Merlot Vine Sock

A toe-up sock with an asymmetrically placed openwork pattern of leaves, that winds up the foot and around the leg, ending in an eyelet rib at the top edge.

Shown here in Twisted Fiber Arts Merino Sock, color Talon

Suggested Yarns:

Modern Deco Lace, Better Breakfast Fingering, Stone Soup Fingering, Kent Lace, Dragonfly Fibers Fingering Dance Rustic Silk Endive, or any sock yarn that knits to 8 sts per inch. A springy yarn with a higher twist is recommended to help sock keep its shape. Substituting yarn and/or needles may result in an overall variation in size, drape, and yardage requirement.

Finished Size:

8” sock circumference to fit feet up to 9” around. Sock may be made smaller or larger by using finer or heavier yarn and/or changing needle size.

Yarn Requirements:

approximately 380 yards of sock yarn for an average female size (actual yardage will depend on sock length desired)

Gauge:

32 sts and 48 rows = 4 inches in stockinette stitch (fabric will be firm)
Note: row gauge is fairly important as it will affect the pattern placement on the foot

Needles:

DPNs size US1 (2.25 mm) or size to obtain gauge