Size: To fit US Women’s shoe size: S (4-6.5), M (7-9.5), L (10-12.5)
S, M, L - 7 (8, 9)”/17.75 (20.25, 22.75)cm foot length.
3 (3.25, 3.5)”/ 7.5 (8.25, 9) cm at widest point on foot, each size .25”/.5 cm wider at calf.
Total length of sock about 22 (20, 18)”/ 56 (51, 45.75) cm from toe to top of cuff.
Gauge: 34 stitches and 44 rows = 4" / 10 cm square in Stockinette Stitch
Toe Up
This traditional toe up sock is perfect to fit the foot length as you knit. Socks are knit in the round from the toe up on a set of DPNs for the toe and heel flap. The foot, leg and rib cuff can be worked on either DPNs or 9” circular needles.
The toe uses a traditional Turkish Figure 8 Cast On, with no seam at the edge of the toes. The foot is knit in the round, in stockinette stitch.
The Heel is turned using three DPNs knit flat in short rows to maintain the striping more consistently. The number of leg sts is greater than those for the foot, and either can be easily increased or decreased at the Heel flap section for better fit, as desired.
Top Down
The Top Down version of the traditional Toe Up sock has been knit in Turkish families for generations. The sock starts in the round with a 2x2 rib cuff. The leg is then worked to the heel flap, which is worked flat with decreased vertical sides, so it snuggly fits around the wearer’s heel. The foot is then worked again in the round to the flat toe box decreases, and the tip of the toe is grafted together using Kitchener Stitch and working yarn.
Note: The leg section is 4 sts larger than the foot. The number sts are easily increased or decreased at the heel flap section for better fit, as desired. The foot and leg lengths below can also be adjusted as desired, based on the total length per size as noted above.
