MAHALLE TOP DOWN SOCK
Designed for Urth Yarns
Materials: 1 kit Urth Uneek Sock (2 skeins, 50g each - one kit contains 2 skeins)
Size: Women’s S, M, L
Needles:
2.25mm 9" circular needle, or 4-5 DPNs for the leg, heel flap, foot, and toe
2mm 9" circular needle or 4-5 DPNs for a narrower 2x2 rib cuff if desired.
Notions: Stitch markers, small stitch holder, tapestry needle
Pattern Notes:
“Mahalle” means “neighborhood” in Turkish. This is a Top Down version of the traditional Toe
Up sock which has been knit in Turkish families for generations, taught to the girls from the
time they can first manage the 4 to 5 DPNs used. No woman follows a written pattern, but
learns at the elbow of her elder sister, mother, or auntie.
The sock starts in the round with a 2x2 rib cuff. The leg is then worked to the heel flap, which is
worked flat with decreased vertical sides, so it snuggly fits around the wearer’s heel. The foot is
then worked again in the round to the flat toe box decreases, and the tip of the toe is grafted
together using Kitchener Stitch and working yarn. Note: The Leg section is 4 sts larger than the
Foot. The number of Leg or Foot sts is easily increased or decreased at the Heel flap section for
better fit, as desired. The foot and leg lengths below can also be adjusted as desired, based on
the total length per size as noted above.
