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Ginger Fox Socks

Do your best fox trot as you slip and slide along your hardwood floors in these cozy fox socks. Knit in a DK weight yarn, they are a quick and extra-cute project.

Skill Level: Intermediate

Sizes: Adult Small (Medium, Large), 7 (7.75, 8.25)” foot circumference, adjustable foot length

Shown in Medium size

Gauge: 23 sts and 29 rows = 4” [10 cm] in Stockinette St after wet blocking using larger needle

23 sts and 26 rows = 4” [10 cm] in stranded knitting after wet blocking using larger needle.

Materials

Yarn: Universal Yarn Deluxe DK Tweed (90% Superwash Wool, 7% Acrylic, 3% Viscose; 284 yards [260 meters]/100 grams): 413 Smoke (MC, 1 ball), 410 Porcelain (CC1, 1 ball), 412 Ebony (CC2, 1 ball), 402 Tiger (CC3, 1 ball)

Needles: US Size 5 (3.75) set of DPNs; US size 3 (3.25 mm) set of DPNs

Notions: Tapestry needle, stitch marker, stitch holder

Special Stitches

K1, P1 Ribbing

Rnd 1: *K1, p1; rep from * around.

Rep Rnd 1 for patt.

Pattern Notes

These socks are worked from the toe up. The first part of the Top of Foot is knit flat. The intarsia method of changing colors is used for the fox. The first part of the Sole is also knit flat and is joined to the Top of Foot as you go. After the Sole is joined to the Top of Foot, the sock continues upward in the round.

Pattern

Top of Foot

With CC1 and larger needle, CO 8 sts.

Set-up Row (WS): P2 CC1, p4 CC2, p2 CC1.

Shape Toe

Work Rows 1-9 (11, 13) of Fox chart. (20 (22, 24) sts)

Main Top of Foot

Work Rows 10 (12, 14)-30 (32, 34) of Fox chart. Break yarn, place sts on waste yarn. With spare smaller DPNs, pick up 15 (16, 17) sts along each side of Top of Foot, 1 st for every other row. Do not pick up and knit, just pick up. Set aside.

Sole

With CC1 and larger needle, with WS facing, pick up and purl 8 sts along cast-on edge from Top of Foot.

Shape Toe

Row 1 (RS): Sl st from spare DPN onto working needle, k2tog (first picked up st with picked up st), m1, knit to last st, m1, sl 1, sl last st onto same needle as picked up sts, ssk, turn. (2 sts inc’d, 10 sts)

Row 2 (WS): P1, m1p, purl to last st, m1p, p1. (2 sts inc’d, 12 sts)

Row 3: Sl st from spare DPN onto working needle, k2tog, m1, knit to last st, m1, sl last st onto same needle as picked up sts, ssk, turn. (2 sts inc’d, 14 sts)

Row 4: Purl.

Rows 5-10 (12, 14): Rep Rows 3-4, 3 (4, 5) more times. (6 (8, 10) sts inc’d, 20 (22, 24) sts)

Main Sole

Row 1 (RS): Sl st from spare DPN onto working needle, k2tog, knit to last st, sl last st onto same needle as picked up sts, ssk, turn.

Row 2: Purl.

Rows 3-4: Rep Rows 1-2.

Rows 5-10 (12, 12): With CC3, rep Rows 1-2.

Cont in MC only.

Rows 11 (13, 13)-15 (17, 19): Rep Rows 1-2, 2 (2, 3) times, then rep Row 1 once more.

Sole and Top of Foot are now joined.

Main Foot

Place held Top of Foot sts onto needle.

Rnd 1: K20 (22, 24) Top of Foot sts, k20 (22, 24) Sole sts. PM and join to work in the rnd. (40 (44, 48) sts)

Work even in St until Foot meas 1.75 (2, 2.25)” less than desired foot length.

Next Rnd: K20 (22, 24), with waste yarn k20 (22, 24) for Heel, sl these 20 (22, 24) sts back to left needle, k20 (22, 24) with working yarn.

Leg

Work even in St st until Leg meas 3” from waste yarn.

Work Rnds 1-13 of Leg chart.

Break all colors except MC.

Knit 1 rnd.

Cuff

Switch to smaller needle.

Work in K1, P1 Ribbing for 3.25”.

Switch to CC2.

Work 1 rnd in K1, P1 Ribbing.

