This pair of gentleman’s socks was designed for my dear friend who is called Kaybot, though that is not his real name. Kaybot lives where it’s cold at least half the year so Sea Soft Wool was the perfect fiber for a breathable, warm and durable sock. That techniques are standard for cuff-down socks, with the exception of a tubular cast-on that creates a nice elastic cuff.

Gauge: 28 stitches and 40 rows = 4 inches in stockinette stitch

Yarn: Reynolds Soft Sea Wool- approximately 25 grams for Color A and 50 grams for Color B

This pattern is for socks to fit a men’s size 11 shoe. If you need to make them larger, you may need a second skein of Color B.

Waste yarn for tubular cast-on in contrasting color.

Needles: Set of 4 US Size 2.5 DPNs

CUFF:

Using the tubular cast-on method, cast on for 60 stitches in Color A. The Knitting Daily demo by Eunny Jang is the best I’ve seen demonstrating the technique.

I prefer to cast-on in the round, purling the pick-ups instead of knitting them, but you could also cast-on flat and seam the gap later.

Rounds 1-7: PM. K1,*p1, k1* to last stitch. P1.

Rounds 8-11: *K4, P2* to marker.

Rounds 12-19: Switch to Color B. *K4, P2* to marker.

Rounds 20-21: Switch to Color A. *K4, P2* to marker.

Rounds 22-28: Switch to Color B. *K4, P2* to marker.

Round 29: Switch to Color A. *K4, P2* to marker.

Rounds 30-33: Switch to Color B. *K4, P2* to marker.

Rounds 34-36: Color A *K4, P2* to marker.

Rounds 37-38 Color B. *K4, P2* to marker.

Round 39- Color A *K4, P2* to marker.

Round 40-47: Color B. *K4, P2* to marker.

TURN HEEL:

Separate the first 27 stitches after the marker for the heel flap. Move the remaining 33 stitches to a stitch marker.

Row 1 (RS): Using Color A,  SL1, K1

Row 2 (WS): SL1, Purl all

Repeat these two 10 times, ending with a purl row. Turn.

RS: K18, SKP, turn

WS: Sl1, P9, p2tog, turn

RS: Sl1, K9, SKP, turn

Repeat, knitting/purling one extra stitch on each row until all stitches have been worked and 11 remain on the needle after a WS row. Turn.

Decrease Gusset:

Continuing with Color A, pick up 10 gusset, knit across the held 33 stitches in the K4, P2 patter. At the beginning of the next gusset, pick up and knit 10 more stitches. Knit straight across heel flap and across the first set of gusset stitches.  PM after last stitch to indicate start of all new rounds. (80 stitches on needles).

Work the decrease rounds as follows:

Switch to Color B and arrange stitches as indicated below:

Needle 1: Work across all stitches in Patter.

Needle 2: K1, SSK, knit all stitches on needle.

Needle 3: Knit to 2 stitches before marker. K2tog

Knit one round after each decrease, following pattern. Repeat 5 times until 60 stitches remain on needles. Divide evenly across 3 needles

FOOT:

Switch to Color B

New pattern: Knit across instep in stockinette stitch. Knit across top of foot in K4-P2 pattern.

Beginning after last gusset decrease:

Rounds 1-5: Color B

Rounds 6-10: Color A

Rounds 11-14: Color B

Round 15: Color A

Rounds 16-46: Color B

Rounds 47-52: Color A (during this set of rounds, either decrease or increase the number of rounds you need to achieve ideal length of the foot.)

Round 53: Color B

Round 54: Color A

Rounds 55-58: Color B

Round 59: Color A

Rounds 60-67: Color B

TOE:

Switch to Color A

Odd numbered rounds 1-13:  Knit across all stitches.

Round 2: k 5, k2tog to last 4 stitches of the round. K4.

Round 4: K4, k2tog to last 4 stitches, k4.

Round 6: K3, k2 tog to last 4 stitches, K4.

Round 8: K2, k2tog to end of round

Round 10: K1, K2tog to end of round

Round 12: k2tog to end of round

Thread yarn through remaining stitches and pull tight.

Repeat for identical second sock. Weave in all loose ends. Lightly block.

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