The ribbing pattern for these socks I found in an article in the Nov/Dec 2002 issue of Piecework Magazine, which was about a pair of wrist cuffs, adapted from "Weldon's Practical Knitter, 15th Series", published in England in the late 19th century. I liked the pattern, and I told myself that after all, wrist cuffs are only a sock without a foot. I turned it into a sock pattern as a birthday present for a dear friend.

Piecework quoted Weldon's as saying "These cuffs are knitted in a variation of the fluted bannister pattern, which is very elastic, therefore the cuffs fit closely round the wrist and are warm and comfortable." An elastic cuff pattern makes a great gift sock for people you may not be able to measure exactly - or of course you can make cuddly socks all for yourself!

Child size pattern, DK weight

Toddler size pattern, DK weight

Women's large/Men's, sockweight yarn

Women's medium, sockweight yarn

Women's medium, sport weight yarn