Beaded lacy scallops top these dressy anklet-styled socks.  The pattern is a modified, basic feather-and-fan lace structure for ribbed elasticity to hug the ankle and firmness to carry the weight of the beads.

Size:  Finished foot circumference is approximately 7-1/2" and allows a moderately snug fit on an adult woman's medium width foot.

Materials needed:

• Yarn:  300 yds. of smooth fingering weight.

• Needle size:  Double point in size 1 to 1.5 U.S./2.25 to 2.5 mm or size needed to obtain planned gauge of 8 stitches per inch.

• 472 size 8/0 glass seed beads (approximately 20g). 

• Small needle with eye small enough to go through the beads, yet large enough to be threaded with the yarn such as a size 24 tapestry needle or a collapsing eye nylon floss threader.

Yarn suggestion:  (F)

• Jojoland Melody Superwash wool - 50g/220 yds. - 2 balls

• Kollage Luscious Cotton Sock Yarn - 55 gm/185 yds. - 2 skeins

Sample cover page of the Anklet Coronets sock knitting pattern.

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These beaded socks are fun to knit and feature swirling texture with variegated color.  The top edge occurs naturally due to the bias effect of the pattern.  Instructions include optional decorative heel for wearing with clogs or sandals or plain heel for wearing with regular shoes.

Size:  Finished foot circumference is approximately 7-1/2" and allows a moderately snug fit on an adult woman's medium width foot.

Planned leg length is approximately 6" above heel flap and can be adjusted either longer or shorter in increments of 10 rounds by adding or omitting repeats of Chart B.

Yardage is estimated for foot length up to woman's shoe size U.S. 12 (11" foot length) and is adjustable to specific measurements of wearer as indicated in the instructions.  If you are making adjustments for longer leg length or especially long feet, you may need more beads and yarn than specified below.

Materials needed:

• Yarn:  375 yds. of smooth fingering weight.

• Size 1 U.S./2.5 mm knitting needles or size needed to obtain planned gauge of 8 stitches per inch over stockinette stitch.

• Size 2 U.S. /3.0 mm knitting needles or one size larger than those used to achieve gauge.

• 336 size 8/0 glass seed beads (approximately 12 g).

• Small needle with eye small enough to go through the beads, yet large enough to be threaded with the yarn such as a size 24 tapestry needle or a collapsing eye nylon floss threader.

Yarn suggestions:  (F)

Jojoland Melody Superwash wool - 50g/220 yds. - 2 balls

Sample cover page of the Beaded Swirls Sock knitting pattern.

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Themed companion socks, one with a spider and the other with a web, knitted in lace and beaded stitches.

For an evocative statement, choose black socks with silver-beaded spider body and silvery moonlit spider web. If you prefer not to work in black, how about one of the lighter colors with golden sunlit dew drops?  Or choose whatever colors you fancy spiders and their webs to be. Spider and Web motifs are charted so that you can easily incorporate these designs into other articles.

5 sizes for small child through adult extra large - foot circumference 6 [7,8,9,10]". 200 [250,325,400,450] yards fingering weight yarn, 8 stitches/inch, size U.S. 1/2.5 mm needles suggested. Size 8/0 glass seed beads - 200 (approximately 7 g). Shown in Heirloom Argyle color #484 Black and Miyuki beads color galvanized silver.

Charted instructions.
 

Sample cover page of the Spider-Web Sockies knitting pattern.

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