Summer Lacies

If your summer calls for socks, make them short and airy! Openwork hearts in this stitch pattern need some purling, but the results are worth it. Eye-of-partridge heel and picot cuffs complement the lace pattern.

Skill level: advanced beginner to intermediate; need to know Judy's Magic Cast On, magic loop, wrapping stitches, knitting wrapped stitches. Finished dimensions: Small: foot circumference about 7" (17.5cm), Large: foot circumference about 8" (20 cm) Suggested Yarn: sock weight yarn, about 1.75 oz (50 g) or 232 yd (213 m) for Small size, 2 oz (60g) or 280 yd (260 m) for Large size. Hue Loco Merino Sock in Sunray colorway was used in the sample. Needles: size 1 (2.25 mm) circular needle, or size needed to obtain gauge. You may also use dpns, distributing each half of the sts on 2 dpns (2 dpns for instep side, and 2 dpns for sole side) Gauge: 8 st and 12 rows = 1" (2.5 cm) in stockinette