Waveform Socks by Helen Kennedy

Waveform Socks

Knitting
September 2024
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
28 stitches and 40 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette
US 1 - 2.25 mm
US 1½ - 2.5 mm
350 - 550 yards (320 - 503 m)
medium and large
English
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CONSTRUCTION
These socks are worked from the cuff down with a heel flap and gusset to make a generous heel. Both the length of the leg and the foot can easily be adjusted. The pattern is written for magic-loop, but you can work them on double pointed needles by distributing your pattern repeats (each repeat is 8 sts) across 3 or 4 needles.
For the pattern to really stand out I recommend the following: A solid-coloured yarn in a light to mid shade if making a single-coloured sock. If you want to make a two-coloured sock, then choose very contrasting colours with no colours in common and use the light/bright shade for the MC as this creates the waveform pattern.

MATERIALS
Sock weight yarn: size medium: 320 m / 350 yds, size large 503 m / 550 yds.
Shown in Miss Babs Putnam: 75% sw-Merino, 25% nylon, 365 m / 400 yds / 110 g / 3.9 oz skein colour Old Gold.

For two colour socks:
MC (grey) size medium: 205 m / 224 yds, size large 324 m / 354 yds.
CC (red) size medium: 114 m / 125 yds, size large 180 m / 197 yds.
Shown in Madelinetosh Sock: 100 % sw-Merino, 361 m / 395 yds / skein; colour Tart and Silver Fox.

Needles and Notions:
You can used DPN’s or circular needles for this project, I recommend a long circular needle to work magic loop.
2.25 mm (US 1) needle(s) for ribbing or 0.25 mm smaller than your main needle.
2.5 mm (US 1½) needle(s) (main needles) or size required to obtain gauge in stockinette st.
Beginning of round stitch marker, 6-8 stitch markers, darning needle to sew in ends.

GAUGE
Using 2.5 mm (US 1½) needles 28 sts x 40 rounds for 10 cm / 4 inches in stockinette st, and approx. 34 sts and 44 rounds in waveform pattern, after washing and drying flat.

SIZE
Sock circumference size medium: 19 cm / 7½ inches, size large: 22.5 cm / 9 inches. Foot length adjustable.
Choose a circumference 2.5 cm/ 1 inch smaller than your foot.

techniques/sts
Working in the round
Changing colours if making two colour socks
k: knit.
p: purl.
sm: slip marker.
sl: slip st purl-wise with yarn at back.
ktbl: knit through the back loop.
k2togtbl: knit 2 together through the back loop.
ssk: slip 1 knit-wise, slip 1 purl-wise, knit the two slipped sts together through the back loops.
1/1 RPT: slip 1 (purl) stitch onto cable needle at back, knit into the back loop of the next (knit) stitch, purl the stitch on the cable needle. Only the knit stitch needs to be twisted.
1/1 LPT: slip 1 (knit) stitch onto cable needle at front, p1, knit into the back loop of the stitch on the cable needle. Only the knit stitch needs to be twisted.