Knee-Cap Socks | No. 9316

Materials:

Columbia Spanish Knitting Worsted, 4 ounce skeins. 1 skein Khaki, 8978.

Needles:

Columbia Celluloid or Boye Non-inflammable Needles, size 2.

Gauge: (Garter st)

7 sts = 1 inch. 14 rows = 1 inch.

Cast on 6 sts and work even in plain knitting (garter st) for 8 rows. Inc 1 st in the second st every row 22 times (28 sts on needle). K 48 rows plain. Dec by knitting the second and third sts tog every row 22 times. K 8 rows even.

Pick up 72 sts along one side and k 3 rows, then work in k 2, p 2 ribbing for 31 rows. K 10 rows, bind off. Work other side of center piece in same manner. Thread elastic thread through 1 row of plain knitting at each end. Sew seams.

This pattern was originally published in Practical Handknits Adaptable for War Relief, Volume No. 93 and has passed into the public domain: the source states these designs "are no longer protected by copyright and you are free to do whatever you would like to do with them." It is reproduced here verbatim, including original vintage terminology, abbreviations, and measurements, which may differ from modern conventions. You can view the original transcription at freevintageknitting.com.