BO all sts in patt.

Heel

Carefully unravel waste yarn, placing 20 (22, 24) resulting live sts on each side of waste yarn onto separate DPNs. Divide sts bet 4 DPNs and join to work in the rnd.

Work Rnds 1-12 (14, 16) of Heel chart. Chart will be worked 2 times across each rnd. (16 sts rem)

Break yarn leaving an 8” tail. Place first 8 sts on DPN and last 8 sts on a separate DPN. Join the 2 sets of sts using Kitchener st.

Finishing

Add eyes using CC2 and duplicate st in the sts indicated on the Fox chart.

Weave in ends and block. Fold over cuff to wear.


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    • Nicola P.

      Hello! Charts are available for logged-in Gold Members at the bottom of the pattern and appear as a blue button to click and download. – Nicola, Editor

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  • Marsha R.

    I cannot seem to locate the Toe Chart. I see a reference to it in the pattern, but it does not show up as a link, not is there a place shown anywhere further down the pattern. I may have overlooked this- please assist [I am a Gold Member]

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      • Nicola P.

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  • Jacqueline Dooley D.

    I’m a gold member now. Love this booklet of socks. Please consider working on how to download to Knit Companion. I can’t seem to use highlight tape on my iPad. I can’t keep my place. Very bad eyesight. I love your patterns and ideas. I’m enjoying my membership.

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  • Jacqueline Dooley D.

    Thanks for sample pattern. Read comments. I only knit from knit companion so I can enlarge to see. Love socks best. If I can download to knit companion, I would love to become a member. Or, when it is possible I will join the Gold Club membership. Thank you. Jacque Dooley

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    • Nicola P.

      Hello! We currently do not allow downloads of our patterns, but are exploring options in the near future. You are welcome to save this pattern by copying and pasting into a word document or by printing the pattern via the printer icon on the left hand side of your screen. Hope this helps! – Nicola, Editor

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  • Rose A.

    Love, Love, the Fox Socks, We have red fox on our property, they are so darling!!
    Enjoy seeing there bright red paws and upper legs, they are a joy to all of us.
    Hope to make many pair for xmas presents, thank you for the beautiful pattern.
    FrenchRoses

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  • Thanks Vickie, that’s a great tip for getting a pattern into Knit Companion. I appreciated learning that.

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  • Beverly B.

    Can’t download or print too bad, I am a member and this is a non-starter. Went to Ravelry instead

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    • Nicola P.

      Hello! Thank you for your feedback. We are always looking for new ways to improve our user experience. We currently do not allow downloads of our patterns, but are exploring options in the near future. You are welcome to save this pattern by copying and pasting into a word document or by printing the pattern via the printer icon on the left hand side of your screen. Hope this helps! – Nicola, Editor

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  • When I downloaded the Ginger fix sock pattern the fox chart didn’t show. Please tell me how I can get it

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    • Nicola P.

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    • Vickie M.

      I also save my patterns in Knit Companion. You can copy the pattern and paste the pattern into a word document, then save it to your computer as a PDF. You can then open the PDF with your knit companion and it will then be saved in your app. That’s how I use patterns that are not downloadable. Hope that helps a bit.

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    How can I download this file. I like to put patterns in dropbox so I can use them in Knit Companion. Is this possible.

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  • Karen S.

    Hi I am confused this is my first time to knit socks. I see how to cast on but when did stitches go on the DPN and how many were put on the DPN?

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    • Nicola P.

      Hi Karen, I’ve reached out to the designer for clarification and she or I will reply as soon as possible. Thanks! – Nicola

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    • Nicola P.

      Hi Karen! I think this may depend on what part of the pattern you are referring to? The very first cast on section – this is knit flat. So all of the stitches will be on a single dpn at this point. Hope that helps! – Nicola

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  • Deborah H.

    I want to know how to save patterns to my I like knitting library?

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      Hi Denise! We’ve reached out to the designer for advice and she or I will reply as soon as possible. Thanks! – Nicola

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        • Nicola P.

          Hello Jennifer! I’ve reached out to the designer for advice and she or I will reply as soon as possible. Thanks! – Nicola, Editor

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  • Lynda R.

    I really like the new format…..a nice big photo right at the top of the page….instead of having to scroll through the whole pattern to find a little photo at the very end. Thank you.

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