Rococo Sock

These lacy socks are knit toe-up with a short-row toe and heel. Instructions are written for knitting with DPNs, but are adaptable for using with circular needles.

Shown here in j. knits Superwash Me Sock, color New Jersey

Suggested Yarns:

Modern Deco Lace, Better Breakfast Fingering, Stone Soup Fingering, or any soft, fine, sock yarn which has 500 or more yards per 4 ounces (heavier yarns will produce a larger sock width) Substituting yarn and/or needles may result in an overall variation in size, drape, and yardage requirement.

Finished Size:

Finished width of sock: 8”; cuff length from top of heel is 9”

Yarn Requirements:

Approximately 350 yards of fine, sock-weight yarn (actual yardage will depend on sock length desired)

Gauge:

32 stitches and 44 rows = 4 inches in stockinette

Needles:

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