Basic Socks Using Regia 4-Ply Cotton Color

The Design

“Keep your toes comfy and happy!”

Our mothers (and their mothers) knew this sock by heart—its vertical heel flap, turned heel, picked-up gussets, and grafted toe. For many of us, it’s the first sock we learned. We return again and again to this straightforward, comfy basic. Once you understand its simple structure, improvise to your heart’s content!

With Regia 4-Ply Cotton Color, we can knit pair after pair of durable, long-lasting, self-patterning socks. Bands and pools of color unfurl as you knit—so each row is an adventure! A comfy, resilient blend of cotton, polyamide, and polyester, this yarn is a great, breathable choice for warm weather sock knitting.

The Details

FINISHED SIZE
Medium Adult: Medium width; up to 10″/25cm foot.

YARN
1 skein Regia 4-Ply Cotton Color (459 yds/420m each). Or approx. 350 yds/320m of an equivalent fingering-weight sock yarn.

Shown here in color 2410 Paris.

NEEDLES & NOTIONS
US 1 (2.25mm) or US 1½ (2.5mm) set of DPNs, or size to get gauge.
Darning needle to finish.

GAUGE
32 sts = 4″/10cm in stockinette stitch, after blocking.

Errata & Clarifications