Beanstalk Socks

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Perfect for fighting giants...

These unusual socks are knit on the bias from the cuff down and can be made with or without a side cable. The scalloped leaf pattern twists in opposite directions on the two feet, making for lovely symmetry. A flattering sock for any gender. Cast on and begin your magical knitting adventure today!

PROJECT LEVEL: Intermediate

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Digital download includes:

PDF (standard) - best for printing or for sighted knitters
PDF (standard) - cable charts

See “Accessibility” for more information about file types.

About Design

Construction

Socks are worked in the round from the cuff down with a heel flap and gusset, then worked in the round to the raglan decreased toes and finished with grafting. Designed with slight negative ease.

Variants

Make socks with or without the spiralling chain cable.

Sizes

When choosing a size, round up.

Youth or Adult Small: 8.5 to 9 inches (or 21.5 to 23 cm) instep circumference.
Adult Medium: 9.5 to 10 inches (or 24 to 25.5 cm) instep circumference.
Adult Large: 10.5 to 11 inches (or 26.5 to 28 cm) instep circumference.

Supplies

Yarn

2 balls fingering-weight sock yarn with 199 metres in 50 grams (or 218 yards in 1.76 oz).

Approximate yardages: 283 (305, 370) yards [or 259 (279, 338) metres].

Needles

Set of four 2.75 mm (US size 2) double-pointed needles (or, optionally, two circular needles of this size instead) OR size needed to obtain gauge.

Notions

A small cable needle, a yarn needle, and up to ten stitch markers.

Gauge

34 stitches and 47 rounds = 4 inches (or 10 cm) over stockinette stitch knit in the round.

About Samples

Striped Samples:

Knit Picks Felici Fingering Weight, a 75% merino wool and 25% nylon fingering-weight yarn with 199 metres in 50 grams (or 218 yards in 1.76 ounces) that knits up to 28 to 32 stitches in 4 inches (10 cm) on 2.25 to 3.25 mm (US 1 to 3) needles over stockinette knit flat.

Green Colourway: Spring Mix.
Orange Colourway: Maple Leaves.

Tweed Sample:

Knit Picks Stroll Tweed, a 65% Superwash merino wool, 25% nylon, and 10% Donegal tweed fingering-weight yarn with 211 metres in 50 grams (or 231 yards in 1.76 ounces) that knits up to 28 to 32 stitches in 4 inches (or 10 cm) on 2.25 to 3.25 mm (or US size 1 to 3) needles over stockinette stitch knit flat.

Colourway: Oyster Heather.

Techniques & Resources

Skills you will need:

Knit
Purl
Make a gauge swatch in the round in stockinette stitch

All other required stitches are explained.

Techniques used:

Knitting in the round using one or two circular needles or double-pointed needles
One-by-one ribbing
Super-Stretchy Cast On
Left-Leaning Bar Increase (k1fb)
Right-leaning Bar Increase

Included resources:

A comprehensive list of links to online tutorials on my website for necessary skills. Tutorials are screen-reader accessible, with instructions relayed fully in text, and also include videos and downloadable photo tutorials.
Full glossary
Cable charts and fully written instructions

Publishing Information

Release Date: December 1, 2015

Most recent revision: November 14, 2023

Publisher: My Secret Wish Publishing

Knitting pattern type: Multiple Design Options

Project type: Socks

Page Count (standard Bookmarked PDF): 20

ISBN (Bookmarked PDF): 978-1-989800-54-6

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSING NOTICE: This pattern is copyright My Secret Wish Publishing. Your purchase of this pattern gives you the right to use it for personal, non-profit use only. To license the pattern to use for profit, please e-mail me for permission. You do NOT have the right to print the pattern for other people (unless they reside in your household) or to transfer the digital file to any other person. This pattern may not be sold, copied, or distributed in any way.

Update History

November 14, 2023:

Revised formatting of PDF to align with current template style.
Clarified language where necessary.
Converted PDF to be screen reader accessible.
Updated URLs for new store and social links.
Renamed to "Beanstalk Socks" (originally “Jill and the Bean Socks”)
Revised and corrected errors.
Added two more sizes.
Added charts.

You will get the following files:

PDF (7MB)
PDF (585KB)

FAQs

Your instant download is a ZIP folder containing your pattern files.
If you need help unzipping and accessing your downloaded files, see the instructions on this page: Access Downloaded Files.
It is impossible to accept returns on digital items. However, I want you to be happy with your purchase, so if you are dissatisfied for any reason, please contact me and I will do my best to see that you are.
All Formats
Colour Blind Accessible: All text is black or very high-contrast, and no colour is used to relay pattern instructions.
Left-Handed Mirror Knitting Inclusive: Instructions are given in terms of hand dominance and working needles, not right and left hands.

Please check the pattern description to see which of the following apply to this design.
PDF (standard)
- This document can be navigated using bookmarks that link directly to various sections.
- All images have ALT-text descriptions.
- Fonts are embedded in the document, and it retains its original formatting.
- Any charts are also fully written out.
- Text uses minimal abbreviations to make the pattern easier to understand, and is written in plain language.
- Best for printing or sighted knitters.
PDF (Screen Reader Accessible Large-Print)
This document is a screen-reader-accessible PDF which can be read aloud using text-to-speech options and navigated via document headers. However, fonts may not be embedded and may display improperly. The document uses Verdana font at minimum 24 points. All text is in a single column and left-justified with no italics. Text uses plain language with no abbreviations.
All images have ALT-text descriptions. Any charts are also fully written out. If this pattern contains charts, they are at an appropriate scale for Large Print. If the chart is large and will need to be pieced from several pages, the chart will be available separately.
The document was tested using Adobe Reader on a PC and an Android phone.
Plain-Language EPUB
This document has been edited so text makes sense and flows smoothly when read aloud, and no abbreviations are used. Each section is bookmarked as a chapter. It can be read aloud by an eReader or the font can be resized using eReader settings. The pattern sections can be read straight through without having to return to earlier sections unless you need to refer to something such as a note, technique, or stitch explanation. All images have captions to explain context, but they are not necessary to understand the pattern. If the pattern includes charts, large-scale charts are also available in a separate Large-Print PDF, and all charted instructions are also written out.
EBooks are tested on a Windows PC (using the free Calibre e-reader, which you can get on their website here) and an Android phone using the Google Play Books app.
I’m here to help. If you have questions about this item or your transaction or you need pattern support, please contact me, and I'll get back to you as soon as possible. – Talena

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About My Secret Wish Knitting

Hi! I’m Talena Winters (a.k.a. the Yarn Mermaid).

I started My Secret Wish Knitting in 2010 to empower and delight knitting heroes like you who want to elevate your knitting and make magic with yarn. When I’m not concocting new yarn potion recipes, I’m creating story magic as a fantasy and romance author and fiction editor (at talenawinters.com). I live with my family and pets in the Peace Country of northern Alberta, Canada, where sweater weather lasts at least nine months a year and my closest neighbours are bears and wood nymphs.

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