These socks are my first experiment in open work knitting in a sock pattern and my first pattern to feature toe up construction. I loved the subtle variations of the yarn that I chose, and thought they would combine well with a lace pattern because the variegations wouldn't be so strong that they would overwhelm the lace.

These socks should be considered an adventurous beginner level project, and are a nice introduction to simple lace knitting. It involves using a provisional cast on, increasing, basic lace techniques, the ability to follow a stitch pattern chart, and short row heel construction.

The pattern as shown has one size, but you can make the sock larger or smaller by altering the yarn and/or needles that you choose to knit the project in. To decrease the circumference, select smaller yarn and needles. To increase the circumference, choose larger yarn and/or needles. Alternatively, using toe up construction, it is possible to alter the circumference of the sock to fit any individual need, and since the stitch pattern is a simple 6 stitch repeat, when combined with the toe up construction, it is very easy to add or subtract repeats in order to meet your personal sock size needs. Instructions for this are provided.

This pattern is a free pattern. You may download any number of copies for personal use. You may freely link to this pattern but you may not place the pattern on your own website for download. You may not distribute the pattern in any other way. Please contact me if you plan to use this pattern for any other reason besides personal use, including making socks for sale, teaching a class, etc. Thank you to everyone for respecting my copy right to this pattern.

The pattern is provided in PDF format. You will need to have Adobe Acrobat reader or another comparable program to read it on your own computer.

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If you complete a pair of socks using this pattern, please send me a picture or a link to your website -- I'd love to see the results.

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