Basic Sock

Vanilla socks are my favorite socks to knit. You can use any (sock) yarn depending on your mood. This basic sock is my go-to vanilla sock pattern. The sock is worked from the top down with a shadow-wrap heel. **Gauge:** 34 sts x 46 rnds = 10 cm (4 in) in stockinette using 2.5 mm needles **Yarn used:** 1 skein Gründl Sockenwolle trio (75% wool, 25% polyamide; 420 m per 100 g) Any fingering-weight sock yarn can be used for this sock pattern **Size information:** Sizes S (M, L, XL) with 56 (64, 72, 80) sts Finished circumference: 16.5 (19, 21, 23.5) cm (6.5, [7.5, 8.5; 9.5] in) Recommended ease: approximately 2.5 cm (1 inch) of negative ease **Techniques used:** • German twisted cast-on • Working small circumferences in the round • Short rows (shadow-wrap method) • Grafting (Kitchener stitch)