Diamond socks are covered in a repeating diamond pattern. They are knitted top down, either with three colors or with toe, heel and rib in the same colour as the pattern.
The pattern comes in 3 sizes and can be further adjusted by using different gauge. The pattern has two alternatives for heel and toe. If desired, other heel and toe designs may also be used.
Suggested yarn: Sandnes Sisu/Drops Fabel/Viking Frøya/Gjestal Silja. Other fingering sockyarn can be used. Photographed socks are knitted in Gjestal Silja and Sandnes Sisu. Yarn amount: Colour 1: 50 g, colour 2: 50 g, colour 3: 50 g. Another 50 grams of colour 2 and 3 yarn may be needed for shoe sizes over EU39(M) and EU38(L/XL). (If two colours are used: Colour 1:100 g, Colour 2 50 g.) Suggested needles: Pattern is written using 5 double pointed needles size 2.5 mm and 5 double pointed needles size 2.75mm and gauge 32 sts in 10 cm. Different needle sizes may be needed for different gauge. Sizes: S/M/64 sts, L/(76) sts XL/80 sts. Actual size is adjusted with gauge. Gauge: 34 (32) 30 sts = 10 cm in stranded colourwork. Sample socks has 32 sts in 10 cm. Measurements (circumference): size S/M: 18,8 cm (20 cm) 21,3 cm. size L: 21,2 cm (22,5 cm) 24 cm. size XL: 23,5 cm (25cm)26,6cm. For other sizes, adjust gauge.
