For me, the best parts of spring are the warm air and the colors! After a long, drab winter, nothing’s better. Knit from the cuff to the toe with a short-row heel, Fluorescence socks are an ode to all that I love about this season.

Cable & Lace pattern instructions are written and charted.

Finished Measurements
• Foot circumference: 7 (8½)” / 17.5 (21)cm
• Foot length: adjustable

Both samples are shown in M/L on US 7½ M woman’s foot.

Yarn
Green sample:
• 2 skeins John Arbon Textiles Exmoor Sock
60% Exmoor Blueface/20% Corriedale/10% Zwartbles/10% Nylon
219 yds / 200m per 50 g
Shown in color Oddmedod

Orange sample:
• 1 skein Miss Babs Yummy 2-Ply
100% superwash Merino
400 yards / 365m per 110 g
Shown in color Quince Blossom

or

• 270 yds 247m fingering weight yarn (for sample size)

Needles
• US 1.5 2.5mm needles *

* Set of double-pointed needles or two circulars or 32” 80cmcircular needles for working magic loop, as preferred, to work in the round.

Gauge
• 33 sts and 38 rnds = 4” / 10cm in Stockinette stitch, slightly stretched and blocked
• 35 sts and 38 rnds = 4” / 10cm in Cable & Lace pattern, slightly stretched and blocked

Notions
• stitch markers (2)
• cable needle
• waste yarn or stitch holder (optional)
• tapestry needle

Skills Used
• cables
• knitting in the round
• decreasing
• increasing
• short rows
• grafting
• reading charts (optional)

The pattern has been tested professionally tech-edited.

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