Sorbet Socks

Overview

The Sorbet Socks are knit using Magic Loop, one at a time, from the toe up. After the gusset increases, short rows are used to turn the heel. Gusset stitches are decreased on the heel flap, and then the sock is once again knit in the round.

Size and Fit

These socks are graded just like the Oasis Socks. They are stretchy, and most knitters will not need to customize their socks. We recommend your sock be 0.5” - 1” (1.25 - 2.5cm) smaller than your foot in circumference, and 0.5” - 1.25” (1.25 - 3cm) shorter than your foot in length. In our experience, a slightly tighter sock is always better than a loose sock!

Our test knitters’ advice: trust the pattern. New sock knitters should knit the pattern as written. Because the Lace Motif is large, customization is tricky with this design.  If you do need to customize and have access to foot circumference, choose your size based on foot circumference, and add stockinette rounds to the toe before starting the foot motif. If you have wide feet, high arches, or large ankles/calves, we suggest adding 0.25” to your foot circumference.

How to select your size:

• Start with foot circumference if known.
• Locate your shoe size on one of the charts below. US Men's sizes, add 1 to the values in the US Women's chart. 
• Find the blob closest to your size. If you're in between sizes or in an area of overlap, it's likely that either size could work for you. If you have wide feet, high arches, wide ankles or calves, pick the larger size. 

Be sure to swatch! Our swatches are tubes that you can slip over your foot to ensure a proper fit! 

If you don't know the details of the foot you're knitting for, you can generally just go from shoe size. We at Knitrino have knit these socks many, many times with different modifications, and have found that when in doubt, sizing down is generally better.

Construction

The socks begin with the Extra Magic Cast On, a modification of Judy's Method where yarn is wrapped differently to prevent working the second half of the stitches through the back loop. 

Toes are increased every other row until the foot circumference is reached. At the start of the foot, the instep motif begins. Any customization to length should be done here, before starting the lace motif. 

Increases are then added to the sole stitches to create the gusset, after which the pattern is worked back & forth, using short rows to turn the heel. The gusset stitches are decreased on the heel flap, and then the sock is once again worked in the round for the leg & cuff.

Loosely Bind Off in Ribbing

This video shows how we loosely bind off (9:33), and provides an alternative "kinda stretchy" bind off (10:24).

Considerations for Two At A Time (TAAT)

Some of us love knitting two at a time. In order to work these socks two at a time, we suggest knitting toes separately, arranging your stitches as instructed, then combining on 1 needle. The reason for this is that at the end of the toe, you must rearrange your stitches bring one stitch from the sole needle to the instep needle. If you knit both toes at the same time, you will be unable to rearrange your stitches on the first toe. In that case, your first stitch on the sole needle of the first sock will be the last stitch of the instep. 

To manage knitting TAAT in Knitrino, just work of the instructions for the first sock. You'll knit the instep stitches of the first sock, the instep of the second sock, the sole of the second sock, and finally the sole of the first sock. Mark your row complete to advance to the next row. When you're finished with all the "first sock" instructions, you'll have two socks complete! You'll just need to mark each section on the second sock complete by clicking off the black checkbox on the right hand side, and then Knitrino will automatically move your project to the completed tab!