A top-down sock with a rich, knit/purl diamond motif extending down the entire heel in back and to the toe on top. Worked in a heavier sock or sport yarn (as shown), it will be sized to fit a mans foot; in lighter-weight yarns on smaller needles, it will be slimmer to fit a female foot.

Finished Size: sock circumference = 9.5" to fit feet up to 10.5"/8.25" in lighter yarn to fit feet up to 9.5"

Yarn requirements: 375 yards of heavy sock or sport-weight yarn for mens medium (socks with total foot length of more than 11 inches will require more yardage) 400 yards of lighter-weight sock yarn for the narrower sock

Gauge: 28 sts and 40 rows = 4" in heavier yarn; 32 sts and 44 rows = 4" in lighter-weight yarn

Needles: DPNs size 1 (2.25mm)