SPARKLY STRIPED SOCKS
Tinsel toes
Here’s the long and short of it – Anna Nikipriowicz’s two glitzy pairs of socks, one knee-length and one ankle-height, are the Christmas gifts to make this year
A BIT TRICKY
4PLY WEIGHT
3MM HOOK
YOU WILL NEED
■ West Yorkshire Spinners Signature Sparkle 4ply (75% wool, 23% nylon, 2% polyester, 100g/400m), 1 ball of Yarn A Nutcracker (1166)
■ West Yorkshire Spinners Signature 4ply (75% wool, 25% nylon, 100g/400m) 1 ball of Yarn B Rouge (1000) (used in Long Socks only)
■ A 3mm (US C/2 or D/3) hook
■ 2 stitch markers
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TENSION
4 V-sts and 8 rounds when slightly stretched measures 5x5cm (2x2in) using a 3mm hook, or size needed to obtain correct tension When making your tension swatch make sure it is done in the round as our tension differs between work in rows and rounds
ABBREVIATIONS
fdc (foundation double crochet) Insert hook in st at base of last st, yrh and pull up a loop, yrh and pull through one loop (loop will sit at base of fdc), yrh and pull through 2 loops, *insert hook in lp at base of last fdc, yrh and pull up a loop, yrh and pull through one loop, yrh and pull through 2 loops; rep from * as indicated