Irish Whiskey (Digital Knitting Pattern)

Behold Irish Whiskey, the rhyFlower debut pattern that captured hearts and continues to enchant knitters worldwide with its timeless appeal! In the centre of this sock, there’s an enchanting cable panel that adds beauty to your socks.

Note: This is a digital knitting pattern for you to download and print at home. No physical pattern will be shipped.

Irish Whiskey - Worked in the round, Irish Whiskey contains both cuff-down and toe-up written directions and a chart for the pattern stitch. The pattern has instructions for an afterthought heel, but you may substitute whatever heel you enjoy using.

The pattern is written for the magic loop method for knitting socks; however, the design could be worked on double-pointed needles or mini-circulars instead should you prefer.

SKILL LEVEL:

Easy

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS:

(Measured around the ball of the foot.)
6 [6.5, 7, 7.5, 8, 8.5, 9, 9.5, 10, 10.5, 11]” / 15 [16.5, 18, 19, 20.5, 21.5, 23, 24, 25.5, 26.5, 28] cm circumference — select a size from the finished measurements that is  1-1.5” / 2.5-4 cm smaller than your foot circumference. These socks are worn with negative ease. We made the sample pair from the toe-up directions in size 6.

SUGGESTED NEEDLES:

US1 (2.25 mm) 32-40” (82-102 cm) circular needles, or size required to obtain gauge.

NOTIONS:

Tapestry needle, scissors, tape measure, cable needle, scrap yarn, stitch markers (2)

YARN REQUIREMENTS:

MC: 150-500 yds / 137-458 m of fingering weight yarn (depending on the length of your foot and leg)
CC: 44 [52, 60, 68, 77, 86, 96, 106, 116, 127, 138] yds / 40 [48, 55, 62, 70, 79, 88, 97, 106, 116, 126] m of fingering weight yarn

SUGGESTED YARN:

Turtlepurl Yarns – Striped Turtle Toes
75% SW Merino 25% Nylon
450 yds (412 m) / 3.5 oz (100 g)
Colour: Pumpkin Spice

GAUGE:

32 stitches by 40 rounds in stockinette = 4” / 10 cm, after blocking. Gauge is crucial in obtaining the correct fit. Changes in gauge will result in a size difference for your finished socks.

PATTERN SUPPORT:

For pattern support for this design, please email melinda@rhyflowerknits.com

LOW-VISIBILITY & SCREEN READER FORMATS:

A low-visibility and a screen-reader accessible version of this pattern are available. The low-visibility format is 24pt print in Arial, black font, no italics, and contains written directions (there are no charts to work from). The screen reader format has all the items mentioned above, contains no abbreviations, and the read-aloud function checked accessibility on both a Windows PC and Android device.