Ideal for adventurous beginners ready to dip their toes into lace knitting, this pretty pattern is inspired by the poles and canopy of a fairground carousel. Once the lace panel is completed, the “poles” are easily worked in yarn over and decrease stitches. The Carousel Socks have a heel flap and gusset; the heel flap is created with slip stitches to give a comfortable, cushioned heel. The pattern is written for four sizes from 8 – 9½ inches (20-24cm) foot circumference. There are written instructions and charts for this pattern.
You can read more about the pattern in this blog post.
Useful to know
Size
To fit ball of foot circumference 8 [8½:9:9½] inches ; 20 [22:23:24] cm
Yarn
1 x 100g ball West Yorkshire Spinners Signature 4ply in Blue Raspberry; pink shade shown is The Fibre Fox hand dyed sock yarn in shade Clematis.
For WYS yarn stockists, click here.
Materials
2.5mm needles – short circular needle, DPNs (double pointed needles) or 80cm circular for magic loop
1 set DPNs size 3.0mm (optional for a looser cuff)
1 set DPNs size 2.5mm (not required for magic loop)
Stitch holder (optional)
Stitch markers
Wool needle
Tension
30 sts to 10 cm (4 ins) in stocking stitch (worked in the round) on 2.5mm needles.
This pattern is for:
- Knitters who can confidently cast on, knit and purl. (I’ll help you with the rest!)
- Knitters who are ready for the next step of adding lace patterns to their socks
- People who want a quick knit – once the top lace panel is done, it’s easy TV-watching knitting!
Printing info:
The pattern is 10 pages long.
- 8 pages of pattern including written instructions and charts
- 2 pages of additional information at the end
This pattern is based on my Basic 4ply Socks pattern, which means that you can find photo and video help in the Winwick Mum Sockalong tutorials. You can find out more here:
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