Ladies 7-9.5/Mens 6-8.5, Ladies 10-12.5/Mens 9-11.5, ladies 12.5+/Mens 11.5-13)

Size: 1, 2, 3, 4

Ball of Your
foot measurement: 7 - 8” (8-9.5”, 9-10”, 10-11”)

This pattern has been tech editted by lisamazz thank you Lisa!

And tested by an absolutely amazing group of testers! Thank you!