Novita Oodi Socks in Novita Viola - Downloadable PDF

Novita Oodi Socks in Novita Viola – Knitting Pattern by Sari Nordlund

The Novita Oodi Socks are a beautifully crafted pair of knitted socks designed by Sari Nordlund for Novita. Sized for European shoe size 38/39, these socks feature an elegant cable panel running up the leg, making them a rewarding project for knitters with some experience under their belt. The pattern is rated medium difficulty and is available as a free downloadable PDF.

What Is Being Made

This pattern produces a pair of knitted socks worked in the round on double-pointed needles. The socks are constructed from the cuff downward, featuring a ribbed cuff, a cabled leg, a traditional heel flap and gusset, and a grafted toe. The finished socks are designed to fit a standard adult foot at European shoe size 38/39.

Materials Required

• Yarn: Novita Viola in shade 372 Mugwort, approximately 100 g
• Needles: Novita double-pointed needles, 2.5 mm (UK 12½ / US 1½), or size needed to achieve gauge
• Additional tools: A cable needle is required for working the cable pattern

Novita Viola is a 4-ply weight yarn, making it an ideal choice for fine, detailed sock knitting. Its smooth construction allows cable stitches to stand out with excellent definition, and its durability makes it well suited to hard-wearing garments like socks.

Gauge

The stated gauge is 32 stitches and 38 rows in stockinette stitch = 10 cm / 4 inches. Achieving the correct gauge is especially important in sock knitting to ensure a proper fit, so knitters are encouraged to swatch and adjust needle size as needed before casting on.

Techniques Used

• Knitting in the round on double-pointed needles, with stitches divided across four needles
• Ribbing in the round for the cuff, worked as a *k2, p2* repeat
• Cable knitting using a chart (Chart I), with a 16-stitch cable pattern repeated four times across the round
• Heel flap construction, worked flat over 32 stitches by combining stitches from two needles
• Gusset shaping using decrease rounds to return to the original stitch count
• Toe shaping with paired decreases: k2tog at the end of needles I and III, and skp at the beginning of needles II and IV, worked every other round until 24 stitches remain
• Kitchener stitch (grafting) to close the toe seamlessly, worked by aligning sole and instep stitches and grafting them together with the working yarn

Stitches Used

• Knit (k) and purl (p) – the fundamental stitches used throughout
• K2, P2 ribbing – used for the cuff to create a stretchy, fitted edge
• Stockinette stitch in the round – all stitches knitted, used for the foot and as the base for gauge measurement
• Cable pattern – worked from Chart I, a 16-stitch repeat worked over 16 rows, then repeated from rows 1–16 throughout the leg
• K2tog (knit two together) – a right-leaning decrease used in toe shaping
• Skp (slip, knit, pass slipped stitch over) – a left-leaning decrease used in toe shaping
• Slip stitch – used at the beginning of wrong-side heel flap rows to create a neat, reinforced edge