Design Story and Inspiration for the Summer Haze Cabled Socks

I love designing socks, and I’m always looking for new stitch patterns and ideas for socks, so when I saw a similar cable to this I thought it would be perfect for socks! I hadn’t done a cable panel sock before, so I knew this was the perfect time to design a new pair of socks.

This cable pattern is made with an 8 round repeat using a 4-stitch cable, where you place 1 st on cable needle and hold to front; place 2 sts on a second cable needle and hold to back; ktbl; p2 from second cable needle, ktbl st on first cable needle. It sounds complicated but it only occurs on rounds 1 and 5, so it doesn’t slow you down when knitting these socks.

Yarn Options for This Cable Sock Knitting Pattern

I absolutely adore Malabrigo Ultimate Sock and love this colorway, which is called Peggy. The subtle color changes are amazing and I really love how they turned out! This skein of yarn was enough to knit these socks in the size large AND the Ray of Honey Baby Socks.

You can use any fingering weight yarn you like that gets gauge, and you can use dpn’s, the magic loop or one circular. I find myself going back and forth between designing with dpn’s and a 9″ circular. The pattern for these is written with a circular, but of course you can use any method you like.

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Summer Haze Cabled Socks

What You’ll Need

Yarn: Malabrigo Ultimate Sock, 1 skein (440yds/100g) Peggy

Needles: 9” circular, US size 2 (2.75mm)

Notions: Yarn needle, scissors, stitch markers

Style: Cuff to Toe

Gauge: 32 sts and 40 rows = 4” (10cm) in St st

Finished Sizes: Small (Large), 7 (7.75) inch circumference to fit shoe size 4-8 (9-11)

Stitch Guide
Knit (k)
Purl (p)
Knit through the back loop (ktbl)
4-st cable (4-st C): place 1 st on cable needle and hold to front; place 2 sts on a second cable needle and hold to back; ktbl; p2 from second cable needle, ktbl st on first cable needle.
Beginning of Round (BOR)

Cable Stitch Pattern (Worked over 20 sts)

Foundation Round: (P2, k1) 6 times, p2.

Round 1: (P2, 4-st C) 3 times, p2. 

Rounds 2-4: (P2, ktbl) 6 times, p2.

Round 5: P2, ktbl, (p2, 4-st C) 2 times, p2, ktbl, p2.

Rounds 6-8: Repeat rows 2-4. 

Repeat rounds 1-8 for pattern.

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PATTERN

Cast on 56 (64) sts loosely.

Needle Shaft: 28 (32) heel sts

Cable: 28 (32) instep sts

Join, placing markers to separate heel sts from instep sts. BOR

Cuff

Work in k2, p2 rib for 1.50″ from cast on edge.  End at BOR.

Leg

Knit 28 (32) heel sts, k 4 (6) sts, work 20 sts of stitch pattern, k 4 (6) sts for instep.  Continue working this pattern until leg measures 7.5 (8)” from cast on edge. End at BOR. Stop.

Heel Flap with Heel Stitch

Slip heel sts onto needle shaft. 28 (32) sts

With RS facing,work back and forth as follows:

Rw 1: *Sl 1 purlwise, k1. Repeat from * to end. Turn. 

Rw 2: Sl 1 purlwise, p to end. Turn. 

Repeat these 2 rows until 28 (32) rows are complete. 

Turn Heel

Note: Sl 1 = slip 1 purlwise

Rw 1: (RS) k 16 (18), ssk. Turn.

Rw 2: (WS) Sl 1, p 5, p2tog. Turn.

Rw 3: (RS) Sl 1, k 6, ssk. Turn.

Rw 4: (WS) Sl 1, p 7, p2tog. Turn.

Rw 5: (RS) Sl 1, k 8, ssk. Turn.

Rw 6: (WS) Sl 1, p 9, p2tog. Turn.

Rw 7: (RS) Sl 1, k 10, ssk. Turn.

Rw 8: (WS) Sl 1, p 11, p2tog. Turn.

Rw 9: (RS) Sl 1, k 12, ssk. Turn.

Rw 10: (WS) Sl 1, p 13, p2tog. Turn.

Rw 11: (RS) Sl 1, k 14, ssk. Turn.

Rw 12: (WS) Sl 1, p 14 (15), p2tog. Turn.

Size Large ONLY

Rw 13: (RS) Sl 1, k (16), ssk. Turn.

Rw 14: (WS) Sl 1, p (16), p2tog. Turn.

All Sizes

16 (18) sts remain.

Heel Gusset

Knit across heel sts.  With the tip of the needle, pick up 14 (16) sts along the side of the heel, pick up a stitch from the row below the first instep st to prevent a hole – 15 (17) sts picked up.

Work across 28 (32) instep sts in established pattern.

Pick up and knit a st from below the last instep st to prevent a hole.  Pick up 14 (16) sts along side of the heel – 15 (17) sts picked up.

Knit remaining heel section sts.

• Work across instep sts in established pattern.  BOR. – 74 (84) sts

Shape Gusset

Rnd 1: (Dec Rnd)

Heel: K1, ssk, work to 3 sts from end, k2tog, k1.

Instep: Work even in established pattern.

Rnd 2: Work even in established pattern.

Repeat Rnds 1 and 2 until there are 56 (64) sts remaining.

Foot

Continue working in rnds working top of foot in established pattern and sole (heel sts from beg of pattern) in Stockinette st until foot measures approximately 7.5 (8.25)” from base of heel, ending with round 8.

Complete instep sts with foundation round for center panel. BOR

Shape Toe (all sts worked in St st)

Rnd 1:

Heel: K1, ssk, knit to last 3 sts, k2tog, k1.

Instep: K1, ssk, work to last 3 sts, k2tog, k1.

Rnd 2: Work even.

Repeat Rnds 1 and 2 until 36 (40) total sts remain. 

Work decrease rnd only until 16 sts remain. [8 instep sts, 8 sole sts]

Finishing

Slide sts from cable needle to needle shaft.  Holding shafts together, graft sts using Kitchener Stitch.

Weave in ends.

Work second sock.

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Final Thoughts on the Summer Haze Cabled Socks

I hope you have enjoyed this pattern as much as I loved designing it! These were knit by my friend Amanda, who does a wonderful job knitting up the socks I think of. 😀

Happy Knitting!
Amanda