Knitting pattern for toe-up socks MAILA (PDF)

The Maila Socks are toe-up socks with a pretty, vintage lace pattern that originally came from a Baden teacher's book from 1894. The pattern reminds me a bit of the keyboard on my old typewriter.

The MailaSocks begin with the toe-up star toe. To give the socks more width at the instep, a pointed triangle is knitted under the sole. The heel is rounded with shortened stitches. The subsequent heel panel reduces the stitches increased at the sole.

Finally, there is a cuff made up of two right-twisted and two left stitches, which are bound off elastically with a yarn over at the end.

Knitting techniques included

As with many sockshype sock designs, the Maila socks also use special knitting techniques:

• Toe Up – from the tip to the cuff
• The sling star tip toe up
• An easy-to-knit lace pattern
• A heel with spike increases under the sole
• The elastic cast-off with yarn over

This is included in the knitting instructions

• Richly illustrated step-by-step instructions with color coding for the individual sizes from 34/35 to 42/43
• understandable knitting chart
• Information for different types of sock knitting needles (double-pointed needles, circular knitting needles or double-pointed needles)

This is what you need for the Maila socks:

• 1 ball of sock yarn 420 m/100 g
• Neko Bamboo Flex knitting needles 2.5 mm Alternatively: 1 double-pointed needle 2.5 mm or one circular knitting needle 2.5 mm/80 cm
• 1 crochet hook 2.5 - 3 mm, if possible without handle
• 1 sewing needle
• 2 stitch markers (=MM)
• 1 pair of scissors