A collection of sock patterns for the cold season, designed by Birgit Freyer!

The collection *Socks in Winter* consists of 6 instructions for winterly socks with pretty cabled and structured patterns. The collection comes with some workshops for knitting socks. The patterns are charted.

Please note: Instructions for heel and toe are not included; these are worked according to your preference, or according to the workshops in the second part of the collection.

Content:

• 6 sock patterns
• Workshop: knitting in the round without dpns
• Workshop: round or italian cast-on
• Workshop: tomato heel
• Workshop: knitting the toe
• Workshop: kitchener stitch

What skills are you going to need and what will you get

The collection (a pdf file) contains 20 pages: the pattern part and several tutorials (workshops) about the used techniques.

Each pattern contains a picture of the finished socks, charts and explanations.
The tutorials contain pictures and explanations.

The level of difficulty is 2-3 (of 5).

Required skills:

• working from charts
• knitting in the round
• basic stitches: knit, purl, yarn over, increases and decreases
• slipped stitches
• twisted stitches
• cables

All used symbols are explained in detail.

Size information

The sizes of the single sock patterns range from 38 to 43 (US 7,5 to 11,5 / UK 5,5 to 9,5), but can be adapted to other sizes as well.

Required materials

Yarn: 4ply / fingering / sockyarn (420 m / 459 yd per 100 g)
Needle size: 2.0 - 2.5 mm (US 0 - 1,5 / UK 14 - 13)
Yardage: as stated in each pattern

Notions: cable needle (optional), stitch markers (optional), scissors, tapestry needle

Other information from the author

Have fun with your needlework!

This pattern is for your personal use only. All rights remain with the designer.