Farmer McGregor Socks
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Farmer McGregor Socks
I’ve been working on these socks on and off for about a year now. My hubby inspired these socks – I’m always on the look out for a good stitch pattern that keeps my interest and that my hubby would be willing to wear since hubby can be rather picky with sock patterns.
These socks are knit cuff down, and have a similar diamond theme to my FIL’s socks using twisted stitches too, but I think these ones are really the bees knees for variegated yarns. The double lattice is a strong enough texture to hold its own against a cacophony of colour.
The pattern is all written with one chart for the instep pattern.
Required Materials
Approx 437yd /400m of fingering weight yarn. Samples were knit in Wollmeise 100% Merino Superwash and Blue Moon Fiber Arts Socks That Rock Lightweight
Gauge is 9 sts per inch in stocking stitch, which gives a finished unstretched circumference: 7” (8”/9”). If your gauge is different, the sizing will, of course, also be different according to your gauge.
We knit the socks on 2.5mm needles. Use an appropriate needle size to get gauge.
