There is something delightful about the combination of clinical numbering and non-objective titling in a DROPS design. These 229-23 June Jumpers are a spectacularly quick knit as you’d expect from a pair of lacy ankle socks (once I concentrated and powered through the second-sock syndrome). This is my first time knitting a DROPS pattern, and if you’re new to the website the sheer range of free! (seriously, more than 10,000 as of this post) patterns can be overwhelming but the search parameters are spot-on and it is easy to find what you want. The instructions themselves are ordered in an interesting fashion with the toe decrease instructions at the beginning of the pattern when you won’t need them until the end, but that’s no biggy. All the patterns I’ve seen so far are in European sizing and measured in centimeters but some also have inches listed, and a little bit of conversion math never hurt anyone.
I knit this pair in some old Cascade Heritage Sock (some serious stash diving), and am pretty happy with how they turned out.