A Good Day in Polka Dots

A Good Day in Polka Dots sock knitting pattern is 50% off through the Ides of March (March 15).

"There is never a wrong time for a polka dot." - Marc Jacobs

"... you can't have a bad day in polka dots." - Anna Kendrick

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A Good Day in Polka Dots is a fun and captivating project to knit, and the results are stunning! Filled with cables, stranded polka dots, stripes, and purl ridges, these socks will have you reaching for your knitting bag all day.

A Good Day in Polka Dots socks are knit top-down, in the rnd, with an afterthought heel and rounded toe. Directions are given for short circulars, but you can adapt them to knit using DPNs or magic loop.

Sizes: 1 (2, 3, 4);

Foot circumference: 7 (8, 9, 10)” / 17.5 (20, 22.5, 25)cm. 

Leg length: 11.25” / 28cm.

Needles: US 1 / 2.25mm or size to obtain gauge, and US 0 / 2.0mm or 1 size smaller than gauge needle, both in preferred sock needles.

Gauge: 

32 sts and 52 = 4”/10cm in Cable pattern;

32 sts and 44 rnds = 4”/10cm in Polka Dots pattern;

32 sts and 56 rnds = 4”/10cm in Purl Ridges pattern (entire section is 2” tall).

Yarn: fingering weight:

C1: 125 (145, 160, 175) yards / 115 (133, 147, 161) meters;

C2: 75 (95, 115, 130) yards / 69 (88, 106, 119) meters; and

C3: 110 (125, 135, 145) yards / 101 (115, 124, 133) meters.

Notions: stitch markers, scrap yarn for afterthought heel, tapestry needle.

Sample knit in: Emma’s Yarn Practically Perfect Sock (80% superwash Merino, 25% nylon; 400 yards / 100g) in Harbor (C1), Beach Please (C2), and Twilight (C3).

Note: These socks are knit top-down, in the rnd, with an afterthought heel and rounded toe. Directions are given for short circulars and DPNs, but you can adapt them to knit using just DPNs or magic loop.

This listing is for the sock knitting pattern only.