Kesbie

These symmetrical socks use biased fabric courtesy of a chevron stitch pattern to create a cozy fit. This stitch pattern plays well with all types of yarn—solid, semisolid, variegated, or self-striping—and has just enough interest to elevate it from a plain-vanilla sock.

For most people, a 100 g skein of sock yarn will be enough to complete a pair. Those with very wide and/or very long feet, however, may need more than 100 g. The chevron stitch pattern creates a biased fabric with less stretch than stockinette, so choose a size to knit corresponding to your (or your recipient’s) foot circumference rather than the stitch count.

To knit this pattern, you need to know how to:

1. work small circumferences in the round,
2. work in knit and purl flat and in the round,
3. work a centered double decrease,
4. pick up stitches along an edge,
5. work basic decreases (k2tog, ssk, p2tog), and
6. graft live stitches.

This pattern has been professionally tech edited and test knit.