SOCK GEOMETRY: 'SQUARES'

Socks are made up of simple geometrical shapes. The leg and foot are cylinders, the heel flap is a rectangle, the heel is a hemisphere, the gusset section is a triangle, and the toe is a trapezoid! So to honour this discovery, I have designed this simple squares pattern. The squares are quite distinct owing to using a solid colour on a marled background, but you can create a softer, fuzzier effect if you use a variegated yarn for the squares on a solid background. You could experiment with 2 solid colours - just be as creative as you want! The socks are knitted cuff down with heel flap. The heel, sole and toe are worked with 2 strands of yarn held together on alternate rows, so creating a lovely thick, comfortable sole to walk on with reduced chance of wearing through. Instructions are given in 3 sizes: slimmer foot woman/teenager; average foot woman/slim man; and broader foot/average man.

You may also like 'Circles' or 'Triangles': or why not purchase all three shapes in one downloa