Turkish Bed Socks Using ITO Karei

The Design

“A gift for your feet!”

These little slipper socks have been a favorite since we featured them at the 2009 LYS Tour! They’re so comfy to wear around the house, and terrific for travel. The Churchmice love to wear them with clogs! Of course, they make great gifts—they’re easy to fit and are quite quick to fly off your needles!

We knit these Turkish Bed Socks in ITO Karei, a wonderfully soft, light fingering-weight 100% Mongolian cashmere yarn. Woolen spun using a time-honored mule spinning method, this yarn has three lofty plies with little, multi-colored neps popping along the strand. A tweedy touch that we adore!

The Details

FINISHED SIZE
Finished foot length: 8″/20cm. Fits 9–10″/23–25cm foot.

YARN
2 skeins ITO Karei (191 yds / 175m each), held doubled throughout.
Or approx. 350 yds/320m of an equivalent light fingering-weight yarn, held doubled throughout.

Sample shown in color 804 Orient Blue.

NEEDLES
Set of 4 US 3 (3.25mm) double-points, or size to obtain gauge.

GAUGE
28 sts/34 rows = 4″/10cm in stockinette stitch.