What's up with so many sock patterns calling for too-thick worsted weight yarn? Designer Pam says:

"I've seen a lot of crocheters looking for a pattern for crochet socks using sock yarn, so they can wear them in their shoes like the knitters do. That's what pushed me to make this pattern. I wanted to crochet my socks out of sock yarn, and wear them in my shoes." Right on, Pam.

• About two 1.75 ounce (50 gram) skeins of sock yarn (or fingering weight yarn)
• Size G (4.25mm) crochet hook (or size to obtain gauge)

5 sts x 5 rows = 1 inch (2.54cm) in single crochet. (Please be sure to check your gauge. I tend to need a larger hook than most patterns call for, so my patterns tend to call for a larger hook than you might need.)