Kantan Socks

Kantan means 'easy' in Japanese - I started working on this pattern while I was on a trip in Japan. If this is your first time knitting socks, this pattern is a good starting point for you - it is what I use to teach beginner sock knitting classes myself! It is knit top down, starting with a ribbed cuff, going into 2 options for the heel (German Short Rows or Heal Flap & Gusset) and then into the foot and toe. Sizes listed are EU 36 to EU 47. You really can use any sock yarn, I use different yarns from different manufacturers; just make sure that it is roughly 420m/100g. A list of the used abbreviations is on the last page of the pattern, as well as a schematic overview of a sock. Techniques you should feel comfortable with: * Casting on * Knit & purl stitches * Basic decreases (SSK, k2tog)