Tweed Party Socks

TWEED PARTY SOCKS .................................................................. Produced in collaboration with the Irish knitwear brand Inish Olann, this pattern will enable you to replicate their eponymous, commercially manufactured socks. These iconic tweed colourblock socks have long been a staple in Irish knitwear 
shops all over the world. They are cozy, squishy, tweedy, and fun, and people love 
to receive them as gifts. The socks you find in the shops are factory-made. But the simple design is easy to replicate by hand. And the manufacturer was happy for me to do exactly that - so that now you can choose whether to buy ready-made, or to knit them yourself. Worked from the cuff down with short row heels and toes, the design combines 3 colours of tweed for a look that is vibrant and festive. This pattern provides instructions for fingering weight, sportweight, and DK weight sock yarns. .................................................................. MATERIALS & INFORMATION 
 Sizing Size 1 (2, 3, 4)
 suitable for Young Child (Junior, Adult, Adult Wide) (detailed sizing & foot length guide provided) Gauge fingering weight: 32 sts x 42 rounds sportweight: 28 sts x 38 rounds DK weight: 24 sts x 32 rounds ... = 10cm x 10cm/ 4” x 4” Needles
 circular needles or DPNs, sized as follows -
 fingering weight: 2mm sportweight: 2.5mm DK weight: 3mm ... or as needed to meet gauge 

Yarn 
fingering weight: 400m/ 425y per 100g/ 3.5oz sportweight: 300m/ 325y per 100g/ 3.5oz DK weight: 200m/ 225y per 100g/ 3.5oz) Yarn Quantities Required a total of 300m approximately for adult sizes (75g for fingering, 100g for sport, 150g for DK) see below for details Notions
 measuring tape, tapestry needle, optional: sock blockers 

Special Techniques 
short rows, Kitchener stitch Construction cuff-down, with short row heels & toes ……………………………………………………………

 NOTES ON YARN SELECTION 

 fingering weight instructions: recommended for standard commercial superwash sock yarns with nylon
 sport weight instructions: recommended for Studio Donegal Darnie, and Folklore Yarns Banbha 
 DK weight instructions: recommended for Studio Donegal DWSC, and Folklore Yarns Faerie Folk ……………………………………………………………

 YARN QUANTITY DETAILS Please consider these as estimates; precise quantities will depend on your size, your specific yarn, your knitting style, and your adherence to gauge! These estimates are for adult sizes. fingering weight: C1: 30g C2: 15g C3: 30g sport weight: C1: 40g C2: 20g C3: 40g DK weight: C1: 60g C2: 30g C3: 60g ……………………………………………………………

 SAMPLE INFO. fuchsia-saffron-teal socks: knitted with Folklore Yarns Banbha following sportweight instructions green-burgundy-pink socks: knitted with Studio Donegal Darnie following sportweight instructions