Starfish Gansey Sock
knitting pattern

This top-down, unisex sock in three sizes (S/M/L) features the deep ribbing and horizontal knit/purl motifs of a classic gansey sweater. With a flap heel to cushion and protect at the back, a foot-hugging rib pattern extends down the leg and over the top of the foot to complete the design. Simple-to-work motifs make it an entertainiing traveller to tuck in a bag during summer adventures and enjoy all over again for outdoor activities when fall arrives.

Shown here in Seasons Fingering, shade Summer

Suggested Yarns:
Seasons Fingering, Better Breakfast Fingering, Stone Soup Fingering, Blues Singer Fingering, Jacob Fingering, Masham Sport, Finn Dandy 2-ply or 3-ply Sport, Shetlandia Sport, or any heavy fingering/light sport yarn that knits to pattern gauge

Substituting yarn and/or needles may result in an overall variation in size, elasticity, and yardage requirement. 

Finished Size:
7(8.25, 9.5) inches (unstretched), to fit feet measuring up to 8.25(9.5, 10.75) inches around widest point of forefoot 
Note: sock is slightly wider at the top to provide some calf shaping and narrows to final size once the gusset shaping for foot is complete.

Yarn requirements:
350(400, 450) yards for average foot length in Seasons Fingering yarn 

Gauge:
28 sts and 46 rows = 4 inches / 10 cm in stockinette stitch (knit flat, washed and air-dried)
29 sts and 46 rows = 4 inches / 10 cm in final rib fabric (knit in the round, washed and blocked) 

Needles:
DPNs size 1US (2.25 mm) or size to obtain correct gauge
cable needle several sizes smaller than gauge needle (optional)
Note: pattern is written for construction on DPNs, but any circular method may be used