“Dancing through life, mindless and careless/ Make sure you’re where less trouble is rife/ Woes are fleeting, blows are glancing/ When you’re Dancing Through Life.”
- Fiyero Tigelaar, Wicked
When Fiyero makes his entrance at Shiz University, the whole student body is affected. These top-down socks make their own impact. Inspired by the jacket worn upon his arrival, a fitted navy blue number with gold embroidery, stranded colorwork emulates these geometric lines. Graphic motifs work their way down the leg to an eye-of-the-partridge heel and a pin-striped sole. While Fiyero may claim that ‘life’s more painless for the brainless,’ this show-stopping pair is not for the novice colorwork knitter!
FINISHED SIZE
Adult S (M, L)
Leg/Foot Circumference: 8.25 (9, 10)” / 21 (23, 25.5) cm; fits leg/foot circumference of equal circumference with 0” ease
Leg/Foot Length: Adjustable to fit
YARN
Emma’s Yarn PRACTICALLY PERFECT SOCK (80% Superwash Merino, 20% Nylon; 400 yards / 100 grams);
300 yds / 274 m MC & 200 yds /183 m CC fingering weight sock yarn
Sample shown in ‘Navy Blazer’ (MC) and ‘Wish You Were Beer’ (CC)
NEEDLES
DPNs or needles for small circumference knitting
For Cuff/Heel/Toe: US 1 (2.25 mm), or as needed to meet stockinette gauge
For Stranded Colorwork: US 2 (2.75 mm), or as needed to meet gauge
NOTIONS
Tapestry needle
4 stitch markers
GAUGE
In Stockinette: 32 sts and 48 rounds = 4” (10 cm) on smaller needles
In Colorwork Pattern: 32 sts and 32 rounds = 4” (10 cm) on larger needles
“Dancing through life, mindless and careless/ Make sure you’re where less trouble is rife/ Woes are fleeting, blows are glancing/ When you’re Dancing Through Life.”
- Fiyero Tigelaar, Wicked
When Fiyero makes his entrance at Shiz University, the whole student body is affected. These top-down socks make their own impact. Inspired by the jacket worn upon his arrival, a fitted navy blue number with gold embroidery, stranded colorwork emulates these geometric lines. Graphic motifs work their way down the leg to an eye-of-the-partridge heel and a pin-striped sole. While Fiyero may claim that ‘life’s more painless for the brainless,’ this show-stopping pair is not for the novice colorwork knitter!
FINISHED SIZE
Adult S (M, L)
Leg/Foot Circumference: 8.25 (9, 10)” / 21 (23, 25.5) cm; fits leg/foot circumference of equal circumference with 0” ease
Leg/Foot Length: Adjustable to fit
YARN
Emma’s Yarn PRACTICALLY PERFECT SOCK (80% Superwash Merino, 20% Nylon; 400 yards / 100 grams);
300 yds / 274 m MC & 200 yds /183 m CC fingering weight sock yarn
Sample shown in ‘Navy Blazer’ (MC) and ‘Wish You Were Beer’ (CC)
NEEDLES
DPNs or needles for small circumference knitting
For Cuff/Heel/Toe: US 1 (2.25 mm), or as needed to meet stockinette gauge
For Stranded Colorwork: US 2 (2.75 mm), or as needed to meet gauge
NOTIONS
Tapestry needle
4 stitch markers
GAUGE
In Stockinette: 32 sts and 48 rounds = 4” (10 cm) on smaller needles
In Colorwork Pattern: 32 sts and 32 rounds = 4” (10 cm) on larger needles
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