From the pattern: "These cable crossed socks require no potions to make you love them. They are sturdy, warm and look good in every color, and are equally handsome for both men and women."

Requirements: Yarn: Approx. 400 yards fingering weight yarn

Needles: US 2 (2.75mm) DPN's or circulars (or size needed to obtain gauge)

Gauge: 8 sts / 11 rows per inch

Sizing Notes: Finished Circumference Measurements (unstretched): Small: Foot 7.75 in., / Ankle 7.75 in. / Mid Calf 9.5 in Medium: Foot 8 in., / Ankle 8 in. / Mid calf 9.8 in. large: Foot 8.5 in., / Ankle 8.5 in. / mid calf 10.25 in.

Length of foot is measured by trying on sock. This pattern has three sizes in circumference; you may also change sizes by changing the needle and yarn size.