Twisted Flow Socks by Monica Christine

Twisted Flow Socks

Knitting
October 2022
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
32 stitches and 44 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette
US 1½ - 2.5 mm
280 - 430 yards (256 - 393 m)
Size 1 (2, 3) (4, 5, 6)
English
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The Twisted Flow Socks combine the best of both worlds: intricacy and simplicity. Beautiful twisted stitches flow up both sides of the foot like small streams, surrounded by relaxing stockinette on toe, sole and heel and a simple knit-purl-stitch on the instep. The combination of these stitches make it an interesting, but not too difficult knit.

The pattern includes both written and charted directions.

This pattern is written for the magic loop method using a long circular needle. “Needle 1” will hold the top/instep stitches, “Needle 2” will hold the sole stitches. If using DPNs, “Needle 1” will be DPNs 1 and 2, “Needle 2” will be DPNs 3 and 4.

Size
Size 1 (2, 3) (4, 5, 6)
Finished Measurements: Foot Circumference 7 (7.75, 8.5) (9.25, 10, 10.75)″ / 18 (19.5, 21.5) (23.5, 25.5, 27.5) cm
Please choose a size with approx. 5-10% negative ease.

Yarn
Depending on foot and leg length - approx. 280-430 yds / 260-400 m of fingering weight sock yarn with good stitch definition. Sample shown in size 3 with 10″ / 25 cm foot length in West Yorkshire Spinners Signature 4 ply (75% Wool and 25% Nylon, 437 yds / 400 m per 100 g), colorway Penny Royal – 1 skein.

Needles
One 40″ / 100 cm circular needle or set of DPNs in size needed to obtain gauge listed. Suggested size: US 1.5 / 2.5 mm.

Additional Tools
Cable needle, stitch markers, blunt tapestry needle.

Required Techniques
Required Techniques: Judy’s Magic Cast On, Cable Knitting (Traveling Twisted Stitches), increasing and decreasing, Wrap & Turn Short Rows, Bind Off of knitter’s choice.

Gauge
32 stitches & 44 rows = 4ʺ / 10 cm in stockinette, after blocking.