Slippery Slope Socks

**Clarification:** After working Rows 1–56 of the Foot chart, you will have 56 (64) sts remaining, as the pattern states. After Row 24 (26), you will have 64 (72) sts. **General Hogbuffer** Slip stitch designs are often used to break up undesirable pooling in variegated yarns. These ***Slippery Slope Socks*** draw on elements of both techniques to create solid lines in different colors that move over a striped ground to form a geometric yet sinuous design. **Finished Size** 6¼ (7)" foot circumference and 9¼ (9¾)" long from back of heel to tip of toe; foot length is adjustable. Socks shown measure 7". **Yarn** Schoppel Wolle Admiral Uni (75% virgin wool, 25% polyamide; 459 yd [420 m]/3½ oz [100 g]): #0320 vanille (white; MC), 1 ball. Schoppel Wolle Crazy Zauberball (75% virgin wool, 25% polyamide; 459 yd [420 m]/3½ oz [100 g]): #1702 kleiner fuchs/little fox (variegated; CC), 1 ball. Yarns distributed by Skacel. **Needles** Size 1½ (2.5 mm). Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge. **Notions** Markers (m); cable needle (cn); tapestry needle. **Gauge** 36 sts and 46 rnds = 4" in St st. [1]: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/slippery-slope-errata