A fun colourwork pattern featuring koi carp – this pattern was designed especially for not so small daughter’s trip to Japan in 2023. She travelled with Girl Guides and had to raise the money for the trip herself … of course her Mum was going to help! 🙂
Suitable for adventurous beginners, these socks are knitted in 4ply with colourwork fish that can be knitted using leftovers. They 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 – 9.5 inches (20-24cm) foot circumference.
The pattern is based on the Winwick Mum Basic 4ply Socks pattern so you can knit these even if you are relatively new to socks – the Sockalong tutorials (also available as the Super Socks book) will help you if you get stuck, and there is tutorial information about creating the fish included in the pattern.
You can read more about the sock pattern here: Don’t Be Koi Socks
You can read more about not so small daughter’s trip to Japan here: Postcards from Japan – part one and Postcards from Japan – part two
Yarn pictured is West Yorkshire Spinners Signature 4ply in Blue Raspberry with oddments of Sunflower and Cayenne Pepper.
Needles used: 2.5mm
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 with oddments of Sunflower and Cayenne Pepper.
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 want to add some colourwork to their socks but don’t want to be overwhelmed.
- People who know their socks are only missing koi carp to be perfect …
- Knitters who want a quick finish – this colourwork section won’t take up much of your time!
Printing info:
The pattern is 15 pages long.
- 8 pages of pattern including written instructions and charts
- 5 pages of tutorial help for the colourwork fish
- 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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