Product Description
Midday sun floats through the canopy, landing softly on fallen matted pine needles, out of focus. The air is lazy, and as summer wanes she offers no temptation to the beach- not hot, not cold. Emptied of summer vacationers, the area takes on a characteristic peaceful stillness that offers contemplation for the coming changes of season. The afternoon stretches ahead, and a yearned for book is open to just the right page. Changes will be welcomed.
Pattern Notes: Socks are cast on at the toes and worked toe-up. Foot is worked to adjustable length with a peasant heel. Socks are worked seamlessly in the round to the cuff, then peasant heel is worked with decreases and grafted shut.
Midday Socks by Alicia Plummer
What Is Being Made
Midday Socks is a downloadable knitting pattern for toe-up socks designed by Alicia Plummer. The pattern offers three adjustable sizes with finished circumferences of 7.5 inches (19 cm), 8.5 inches (22 cm), and 10 inches (25 cm), intended to be worn with 1 inch of negative ease for a snug, comfortable fit. The foot length is fully adjustable, allowing knitters to customize the final garment to their exact measurements.
Techniques Used
This intermediate-level knitting project employs a toe-up construction method, meaning knitters begin at the toes and work upward toward the calf. The pattern utilizes the Midday Stitch, a textured stitch pattern that creates visual interest throughout the sock. Knitters will work in the round using either circular needles with the magic loop technique or double-pointed needles (DPNs), both of which are traditional methods for sock knitting. The pattern includes heel setup using scrap yarn, a common technique in sock construction that allows for flexible heel turning and finishing.
Stitches Used
The primary stitch featured in this pattern is the Midday Stitch, which is worked on the larger needles at a gauge of 26 stitches and 34 rounds over 4 inches (10 cm). This stitch creates the main textured fabric of the sock. The pattern also incorporates standard sock knitting elements including ribbing and shaping techniques necessary for proper sock construction and fit.
Materials Required
Yarn: This pattern calls for sport to heavy sock weight yarn. The main color (MC) uses Spincycle Yarns Wilder, a 100% American wool yarn shown in Dark Grey, requiring 200 yards (250 yards for size B, 300 yards for size C). The contrasting color (CC) uses Spincycle Yarns Dyed in the Wool, a 100% superwash American wool available in the Summer Love colorway, requiring 125 yards (150 yards for size B, 175 yards for size C). Each skein provides approximately 200 yards per 2 ounces.
Needles and Notions: Knitters will need US 3/3.25 mm and US 1.5/2.5 mm circular needles sized at 32 inches (80 cm) for magic loop method, or the same needle sizes in double-pointed needle format. Additional notions include 2 stitch markers, scrap yarn for heel setup, and a darning needle for finishing and weaving in ends.
```Specifications
| Brand: | Independent Designer |
| Yarn Weight: | Sport |
| Pages: | 4 |
| Designer: | alicia plum |
| Craft: | Knitting |
| Format: | Downloadable PDF |
| Languages: | English |
| Number of Patterns: | 1 |
| Skill Level: | Intermediate |
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