I Do Like to Be Beside the Seaside

I Do Like to Be Beside the Seaside is a two pattern sock set inspired by childhood summer beach holidays. One design has cheeky seagulls running around on a sandy beach chasing the waves and the other features salmon fish swimming in the sea. **(Now with additional puffin chart too!)** These sock patterns are for knitters who are also seaside lovers who want socks to help keep their feet warm after a refreshing dip in the sea or for keen fishermen/women. Both patterns have a choice of two charts, one with the birds/fish facing left and one with them facing right. You can choose to have identical socks by just knitting sock 1 charts, or socks with the birds(fish looking in opposite directions by knitting sock 1 and sock 2 charts. **Both patterns sizing** Sizing 1 (2, 3) To fit (foot circumference): 19 - 21 (21.5 –23.5, 25.5 – 27.5) cm / 8 (9, 10½) inches Finished leg circumference for colourwork: 17.5 (21, 24.5) cm / 7 (8, 9½) inches Recommended ease: Approximately 2.5cm (1 inch) of negative ease for colourwork. For your foot circumference, measure around the widest part of your foot. Further sizes can be achieved by going up or down a needle size. Leg/foot length can be easily adjusted. See instructions for details. **Sassy Seagulls** Knit from the top down, starting with a ribbed cuff, these socks have a ribbed heel flap and gusset and a colourwork section of seagulls on a beach. The ´sea´ section of the design (after the gradient waves) uses a confetti-style multi-coloured tweed sock yarn. Yarn - Fingering weight sock yarn MC & CC1: Rico Design-Superba Tweed 4ply sock yarn (60% Wool, 30% Polyamide, 7% Acrylic, 3% Viscose), 375 m (410 yds) per 100g CC2, 3, 6 & 7: Moonglow Yarn Company. Moonglow Merino Nylon sock minis (75% Superwash Merino, 25% Nylon), 85m (93 yds) per 20g mini CC4 & 5: Opal 4pl sock yarn (75% Superwash wool, 25% Polyamide), 424 m (464 yds) per 100g Any fingering weight sock yarn can be used for this sock pattern, as long as you can obtain the same gauge. Shown in: MC: Marine. Approx 40 (50, 55) g, 210 (252, 273) m / 230 (275, 299) yds CC1: Mustard. Approx 20g, 84 m / 92 yds CC2: Undyed. Approx 3g, 29m / 32 yds CC3: Grey. Approx 2g, 13m / yds CC4: Neon Orange 1g CC5: Neon Pink 1g CC6: Medium blue 1g CC7: Light grey Approx 2g, 13m /14 yds CC8: Bright Blue Approx 2, 13m/14 yds In this design I use a lot of tiny bits of fingering weight sock yarn and minis in my stash, amounts only being 1 or 2g. **Do have a look to see what you might already have that would work for these.** Needles For ribbing and stockinette: 2.25mm (US 1), 80cm (32 inch) circular for magic loop, or DPNs, or two circulars, or a 23cm (9 inch) circular needle as preferred. For colourwork: 2.5mm (US 1.5), 80cm (32 inch) circular for magic loop, or DPNs, or two circulars, or a 23cm (9 inch) circular needle as preferred. Important note: Do check your gauge for fitting. Further sizes can be achieved by going up or down needle sizes. Gauge 34 sts x 44 rnds = 10cm (4 inches) for ribbing and stockinette. 34 sts x 36 rnds = 10cm (4 inches) for colourwork. **Salmon in the Sea socks** Knit from the top down, starting with a ribbed cuff, these socks have a ribbed heel, flap and gusset and a colourwork section of salmon fish swimming in the waves of the sea, followed by some simple and vacation friendly, plain stockinette sock knitting. Before the toe decreases, there is a very simple small colourwork fish design. MATERIALS Yarn - Fingering weight 4ply sock yarn MC & CC1: Manos del Uruguay Bambok sock yarn (70% Superwash Merino wool, 30% Rayon from Bamboo), 400m (437 yds) per 100g CC2 & CC3: Moonglow Yarn Company. Moonglow Merino Nylon sock minis (75% Superwash Merino, 25% Nylon), 85m (93 yds) per 20g mini Any fingering weight sock yarn can be used for this sock pattern, as long as you can obtain the same gauge. Shown in: MC: Freshwater. Approx 50g (55g, 60g), 200 (220, 240) m / 219 (241, 262) yds. CC1: Undyed. Approx 7g, 28m / 31 yds. CC2: Orange-red. Approx 7g, 28 m / 31 yds CC3: Stargazer. Approx 15g, 60m / 66 yds. Needles For ribbing and stockinette all sizes and for colourwork chart B, size 3: 2.25mm (US 1), 80cm (32 inch) circular for magic loop, or DPNs, or two circulars or a 23cm (9 inch) circular needle as preferred. For colourwork chart A, C & D, all sizes and colourwork chart B, size 2: 2.5mm (US 1.5), 80cm (32 inch) circular for magic loop, or DPNs, or two circulars or a 23cm (9inch) circular needle as preferred. For colourwork chart B, size 1: 2.75mm (US 2), 80cm (32 inch) circular for magic loop, or DPNs, or two circulars or a 23cm (9inch) circular needle as preferred. Important note: Do check your gauge for fitting. Further sizes can be achieved by going up or down needle sizes. Gauge 32 sts x 36 rnds = 10cm (4 inches) for colourwork chart B, size 1. 34 sts x 38 rnds = 10cm (4 inches) for colourwork charts A, C and D all sizes and colourwork chart B, size 2. 34 sts x 44 rnds = 10cm (4 inches) for ribbing and stockinette all sizes. 36 sts x 46 rnds = 10cm (4 inches) for colourwork chart B, size 3. **Both patterns are professionally tech edited and are test knitted too.**