From Dorset with Love … a collection celebrating adventure, friendship, warmth and knitting - stitch by stitch, row by row.

After a long day exploring the beautiful coastline I wanted to snuggle down with a good book, a cup of tea and warm, cosy socks. Even the most avid adventurer needs to rest and relax …

These long socks are modelled on my favourite shop-bought socks, massively improved by the addition of wool and hand knitting – everyone loves a great pair of hand knit socks. Slightly thicker than usual, these DK socks are the ideal winter warmer socks - whether your are curled up on the couch relaxing or trudging through the snow in search of a new adventure.

Worked from the toe up, these long socks make the most of the ribbing so you can wear them pulled up for extra warmth or shuffled down for a casual Sunday-afternoon relaxing vibe. The leg is worked using different needle sizes to give extra room for calves, while the ankle benefits from the snugness of twisted rib, ensuring a comfortable but practical fit.

Materials

Ripples Crafts Doubly Reliable Sock Yarn (DK; 75% wool, 25% nylon; 420m / 459yd per 150g skein)
Shade: Copper Beech x 1

2.75mm / US 2 needles suitable for working a small circumference in the rnd
3mm / US 2.5 needles suitable for working a small circumference in the rnd
3.25mm / US 3 needles suitable for working a small circumference in the rnd

Tapestry needle

Gauge

Always use the needle size that enables you to match the specified gauge.

28 sts and 42 rnds over 10cm / 4in of stocking stitch worked in the round and blocked, using 2.75mm / US 2 needles

Size

S (M, L)
To fit foot circumference: 19.5 (22, 24.5)cm / 7.5 (8.5, 9.5)in
Finished circumference (unstretched): 17 (18.5, 20)cm / 6.75 (7.5, 8)in
Leg from cuff to base of heel flap: 36 (37, 38)cm / 14 (14.5, 15)in
The length can be easily adjusted by knitting shorter or longer leg and/or cuff.