Binary Socks

These socks are called “binary” because the colour pattern is based on a sequence of two stitches worked in one colour and two stitches worked in the other colour.

This makes the colour pattern amazingly easy to knit. You should only pay attention to how the round starts and then simply alternate two stitches in one colour with two stitches in the other colour.

There are five binary colour patterns suggested in the sock pattern, so you can choose the pattern that you like best. Or, use different colour patterns to make mismatched socks that look alike but not exactly the same.

These socks have a rounded toe part that mimics the natural shape of the front part of a human foot (and keeps the socks from wearing out fast), the shaping of the heel follows the natural curve of the back of a foot, and there are two options to make the cuff – tighter for people with slim ankles and looser for people with fuller ankles.