These house socks are always there to welcome you home after a hard day’s work, workout or snowy yard work.
This wool keeps your feet warm, and the softness of the yarn is rest for your feet, like they’re wrapped in clouds. The cable on the foot and leg wraps tightly to your legs and gives you an extra rush of feelgood feelings! It’s science, not magic or make believe!

These socks are worked toe up with a gusset and heel flap.

Yarn
2 skeins of Malabrigo Mecha, 119 m (130 yd) / 100 grams, 100% Superwash Merino Wool in color #333 Pheobe
Sample shown in size S EU39 and uses 175 grams.

Needles
1 set of 5 dpn’s or 100 cm (40 inch) long circular needle suitable for magic loop in size 7 mm (US 10.5) or size to obtain gauge.
1 Cable needle in similar size

Gauge
15 sts and 24 rows = 10 cm (4 inch)

Sizes
S [M, L] to fit foot circumference 20 [22.5, 25.5] cm (7.75 [8.75, 10] inch)
Height from bottom of the heel to cuff 26 – 30 cm (10.25 – 11.75 inch)

Notions
2 stitch markers to mark the BOR and chart
2 removable stitch markers to mark the gusset
Cable needle
Tapestry needle

Abbreviations and stitches used in this pattern
BOR = Beginning of the round/row
cn = Cable needle
CO = Cast on
cont = Continue
dec(’d) = Decrease(d)
dpn’s = Double pointed needles
inc(’d)= Increase(d)
k = Knit
LH = Left-hand
LLI = Left-leaning lifted increase
m = Marker
M1L = Make 1 left leaning
M1R = Make 1 right leaning
p = Purl
p2tog = Purl 2 sts together
pu&k = Pick up and knit
p-wise = Purl wise
rep(’ing) = Repeat(ing)
RLI = Right-leaning lifted increase
rnd(s) = Round(s)
RS = Right side
sl = Slip
sm = Slip marker
ssk = slip slip knit
st(s) = Stitch(es)
sw&t = Shadow wrap and turn
WS = Wrong side

Cables used in the pattern
2/1 LC = Slip next 2 stitches to cable needle and place at front of work, k1, then k2 from cable needle.
2/1 LPC = Slip next 2 stitches to cable needle and place at front of work, p1, then k2 from cable needle.
2/1 RC = Slip next stitch to cable needle and place at back of work, k2, then k1 from cable needle.
2/1 RPC = Slip next stitch to cable needle and place at back of work, k2, then p1 from cable needle.
2/2 LC = Slip next 2 stitches to cable needle and place at front of work, k2, then k2 from cable needle.
2/2 LPC = Slip next 2 stitches to cable needle and place at front of work, p2, then k2 from cable needle.
2/2 RC = Slip next 2 stitches to cable needle and place at back of work, k2, then k2 from cable needle.
2/2 RPC = Slip next 2 stitches to cable needle and place at back of work, k2, then p2 from cable needle.

Special Stitches used in the pattern
Left-leaning lifted increase = Work next stitch, then lift stitch 2 rows below the stitch just worked onto left-hand needle and knit it.
Right-leaning lifted increase = Lift stitch below the next stitch to be worked onto left-hand needle and knit it. Then work next stitch.
Shadow wrap and turn = Work in the sts below, don’t let the original st come of the needle, lift the new st back to LH needle, turn. On the next round work these two sts together.

This pattern has been test knitted by the wonderful stitchingcrazy, NomadicKnitter90 and Thomasin