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Toe-Up Socks – Beginner Magic Loop – Bulky Weight

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Category: Socks
Gauge: 3.5 sts/in in
Technique: Toe-Up Socks
Yarn Weight: Bulky (7 wpi)
Bulky weight socks toe up and top down versions

Here is a free basic beginner pattern for toe-up bulky weight socks, one– or two-at a time, using Magic Loop.

Make a pair of socks in a day! A great gift. This sock pattern takes exactly one skein of Malabrigo Chunky, so you can make a pair of comfy, washable bulky weight socks for about $11.

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Pattern Details

  • Sizes: Small/Medium, Medium/Large
  • Finished Measurements: To fit foot circumference: 7(8) inches
  • Yarn Weight: Bulky (7 wpi)

Materials

  • Yarn: 120 yds bulky-weight yarn. If working two bulky weight socks at one time, you’ll need two separate balls of yarn.
  • Needles: 1 pair circular needles, 47" for two-at-a-time, 40-47" for one-at-a-time
  • Needle size: US 10½ - 6.5 mm or size required to get gauge (3.5 sts/in)
  • Notions: Stitch markers, scissors, tapestry needle

Gauge

  • 3.5 sts/in in St st

Pattern Notes

KnitFreedom's list of standard abbreviations and techniques can be found here.

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Related Blog Post: Everything You Need To Know About The Fleegle Heel

A closeup of the Fleegle HeelBy Liat Gat – Founder / Heels, Socks, Toe-Up Socks / August 24, 2012 / 129 Comments

In December of 2006, a blogger known as Fleegle changed the knitting world when she published a no-holes toe-up heel formula on her blog. Since I discovered the Fleegle Heel, I’ve been making videos showing how to do it, writing patterns that use it, and helping the whole world learn to knit it.

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Published July 11, 2018
Last Updated: July 10, 2020 - Current Version: 4.1
Update notes: Added "Sl 1" (purlwise) to abbreviations, added link to KnitFreedom pattern page

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