Gauntlet Socks Digital Knitting Pattern

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This pattern started years ago when I was first really starting to experiment with both sock design and using self-striping and gradient yarns. I liked how the various gradients worked up when knit on the bias, rather than just plain gradients and stripes, but it never quite came together in a way I really wanted.

After dusting off my notes a few years later, I came up with the rough construction of what I ended up calling Gauntlet Socks because of how they looked at the top of the cuff; that is, shaped—to my mind—like a gauntlet out of something like Lord of the Rings. (And yes, I am that much of a nerd)! I also decided that instead of working them in a gradient (although that is absolutely an option), I wanted to see how they would work up in a solid or semi-solid. And when I got the chance to try out Lichen and Lace’s 80/20 Sock, well, yes please!

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Pattern Notes:

These socks are knit from the cuff down, worked on the bias for the leg and instep. The heel is knit in short rows with garter stitch, and the toe is seamed with grafting (Kitchener Stitch). Since these socks are knit on the bias, when you begin the leg, the ribbing pattern will begin to distort - please don't worry, this is an expected part of the pattern!

The sample was knit in Lichen and Lace’s 80/20 Sock, which is 80% Superwash Merino, and 20% Recycled nylon. In 2024, Lichen and Lace updated their sock yarn to an Organic Superwash Merino base, but, the brilliant colours and and sturdy sock base are still exactly the same.

This pattern has written instructions only, there are no charts. This pattern also has an accessible large print option that is compatible with screen-reading software. This option includes only the written instruction.

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Sizes Available: Adult XS, S, L

Finished Measurements:

Leg Circumference: 7 (8, 9) inches, 18 (20.5, 23) cm.

Foot Length: 9 (9.25, 10.25) inches 9 (23.5, 26) cm, or, to desired length

Materials Required:

319 (365, 467) yards / 291 (334, 427) meters of fingering-weight sock yarn. Sample is knit in Lichen and Lace 80/20 sock (80% Superwash Merino. 20% Nylon)

Needles:

• 2.5 mm (US 1.5) *Circular or Double-Pointed Needles

Notions:

• 2 stitch markers
• *1 locking stitch marker
• *tapestry needle

Gauge for Pattern:

30 sts and 44 rounds = 4 inches (10 cm square) in stocking stitch

Techniques Used:

• long-tail cast on
• increases: m1r, m1l, kfb, kfbf
• decreases: k2tog, ssk, cdd (Centre Double Decrease)
• wrap-and-turn short rows
• working small circumferences in the round
• Kitchener Stitch (grafting)

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Photo Credit: TKGA

Originally Published in Cast On, Summer 2023

Image Descriptions:

1. a pair of pale blue socks knit on the bias. The ribbed cuff slopes upward, and a line of decreases can be seen at the center front of the leg and the top of the instep.
2. a pair of pale blue socks knit on the bias. The ribbed cuff slopes upward, and a line of decreases can be seen at the center front of the leg and the top of the instep.
3. a pair of pale blue socks knit on the bias. There is a small column of ribbing between the front and back leg. A line of centred increases can be seen at the centre of the instep.
4. a pair of pale blue socks knit in fingering-weight yarn. The socks have a line of increases running down the center back of the leg - the socks are knit on an angled bias.
5. A pair of pale blue socks knit on the bias. The ribbed cuff slopes upwards, and a line of ribbing goes down the side of the leg and foot.
6. a pair of pale blue socks knit in fingering-weight yarn. The socks have a line of increases running down the center back of the leg - the socks are knit on an angled bias.