Squirrel-Cuff Socks

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Size 8 1/2 to 11

1 Pr. Standard No. 2 Needles

SCALE: 8 sts to 1 in.

Jack Frost Sport Yarn--- 2 2 oz. Balls

1 oz. Contrasting Color

NOTE: Colors will be referred to as follows: Main color--MC; Contrasting color--CC. Always be sure to twist yarns once when changing colors, to avoid making a hole.

With MC cast on 61 sts. Knit 3 rows, then purl 1 row. Following the chart work as follows:

Row 1--Knit 3 MC, 1 CC, * 2 MC, 1 CC; repeat from * across row ending 3 MC.

Row 2--Purl 1 MC, * 2 CC, 1 MC; repeat from * across row.

Row 3--Knit 1 row MC.

Row 4--Purl 3 MC, 7 CC, 2 MC, 2 CC, 1 MC, 2 CC, 2 MC, 7 CC, 2 MC, 2 CC, 1 MC, 2 CC, 2 MC, 7 CC, 2 MC, 2 CC, 1 MC, 2 CC, 2 MC, 7 CC, 3 MC.

Continue working as given above, following the chart, until cuff has been completed, ending with a purl row of MC. Knit 3 rows of MC, then continuing with MC, K 1 row, decreasing to 58 sts at even intervals across row.

Work even in stockinette st (P 1 row, K 1 row,) until piece measured 4 in. from cuff, ending with a purl row.

Complete as given for No. 5705, Swedish-Star from heel.

These socks patterns originally published by Jack Frost in Two-Needle Socks, Volume 57.