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Sign of Four (a sock for Sherlock)
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A top-down unisex sock in seven sizes (XXS/XS/S/M/L/XL/XXL) with leg and foot in a simple allover tweed stitch. The easy to work knit/purl motif reveals a larger pattern of subtle diamonds as the fabric grows. Pattern can be easily reversed for toe-up construction and provides a sleek tone-on-tone effect in solid or nearly-solid colorways.
Shown here in Zen Yarn Garden Serenity Sock, color Hound of the Baskervilles
Suggested Yarns:
Better Breakfast Fingering, Stone Soup Fingering, Modern Deco Sport, or any plump, springy sock yarn with 400-450 yards per 4 ounces. Substituting yarn and/or needles may result in an overall variation in size or elasticity.
Finished Size:
5(6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11) inches in circumference to fit feet measuring up to 6(7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12) inches around
Yarn Requirements:
200(250, 300, 350, 400, 450, 500) yards
Gauge:
32 sts and 44 rows = 4 inches in stockinette
Needles:
DPNs size US1 (2.25mm), or size to obtain correct gauge