Who Let the Dogs Out

This pattern is included in Joyful Colorwork Socks: 25 New Knitting Patterns for Fun & Whimsical Footwear Featuring Pets, Games, Food, Hobbies & More which was published in November 2024. [Joyful Colorwork socks][1] Dogs are incredible pets! So loyal and loving. They like to live life to the fullest and with great enthusiasm. They just seem to exude joy while also being clever. Many of them work and help people all around the world. “Who Let the Dogs Out?” is a sock design dedicated to man’s best friend. It was hard to choose which breed of dog to honor, so I tried to choose as many as I could fit in one sock! If there is a particular breed of dog you love most in this design, do feel free to make your socks with just that set. Or knit all of them and let all the dogs out! These socks are knit from the top down and have a colorwork chart that starts from the top of the leg and runs down to the bottom of the foot, with eight different dog breed motifs and a set of pawprints. Many different scrap amounts of yarn are used to knit the different dogs. The socks start with a twisted ribbed cuff and feature a short row heel. Stitches are decreased for the toe and then grafted together **Sizing** 1 (2, 3) To fit (foot circumference): 8 (9½, 10¾) inches / 19–21 (22.5–24.5, 26–28) cm Finished circumference: 7 (8½, 9¾) inches / 17.5 (21, 25) cm **Materials Yarn** Fingering weight, Filcolana Arwetta Classic (80% superwashmerino wool, 20% nylon), 230 yds (10 m) per 50-g skein **Shown in** MC: Juicy Green 279 (1 [2, 2] skeins) CC: Various scraps of sock yarn from stash. Approximately 3 g per set of dogs. Any fingering-weight sock yarn can be used for this sock pattern as long as you can obtain the same gauge. **Needles** For ribbing and stockinette: US 1 (2.25 mm), 32-inch (80-cm) circular for magic loop, or DPNs, or two circulars or a 9-inch (23-cm) circular needle (as preferred). For colorwork: US 1.5 (2.5 mm), 32-inch (80-cm) circular for magic loop, or DPNs, or two circulars or a 9-inch (23-cm) circular needle (as preferred) Gauge 36 sts x 44 rnds = 4 inches (10 cm) for ribbing and stockinette. 34 sts x 38 rnds = 4 inches (10 cm) for colorwork. [1]: https://www.amazon.com/Joyful-Colorwork-Socks-Whimsical-Featuring-ebook/dp/B0CPWRGMLP