size 38/39

Required quantity:

approx. 100 g

Needle thickness:

double-pointed needles 2.5 – 3.0

Basic pattern: stocking stitch:

in rounds: knit stitches only

in rows: right-side row: knit stitches,

Wrong-side row: purl stitches

Zigzag pattern:

See chart instructions 1 and chart instructions 2

Tension sample (stocking stitch):

30 stitches x 40 rows = 10 cm x 10 cm

Knitting pattern

(see knitting pattern for socks): Cast on 60 stitches and distribute evenly onto the double-pointed needles (15 stitches per needle). For the edge, purl 2 rounds, then continue in zigzag pattern following chart instructions 1, knitting the pattern repeat 6 times in total. At a total height of 14 cm, knit 4 more rounds as follows:

1st and 4th needle: knit in stocking stitch, continue the zigzag pattern according to chart instructions 2 with needles 2 and 3, while increasing by 1 stitch in the first round at the end of needle 3 (= 61 stitches, first knit the stitches before the pattern repeat, then work the pattern repeat 2 x, and then knit the stitches after the pattern repeat. After that, knit the heel with short rows over the stitches of the 1st and 4th needle (see knitting pattern for socks). Continue working in rounds, knitting the zigzag pattern according to chart instructions 2 over the 2nd and 3rd needle, and knitting the stitches of needle 1 and 4 in stocking stitch. Knit the standard toe at 20 cm length of the foot in stocking stitch (measured from the middle of the heel) (see knitting pattern for socks).