Barbara Socks

Skill Level: Easy

Style: Cuff down; Heel flap & Gusset

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Note: This listing is for a digital PDF knitting pattern, not the physical socks.

Newly Re-designed for 2024! This was my first ever sock pattern published in 2020 and I’ve given Barb a refresh.

The delicate lace pattern going down the side was modeled after the iconic frilly-fronted blouse Barbara wore on Stranger Things, while the ribbing around the back and sides reflect her supportive, practical nature on the show. I hope you enjoy knitting these socks as much as I did (perhaps while watching a Stranger Things marathon!)

SIZES (measured in circumference around the ball of the foot in inches)
S (7”) M (8”) L (9”) XL (10”)

GAUGE
40 sts = 4” / 10 cm knit in rib pattern in the rnd and blocked.
38 sts = 4” / 10 cm knit in lace pattern in the rnd and blocked.

MATERIALS
Yarn
MC: Plucky Knitter Primo Fingering 75% Superwash Merino, 20% Cashmere, 5% nylon; 440 yards (402 meters) / 115 g (4 oz)
in color Ogre: 248 (271, 302, 330) yards / 227 (248, 276, 302) meters
CC: Little Lionhead Knits Fingering Weight Superwash BFL Tweed 85% Superwash Bluefaced Leicester Wool, 15% Donegal
Nep; 438 yards (401 meters) / 100 g (3.7 oz) in color Sixties Blue: 10 (13, 16, 19) yards / 9 (12, 15, 17) meters

Needles
US Size 1 (2.25 mm)

Notions
Stitch markers
Measuring Tape
Snips
Tapestry Needle