These socks might be the perfect gift sock: Chrissy Gardiner mixes and matches heel, open eyelet and closed increase, and yarnweight options for socks easy to customize.
Finished Size: 5 (6, 7, 8, 9, 10)" foot circumference and 6 (7 1⁄2, 9, 9, 11, 11)" long from back of heel to tip of toe. To fit a toddler (child, woman’s small, woman’s medium, man’s small, man’s medium) foot.
Yarn: Woman’s sizes: Louet Gems Sport Weight (100% merino; 225 yd [207 m]/100 g): pewter, 2 skeins. See pattern for complete yarn listing.
Yarn Weight: #3 - Light
Needles: Toddler’s/child’s—size 0 (2 mm): 2 circular (cir). Woman’s—size 2 (2.75 mm): 2 cir. Man’s—size 4 (3.5 mm): 2 cir. Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.
Notions: Cable needle (cn); tapestry needle; stitch marker (m).
Gauge: Toddler/child’s—10 sts and 13 rows = 1" in St st; woman’s—8 sts and 11 rows = 1" in St st; man’s—6 sts and 8 rows = 1" in St st.
Originally Published: Interweave Knits Holiday Gifts, 2008