Joulutähti Fair Isle Sock Knit-Along – Part 1
- Mia
- Dec 24, 2025
- 2 min read
This post is the first part of the Joulutähti Knit-Along. In this knit-along, we will knit long Fair Isle socks, and the pattern will be published step by step as a free knitting pattern here on the SullaVikat blog as well as in the SukkaSirkus Facebook group.
You can join the knit-along on the starting day or jump in later and follow the pattern at your own pace.
You will need
Needles: 2.5–3.0 mm(You may use needles 0.5 mm smaller for the ribbing, if desired.)
Yarn: Approx. 100 g / 250 m
Main color: light / white in the charts, 120–130 g
Contrast color: red in the charts, 80–90 g
Gauge: 28 stitches and 30 rows per 10 cm
(Yarn amounts are approximate. Yarn consumption depends on factors such as personal knitting tension and yarn brand.)
You may also use a thinner or thicker yarn if it better suits your knitting style. With the pattern gauge, the socks will have a relaxed fit and correspond approximately to EU size 38–39, resulting in long Fair Isle socks.
Abbreviations
k = knit
p = purl
rnd = round
SSK = slip two stitches one at a time knitwise, insert left needle through the front of both stitches and knit them together through the back loop
RS = right side
WS = wrong side
Instructions
Cast on 85 stitches using the contrast color and join to work in the round.Divide the stitches as follows: 20 / 20 / 25 / 20.
Work 3 knit, 2 purl around.Knit the ribbing for 2 rounds.
Begin the mock cable pattern
Round 1: Slip 1 stitch, knit 2 stitches, pass the slipped stitch over the two knitted stitches, purl 2. Repeat to the end of the round.
Round 2: Knit 1, yarn over, knit 1, purl 2. Repeat to the end of the round.
Rounds 3–4: Work the plain rounds as knit 3, purl 2. Repeat to the end of the round.
Repeat Rounds 1–4 until the mock cable section reaches your desired length.
TIP!If the leg of the sock feels too long, you may begin the Fair Isle section after the ribbing starting from Round 32 (December 28, 2025).
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